Opening Belz, Jan. 5

Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.

January 5, 2015 at 4:45PM

This woman has 71 million followers on Weibo, China's Twitter – Telegraph
Interview with Susan Brower on Minnesota's "birth dearth" – Grand Forks Herald
The Elon Musk interview about Mars – Aeon
A lot of the best chefs in the Twin Cities have tattoos – StarTribune
Caleb Moore was killed in the X games, now his brother is following him – D Magazine
Cargill already does business in Cuba, and the potential market is small – StarTribune
Doctors tend to die "serenely and gently" (and inexpensively) – WSJ
Transportation policy is a (maybe THE) big issue for legislature this year – StarTribune
Ten global elections to watch in 2015 – Politico
Startup Zipnosis had a great idea, the wrong customer – StarTribune

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