Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world
By adambelz
January 15, 2015 — 11:05am
Target to retreat from Canada after $5-6bn investment – StarTribune Obama talks broadband in Cedar Falls – Des Moines Register Michigan budget picture worsens, $454m shortfall projected – Detroit Free Press Labor movement rumbles in Seattle at Microsoft – Seattle Times Oil rig numbers drop 13% in past month in North Dakota – StarTribune Health insurer Aetna sets $16 floor on wages – WSJ The part I heard of this Mpls Fed chief interview was interesting – MPR Bitcoin prices drop 32 percent in two days – Bloomberg Why Blockchain is an important innovation even without Bitcoin – Brookings Travelers Insurance to sell tower in St. Paul – StarTribune The GOP has yet to win over Spanish-language Univision – Buzzfeed In Pennsylvania, a company brings manufacturing back to the USA – WSJ
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.