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Twin Cities home building coming around
Construction of housing in the Twin Cities area last year almost exactly doubled from 2011. But it remains well below normal. Updated 9:16 PM
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Inside Business: The scoop on Skippy-Hormel merger
One benefit for Hormel in merging with Skippy is broadening market share internationally according to Star Tribune's Mike Hughlett. Updated 2:26 PM
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Nonprofit 100
Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Mayo Clinic again lead the way in annual revenue.
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Narrowing charitable giving can lead to a bigger payoff
Bigger contributions to fewer causes means those contributions can do more good than many smaller gifts to many organizations.
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Ford expects to sell 2.2 million autos in 2012
Ford says it expects to sell 2.2 million vehicles this year, with the Ford Focus compact car being its most popular model.
Updated Dec. 30, 2012
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- US economy adds 155K jobs; rate remains 7.8 pct.
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Large companies: Big firms focus on the small stuff
Even in tough times, our largest employers thrive by paying attention to the needs of individual employees
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Developing as a social service
Lutheran Social Service has teamed up with St. Paul apartment owners to rehab an apartment complex for refugees.
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Fewer US banks failing as industry strengthens
U.S. banks are ending the year with their best profits since 2006 and fewer failures than at any time since the financial crisis struck in 2008. They're helping support an economy slowed by high unemployment, flat pay, sluggish manufacturing and anxious consumers.
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On the Job with Marvin Babcock
Marvin Babcock fell in love with flying while he was still in college. A friend invited him along for a ride in a small plane. "He let me hold the controls -- I just got hooked. I went home and told my wife, 'I want to be a pilot'." Three days later, he enrolled in flight training.
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