There’s good money in vitamins and strip joints. Just ask Leland Swanson of Fargo. The Fargo Forum reports that Swanson has recently dropped almost $8 million to buy an apartment at One57 in New York, the 90-story tower for billionaires on New York’s Central Park. Swanson is president of Swanson Health Products, which sells vitamins, Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Economy
It’s a pretty slow time of the year for news so the chances are good you’re going to hear or read a story about rising gas prices over the July 4th holiday. Why, look! Here’s one now! “Travelers to pay highest holiday gasoline prices in 6 years,” says Bring Me The News, citing a report Read more →
North Dakota coffee shop operates on the honor system. Read more →
People lost their homes. Taxpayers lost millions covering the loans. U.S. Bank lost some petty cash and didn’t admit it did anything wrong. That’s the problem.
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People who bought their homes at the low end of the housing crash are pulling equity out of their homes as a quick source of cash again. Read more →
Opponents of frac sand mining in Winona County have lost a legal challenge at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
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It’s been a steady drumbeat of ‘not business friendly’ over the years as opponents of Minnesota’s tax structure have lamented the state isn’t more like South Dakota.
Now it’s South Dakota’s turn to lament the loss of a company to a neighboring state.
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What’s the whole Medtronic-Covidien deal all about? It depends on who you read. @medtronic purchase of Irish Covidien for 43 billion and move of exec. headquarters to Ireland sure to fuel debate on corporate tax rates — esme murphy – WCCO (@esmemurphy) June 16, 2014 Maybe not. You can’t do much better than hearing the Read more →
People, the end of Limburger cheese is at hand! Read more →
Last November’s massive data breach at Target Corporation certainly affected more than just Target. It’s also done a number on charitable giving.
The public broadcasting newspaper, Current, reports today that pubcasters, who rely on ‘sustainers,’ automatic renewals by credit card, have been hit particularly hard by the data theft, as credit cards tied to the Target account were canceled by the millions.
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Audrey Kletscher Helbling post reminds us there are two Minnesotas: The one where times are good, and the ones where they very clearly aren’t. Read more →
A couple of headlines this week seem to be in conflict. Read more →
Today’s regulatory filing by Target provides a good opportunity for the business world to see the same thing differently. Read more →
These are not happy times for Team Target at the headquarters in Minneapolis. The company’s chief marketing officer this week responded to an unhappy team member. Read more →
We baby boomers have one final, selfish act before we go, a new study suggests. We’re not going to leave you an inheritance. Read more →