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September 1, 2014 11:22 AM

Officials coming to Fargo to hear rail delay concerns

Delays in moving grain to market cost Minnesota farmers more than $100 million.

by Dan Gunderson

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September 1, 2014 11:15 AM

Delta Airlines launches new service

The launch of the new service coincides with the airport's traffic patterns, which tend to spike in early fall.

by Elizabeth Baier

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September 1, 2014 10:45 AM

Upgrades to Hennepin bottleneck could be on the way

More than 50,000 vehicles travel through the Hennepin-Lyndale corridor every day, and the pavement, signaling systems and pedestrian crossings are all in need of major upgrades.

by Matt Sepic

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August 31, 2014 4:43 PM

State Fair breaks single day attendance record

The record for total attendance, set in 2009, is nearly 1.8 million.

by Peter Cox

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August 30, 2014 3:50 PM

State Fair visitors eat up lots of wireless data

Minnesota's four biggest cell-phone carriers say data usage by fair attendees is much higher this year than it was last year.

by The Associated Press

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August 30, 2014 2:55 PM

Can Oxfam nudge big food companies to do right?

A new campaign led by Oxfam International is trying to make the inner workings of the 10 biggest food companies in the world more visible.

by Dan Charles and Allison Aubrey

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August 29, 2014 5:00 PM

Southwest light rail proposal wins Minneapolis City Council approval

Five months ago, the city appeared to be on a collision course with the Metropolitan Council over the project.

by Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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August 29, 2014 4:48 PM

Thomson Reuters outsourcing may alter Eagan workforce

No jobs have been eliminated yet, but Thomson Reuters will likely be outsourcing its internal tech services, affecting 1,000 jobs worldwide.

by Martin Moylan

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August 29, 2014 5:40 AM

Red Lake tribal leaders fighting Roger's Resort over liquor license

A proposal from Roger's Resort to sell beer and hard liquor seemed to be headed for approval, but then leaders of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe stepped forward with objections.

by John Enger

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August 28, 2014 10:06 PM

As Southwest light rail vote nears, documents reveal perilous negotiations

The high stakes negotiations were a make-or-break moment for the proposed line connecting Minneapolis to Eden Prairie.

by Curtis Gilbert

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