Stories Tagged as
Minnesota
Repairs keep Great Lakes shipping industry working through winter
Feb 8, 2017
Changing its business model helped Great Lakes Towing survive and expand.
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Building a diverse workforce by investing in college
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Amy Scott
Aug 26, 2016
A Minnesota scholarship program aims to close a gap in college completion.
Amy Scott/Marketplace
American communities are putting themselves back together
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 8, 2016
The Fallows visited over 50 cities in three years to learn about community in America
Mall of America fails in legal bid to stop protest
Dec 23, 2015
Black Lives Matter says it will demonstrate at the mall today.
How Minnesota's supporting people with Alzheimer's
Nov 30, 2015
A statewide program is training businesses how to deal with people with dementia.
Could 'North' become the new Silicon Valley?
Mar 2, 2015
Business leaders say the region's cold weather creates a climate for innovation.
Rail delays shut down Midwestern power plants
Sep 17, 2014
Minnesota utility couldn't get enough coal by rail to keep four plants operating
For public good, not for profit.
How to grow lettuce and fish indoors, all year long
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Chris Julin
Sep 10, 2014
Outside Duluth, Minnesota, a greenhouse grows tilapia and lettuce side by side.
What you need to know about charter schools
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Annie Baxter
Jul 1, 2014
They're public schools, funded by taxpayers, but they don't go by the usual book
One school teaching life skills through hockey
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Jeff Horwich
Jan 1, 2013
Educators continue to experiment -- trying to find formats that engage kids and help prep the workforce of the future. One new private school near Minneapolis offers a particularly "Minnesota"-style approach.