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Survey: Plains economy better but weak

Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.

November 20, 2009

TECH Q & A: Look into font options to fix 'invisible buttons'

I have the persistent problem of invisible buttons on several Web sites.

By Anne Krishnan , November 20, 2009

AUTO NEWS: Fans on both sides of the GTO divide get a rematch

The year was 1964, and Car and Driver's new editor, David E. Davis, was looking for a way to make his mark. His solution? Pit Pontiac's new GTO against Ferrari's 250 GTO.

By Larry Printz , November 20, 2009

AT THE OFFICE: Winning over your boss requires managing up

It's often said that people don't quit their company, they quit their boss.

By Marcia Heroux Pounds , November 20, 2009

YOUR MONEY: Making a big splash with investments means higher risks

Where can you put your money today to get a higher return? That's the question many investors are asking as yields on cash investments sit at rock-bottom lows.

By Pamela Yip , November 20, 2009

AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force

The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs — more than a third of its work force — as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.

By Rachel Metz , November 19, 2009

Minnesota property taxes seen rising 3.5 percent

State officials are predicting an average 3.5 percent increase in local property taxes next year as cities, counties and school districts set their levies.

By Associated Press , November 19, 2009

Minnesota unemployment rate climbs in October

Minnesota's jobless rate stands at 7.6 percent.

By Associated Press , November 19, 2009

AUTO Q & A: Tracking down cause of death for car battery

By Paul Brand , November 19, 2009

AT THE OFFICE: Flu in the workplace: Firms try to plan for absenteeism; workers struggle with staying home

For under-the-weather workers, the decision to stay home or push through a day at the office always has been a hand-wringing one. Now, concerns over H1N1 flu, coupled with a lean economy, are putting workers' sick-leave dilemmas under the microscope.

By Wailin Wong , November 19, 2009

YOUR MONEY: Obesity of our spending and our bodies

John Hanselman knew that too many steak dinners with clients and too little exercise were adding inches to his waistline.

By Kara McGuire , November 19, 2009

TECH REVIEW: Verizon offers iPhone competitor

Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon.

By Bridget Carey , November 18, 2009

AUTO NEWS: Used cars in high demand, command premium prices

Dale Sharp's 6-year-old Honda minivan had been reliable, but no longer needed, so Sharp advertised it for sale for $8,000. "The first caller bought it for the asking price," said Sharp, of Orlando. "No negotiation."

By Steven Cole Smith , November 18, 2009

AT THE OFFICE: Q & A: Firing by e-mail is legal, but unprofessional

By Carrie Mason-Draffen , November 18, 2009

YOUR MONEY: Consider family, charities when selecting life insurance

If we have someone else depending on our income, then life insurance has a spot in our financial plan. But the question often comes up — how much do I need?

By Dan Serra , November 18, 2009

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OUR VOICES Olive Garden!

OMG, Olive Garden might be coming. That's pretty much the response so far on my story about the restaurant's advance scouts visiting Grand Forks City Hall for some info. Thanks to a kind anonymous tipster for this one. I might not have checked it out if he or she weren't so specific about the locat

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 30, 2009 at 8:07 PM | The City Beat

Minnesota can make tracks for exports

If a product dreamed up by an 11-year-old boy and manufactured in a 900-pupulation community known as the Moose Capital of the North can successfully be shipped around the world, other small Minnesota businesses could do the same. That was the message Monday from Glen Brazier, Mattracks founder and

Posted by: Don Davis on Oct 27, 2009 at 8:23 AM | Capitol Chatter

OUR VOICES Addicted to e-mail

OK, I admit it. I have a problem. I'm addicted to e-mail. In my former life as a sports writer I used to check my e-mail once a day when I arrived at work. No more. As a business writer and editor I'm constantly plugged into e-mail, checking details for stories with sources, scanning pr

Posted by: Prairie Business on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:36 PM | Prairie Pulse

OUR VOICES Fargo ranked nation's 15th best college town

A new report by the American Institute for Economic Research ranked Fargo as the 15th-best college town among cities of 250,000 or less residents in terms of job opportunities for students and recent college graduates, according to a Fargo Forum story. Criteria used in the report i

Posted by: Prairie Business on Sep 9, 2009 at 10:20 AM | Prairie Pulse

OUR VOICES Companies try to keep up with social media

The use of social media networking sites has increased by 73 percent in the last year in the U.S., with some of those activities happening while at work either with or without their employers' knowledge or approval. A new survey from the Minneapolis-based Russell Herder law firm an

Posted by: Prairie Business on Aug 25, 2009 at 7:29 AM | Prairie Pulse

OUR VOICES What do you think of our new website?

What do you think of the new Prairie Business website? The new website went live this morning. It's definitely an improvement from the old website. This is just the soft launch and there will surely be some minor bugs to work out. We plan to promote the new site more heavily in the comi

Posted by: Prairie Business on Aug 18, 2009 at 9:15 AM | Prairie Pulse

OUR VOICES Out-of-town radio stations getting more GF marketshare

Update 1:16 p.m. Aug. 17, 2009: Brian Rivers from KJ108 called to say that 14 AQH means 1,400 listeners not 14. I kind of suspected it was wrong, but the Arbitron Web site really made no mention that the rating has to be multiplied by 100 and, for legal reasons noted below, Brian was a bit nervous a

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Aug 14, 2009 at 9:33 PM | The City Beat

OUR VOICES Alerus Financial's shopping spree

The City Beat had a story in Sunday's paper about Alerus Financial and how it's been expanding like mad this year. Two months and -- p

Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Aug 10, 2009 at 8:23 PM | The City Beat

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