Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
February 5, 2014 — 9:45am
Unemployment higher in Europe than US due to higher labor force participation – New York Fed CBO: Obamacare will reduce U.S. employment by 2 million – Businessweek Oil tank car leaks crude for 70 miles from Red Wing to Winona – StarTribune Energy storage firm in Baxter, Silent Power, goes out of business – Brainerd Dispatch Mayo Clinic, pro basketball to take over Block E – StarTribune Wisconsin's sole oil refinery moving more by rail – Duluth News Tribune CVS stores to stop selling cigarettes – CNN This guy has grown weary of all the praise for Scandinavia – Guardian Schafer: Lying to get a job is a sign of the times – StarTribune Man loses it at theater, grabs woman's phone and throws it – National 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.