Opening Belz, Nov. 14

By Adam Belz

November 14, 2012 — 12:00pm

Fed’s No. 2 official endorses Kocherlakota’s threshold approach – WSJ
Verso Paper gets $84m from insurance for explosion damage – St. Cloud Times
Teamsters find irregularities; take over Blaine local – StarTribune
Lloyd Blankfein’s prescriptions for U.S. politics, economy – WSJ
Schafer: J.C. Penney as a cautionary case study for Best Buy – StarTribune
Downtown Duluth furniture store closes after 36 years – News Tribune
Energy independence? This guy doesn’t think so – The Atlantic
Incredibly high-resolution panorama of Machu Picchu – GigaPixelPeru
French corn-processor pays $4.1m fine for river dumping in Iowa – Cedar Rapids Gazette
Lot next to Obamas’ Chicago home for sale: $899,000 – Chicago Tribune

What are the forces moving the Minnesota economy? Adam Belz tries to identify the trends and show the connections between Minnesota and the larger U.S. and global economies. You can connect with him on Twitter: @adambelz

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