Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, and the world.
By adambelz
October 3, 2012 — 11:18am
Apartment rental market shows signs of cooling – WSJ
U.S. births fall for fourth year in a row – Chicago Tribune Sherco power plant repairs will take another 6 months – StarTribune Wind power growth shifts south, to Brazil – Duluth News Tribune Wells Fargo does almost double U.S. Bank's business in MN – StarTribune Residents flee fire in NW Minnesota, rain/snow will help – Grand Forks Herald AFL-CIO endorses boycott of American Crystal sugar – Businessweek Becker businessman pushes wood chip burners – St. Cloud Times U.S. battery factories are struggling – Washington Post A finance company run by Countrywide alumni opens its doors – CNNMoney Duluth businessman Ron Weber, fishing lure legend, dies – News Tribune
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.