Opening Belz, Jan. 15

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January 15, 2015 at 5:05PM

Target to retreat from Canada after $5-6bn investment – StarTribune
Obama talks broadband in Cedar Falls – Des Moines Register
Michigan budget picture worsens, $454m shortfall projected – Detroit Free Press
Labor movement rumbles in Seattle at Microsoft – Seattle Times
Oil rig numbers drop 13% in past month in North Dakota – StarTribune
Health insurer Aetna sets $16 floor on wages – WSJ
The part I heard of this Mpls Fed chief interview was interesting – MPR
Bitcoin prices drop 32 percent in two days – Bloomberg
Why Blockchain is an important innovation even without Bitcoin – Brookings
Travelers Insurance to sell tower in St. Paul – StarTribune
The GOP has yet to win over Spanish-language Univision – Buzzfeed
In Pennsylvania, a company brings manufacturing back to the USA – WSJ

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