Drivers spend more than 90 hours a day waiting for trains on just one Moorhead street. Officials have fixes in mind but don't yet know how to pay for them.
The Fed reiterated its plan to maintain its benchmark short-term rate near zero "for a considerable time." Most economists predict it won't raise that rate before mid-2015.
The key ingredient to make concrete is in short supply because of slower rail and barge delivery, manufacturing delays and demand from major local projects.
Nearly 90 percent of companies do formal evaluations at least once a year, according to a recent report. But a majority also give them low marks for rewarding workers.
The pipeline brings crude and tar sand oil from Alberta through North Dakota, cutting across Minnesota from the northwest corner of the state to Superior, Wisconsin.