Opening Belz, March 22

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

March 22, 2013 at 3:36PM

As housing awakens, demand for plywood on the rise – WSJ
CYPRUS! Russia rebuffs the profligate island, EU awaits plan B – Reuters
Putin's boyhood friend bags 21 Olympic contracts in Russia – Businessweek
Minnesota housing sales dip in February, but prices still rising – StarTribune
Virtual currencies like Bitcoin to get laundering rules – WSJ
Since 2000, Michigan has gone from high to low wage state – MLive
Chicago (and Midwest) should do more to attract foreign tourists – Midwesterner
1994 interview with Chinua Achebe, author of "Things Fall Apart" – Paris Review

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