Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
January 28, 2014 — 9:25am
Durable good orders plunged surprisingly in December – Reuters A mildly interesting profile of Narayana Kocherlakota – NY Times Young people read more than old people – Pew Internet Outside Silicon Valley, California's not so golden for business – Economist Yes, phone batteries die a lot quicker when it's -10 – Drake Chicago home prices soared in November – Chicago Tribune Duluth submersible pump maker to expand in Twin Cities – News Tribune Obama State of the Union to focus on income inequality – LA Times Former FDIC chief Sheila Bair becomes director of Spanish bank – Buzzfeed NE Wisconsin's littoral combat ship program in jeopardy, again – Journal-Sentinel Gay Talese and the art of nonfiction – Paris Review
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.