Cliffs Natural Resources will temporarily idle its United Taconite mine in Eveleth, Minn., and its pellet plant in Forbes, Minn., company officials said Wednesday.
The number of new Minnesota avian influenza cases is declining and some poultry farmers are restocking birds in their disinfected barns. But outbreaks continue to devastate farm families.
Hoping to transform two key downtown blocks near the Zumbro River, Rochester officials are turning to a developer from Abu Dhabi, whose leaders have longtime ties to Mayo Clinic.