Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
February 7, 2014 — 11:11am
Low January job number fuels fear of slowing U.S. growth – Reuters Don't pay too much attention to monthly jobs reports – Barry Ritholtz U.S. tests begin for St. Jude's tiny pacemaker – StarTribune Proto Labs picks new CEO to replace Brad Cleveland – StarTribune International Falls suffers another blow as fishing tackle company closes – Journal College students analyze Midwestern econ dev websites, find them lacking – Midwesterner GM 2013 earnings down 22%, but profit-sharing checks are $7,500 – Detroit Free Press Hey NY Times! Sears and JC Penney are not bellwethers for the middle class – New Yorker A closer look at OAO Rosneft, Russia's state-run oil behemoth – Washington Post Nuns feel Spanish banks' cutbacks – 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.