Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
September 11, 2014 — 10:18am
Steven Pinker on Ivy League admissions and meritocracy – New Republic Schafer: Apple Pay is the real news from Apple – StarTribune| What's NASA up to these days? A lot, they just can't explain it – GQ Target holds a pep rally: "We need to be cool again" – StarTribune Chinese global mining play is not panning out – WSJ Backed up train traffic cancels Bismarck parade – Bismarck Tribune Horace, the richest town in North Dakota – Fargo Forum Alibaba IPO will end enchantment with Yahoo stock – WSJ By one measure, millennials are out-reading older Americans – Quartz The most affluent town in each state – Business Insider Coast Guard: Great Lakes unprepared for oil spill – Detroit Free Press Are startups moving to mid-sized cities? – CityLab
After protests, the Minnesota Department of Corrections says it has begun moving toward use of electronic searches. "We want to reduce the risk of further traumatizing people," Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell said.