Work & Economy

Public employment in Minnesota falls below national average

By Jeff Van Wychen, Minnesota 2020
If further proof is needed that Minnesota is not a "big government" state, the U.S. Census Bureau's annual report on public employment has provided it.MORE »

Long arm of urban renewal creates another parking lot

By Chris Steller, Minnesota Independent
Fifty years after federal urban renewal programs began converting older blocks of Minneapolis in and around downtown into seas of surface parking, the job of transforming going businesses into parkingMORE »

Getting around Minnesota: $4 gas and the rural economy

By Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020
It should come as no surprise to anyone living in rural Minnesota that research by the Oil Price Information Service consultancy shows rural Americans are being hit harder by the high price of motor fMORE »

Red Bull photo cubes coming to Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis

By Chris Steller, Minnesota Independent

Red Bull Illume exhibit, Huntington Beach, Calif. Photo: carreonphotography.com/Red Bull Photofiles.

The phrase "Red Bull cube" probably doesn’t suggest anything to you now, unless it’s a jittery co-worker’s desk area or a possibly brilliant twist on the traditional boullion cube.MORE »

Bridge program proffered

By staff, Session Daily
The Department of Transportation plans to repair or replace 120 trunk highway bridges in the next decade.

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Public hearings on "Missing Link" start June 18

By Melissa Slachetka, TC Daily Planet
Three upcoming community meetings will provide a space for citizen input on the route for the "mising link" of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway.MORE »

Summer jobs

By Alexandra Sifferlin, ThreeSixty
For some teens, summer is a time to kick back, relax, and soak in the sun. But for many others, it is a time to make money by landing a summer job.
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Economic reports and the economy: That sinking feeling is real

By Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020
One government report this past week showed a minor upward burp in the Minnesota economy while most indices and statistical studies reveal state and national economies growing ever weaker.

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The season is the reason to roll along the river

By Jeremy Stratton, The Bridge

Bikers cross the Mississippi Rive on the Stone Arch bridge.

There’s been much ado as of late about bicycling in Minneapolis, and for good reason.MORE »

Building a local movement toward a green economy

By staff, Workday Minnesota

Van Jones

More than 150 people, ranging from elected officials to neighborhood activists, business leaders and union members, filled the Carpenters hall recently for a breakfast roundtable on "blue-green" issueMORE »
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