Business links for the day from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and the world.
By adambelz
November 19, 2012 — 10:08am
Lost Empire: Making sense of Best Buy's decline and its tenuous future – StarTribune Cliff idles 2 Northshore lines citing "poor market conditions" – Duluth News Tribune South Dakota looks to lure dairy farmers to "open spaces" – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Corporate museums: Actually a pretty good idea – The Economist 30% of 2-year degree holders make more than those with bachelor degrees – Pioneer Press Eric Holder loves to inflate Justice Dept. fraud prosecution numbers – Bloomberg Wait, what? Investors are snapping up European bank debt – Dealbook Capital gains tax hike pressures farmers to sell land before Jan. 1 – Des Moines Register Tesla's electric Model S won Motor Trend Car of the Year – Wired Melville Alert: Extremely rare white whale spotted off coast of Norway – National Geographic
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.