Opening Belz, June 20

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

June 20, 2013 at 4:33PM

Bernanke said very little, and the markets sank – TIME
A Chinese manufacturing contraction is accelerating – WSJ
3-D consolidation: MN-based Stratasys to buy MakerBot for $403m – StarTribune
Michael Bloomberg: Cities must be cool, creative and in control – Financial Times
Traders are trying to game oil price benchmarks – WSJ
The only solution to food deserts is chain grocery stores – Dick Longworth
Landfill data shows that east Montana is growing – Fed Gazette
Norway expands drilling into Barents Sea to the north – AP
Grand Forks Herald publisher Mike Jacobs to retire after 35 years – Herald
Rapid bus transit line opens from Dakota Co. to the mega mall – StarTribune

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