Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
October 9, 2014 — 11:20am
Dronemakers don't like the name drones, but they don't have a better option – WSJ Want to save money? Call your cable company – Marketplace It's lutefisk season in Bemidji now – Bemidji Pioneer Mpls council to consider sister-city deal w/Bosaso, Somalia – StarTribune Aerial lift firm Altec expanding in Duluth – News Tribune The natural gas boom hasn't been great for Alaska – NY Times Duluth Trading Co. expands in Fridley – StarTribune "The great wage slowdown of the 21st century" – NY Times The German goods-producing economy is weaker than you think – Economonitor Graco quickly divests Illinois tool company on federal orders – StarTribune Asheville, NC, entrepreneurs talk to Fed economists – Citizen-Times
U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach has a solidly conservative voting record. But Steve Boyd, a Christian conservative who has never held public office, is gaining traction as an outsider.
The Star Tribune recognized the best of metro area high school athletes with its sixth annual All-Metro Sports Awards. Here are the 2023 winners, who were honored Wednesday night at Target Center.