Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
January 20, 2015 — 7:08am
50k gallons of Bakken oil spills near eastern Montana town – Associated Press ND mulls enhanced driver's license for Canadian border crossings – Grand Forks Herald Different ND lawmaker wants to void natural gas flaring rules – Fargo Forum Despite drop in oil prices, still plenty of jobs in the Bakken – Billings Gazette Ford Mustang goes global after 50 years – Detroit Free Press Small Minnesota butchers become medium rare – MPR Illinois budget deficit "twice as bad as you think" – Crain's Chicago Stores close in St. Cloud, retailers not alarmed – St. Cloud Times The economy from 1980 to 2000 was actually very good – Noah Smith TV companies, having saturated the U.S., look overseas for audiences – WSJ On to plan B as oil work stalls in Texas – NY 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.