Transportation
Fast-tracking a slow ride
January 1, 2024 by Tom Steward
Plans to revive a failed Twin Cities-to-Duluth train service ignore history.
January 1, 2024 by Tom Steward
Twin Ports
Economy
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 10/22/21
October 23, 2021 by John Phelan
Labor market Kare 11: Retailers ramp up hiring for the holiday shopping season KEYC: Childcare shortage impacts southern Minnesota families, economy Bemidji Pioneer: Minimum wage set to increase 2.5% as…
October 23, 2021 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 9/24/21
September 25, 2021 by John Phelan
Labor market Pine Journal: Twin Ports area leads Minnesota with highest annual job growth rate Marshall Radio: MN Adds Jobs In August, Unemployment Drops Hometown Focus: Job growth continues in…
September 25, 2021 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota unemployment down, labor force participation rate up
June 18, 2021 by Martha Njolomole
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) released the employment numbers for Minnesota. According to the new data, in May, Minnesota added 14,800 jobs, and the Labor force…
June 18, 2021 by Martha Njolomole
Economy
Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 9/11/20
September 12, 2020 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
September 12, 2020 by John Phelan
Transportation
No Funding for Proposed Duluth Train This Year
June 3, 2019 by Tom Steward
Minnesota taxpayers dodged another bullet with the collapse of a bonding bill at the state legislature this session. Among the pet projects thankfully left in limbo? The so-called Northern Lights…
June 3, 2019 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/17/19
May 18, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 18, 2019 by John Phelan
Transportation
Push for Return of Failed Duluth Passenger Train Reaches State Capitol
March 11, 2019 by Tom Steward
Old rail lines never die. They keep chugging along, powered by just enough taxpayer funding for the required environmental and operational studies to maintain bureaucratic momentum over the years. Then…
March 11, 2019 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/30/17
March 31, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
March 31, 2018 by John Phelan
Unions
Unions and Companies Confront Duluth City Council on Pipeline
January 24, 2017 by Tom Steward
Dozens of local companies tied to the pipeline industry stood their ground yesterday in a hard-hitting news conference aimed squarely at the Duluth City Council. Their beef? A “feel good”…
January 24, 2017 by Tom Steward
Transportation
The train line that won’t go away
October 4, 2016 by Tom Steward
It’s a train that only state and county bureaucrats from the Twin Cities to Duluth have been riding for more than a decade now. Northern Lights Express, NLX for short,…
October 4, 2016 by Tom Steward