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• Alliant Techsystems CEO steps down for personal reasons
  The defense contractor appointed John Shroyer interim CEO and said it would search for a successor inside and outside the company.
  Nov 12, 2009
• Major shareholders taking Gander private
  The outdoor retailer's two largest shareholders will buy out smaller investors and take the company private.
  Oct 2, 2009
• Twin Cities are No. 61 in measure of recession's toll
  The recession's toll on the metro area's economy puts the region about in the middle of the pack among large U.S. cities, a report out today says -- except for a lackluster housing market.
  Jun 16, 2009
• A look at the faces behind Wall Street's black eye
  Kate Kelly falls short on analysis, but her account of Bear Stearns' collapse paints rich and revealing profiles of the people behind the company.
  May 15, 2009
• A Civil War buff's delight
  This comprehensive look at Sherman's march to the sea is based on the letters of those who were there.
  Oct 10, 2008
• Firming up plans for loose-meat sandwich revival
  With the State Fair underway, it seems a fair gastronomic question: Is Minnesota hungry for loose-meat sandwiches?
  Aug 22, 2008
• Minnesota's megamoola: Cargill heirs double fortune
  It's been a good year to be in the food, fuel and fertilizer businesses. Just ask the MacMillans.
  Mar 6, 2008
• MoneyGram finds equity investor
  The St. Louis Park money-transfer specialist, pursued by a hostile suitor, also disclosed a paper loss of $860 million on mortgage-backed securities.
  Jan 15, 2008
• Judge rules McGuire's options to stay frozen
  Despite a settlement in the UnitedHealth Group Inc. stock-option case this month, a federal judge in Minneapolis ruled Wednesday that about $800 million worth of former CEO William McGuire's options will remain frozen for now.
  Dec 26, 2007
• The state we're in
  A patchwork of small, personal stories stitches together Minnesota's social history.
  Dec 11, 2007

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