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IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! Black Friday shopping and Thanksgiving dining hours in Greater Grand Forks
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Posted on 11/19/12 at 12:46 PM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA Beijing Means Business
Here's a picture book for your eyes and minds highlighting some illegal entrepreneurs, the business district of bustling Beijing and Walmart in China. Enjoy! A common sight in Chinese cities are the...
Posted on 7/14/12 at 9:03 AM
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT The Motley Challenge - Part 3 (Wheat)
*Child: Where does wheat come from? Adult: Fields. Child: Why not gardens? Adult: Gardens are to fields as Ben Franklin is to Sam's Club. Child: What's wrong with Ben Franklin? Adult: It closed. Chi...
Posted on 2/23/12 at 12:57 AM
KNITTING UP NORTH Less Than a 2 Minute Update
I finished the sleeve on my January Cardigan. I wound up the last ball of yarn so that all of the button band and collar would be from the same skein and packed everything up to take to my parents hou...
Posted on 2/11/12 at 2:06 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Cats for Gold, Free Rice and Writing Badly Well
Some websites are esoteric and dedicated to a single bizarre purpose, which can be amusing but begs the question: How did they think of that? Here are a few of them. Disapproving Rabbits is dedic...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 12:00 AM
Wal-Mart profit rises, but U.S. sales in squeeze 
The recovering U.S. economy may be a mixed blessing for Wal-Mart.
By Anne D'Innocenzio , May 18, 2010
Wal-Mart plans $2B push on hunger relief
The bulk of the donations will consist of more than 1.1 billion pounds of food that doesn't sell or can't be sold because it's close to expiration dates. The company estimates the food will provide 1 billion meals.
By Emily Fredrix , May 12, 2010
Black people must leave, NJ Wal-Mart announcer says
An announcement at a Wal-Mart store in New Jersey ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies today from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities.
By Bruce Shipkowski , March 17, 2010
Target to renovate old stores, open fewer in 2010
Minneapolis-based Target plans to build fewer than 10 new stores in 2010, but said today it will renovate 340 stores. Target is developing smaller stores for urban markets.
By Anne D'Inncenzio , January 21, 2010
Hastings, Minn., Walmart is evacuated after bomb scare
A Walmart store here was evacuated early this morning after maintenance employees found two suspicious looking containers outside the building.
By Jane Ligthbourn , January 06, 2010
Man charged for pulling knife on Wal-Mart security guard
WILLMAR, Minn. — A 20-year-old Paynesville, Minn., man, who told police he was a Texas gang member, made his first court appearance Monday on charges of attempting to stab a store security officer trying to stop him for shoplifting.
By Gretchen Schlosser , December 21, 2009
Scuffling customers close Southern California Wal-Mart
Police say a Wal-Mart store in Southern California closed its doors for several hours before dawn after some Black Friday shoppers began fighting over bargain merchandise.
By Associated Press , November 27, 2009
Shoppers pack stores as holiday season revs up
The nation's retailers expanded their hours and offered deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs in hopes of getting consumers, many of whom are worried about high unemployment and tight credit, to open their wallets.
By Anne D’Innocenzio , November 27, 2009
AROUND THE REGION: Animal terrorism charge ... Pizza garb aids robbery ... Somali recruitment case ... more
A Minneapolis man has been indicted on animal terrorism charges in Iowa, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. The indictment charges Scott Ryan DeMuth with one count of conspiring to commit animal enterprise terrorism and cause economic damage exceeding $10,000. It said the acts DeMuth is accused of committing occurred between Nov. 9, 2004, and Nov. 20, 2004.
By Forum Communications/Associated Press , November 20, 2009
Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books
Authors, publishers and rival booksellers worry that cutting the price so low will harm competition and force down the cost of books overall, leading to a reduction in author advances.
By Hillel Italie , November 03, 2009
Wal-Mart, Amazon.com trigger book price war
Wal-Mart and Amazon.com have started on online book price war.
By Associated Press , October 16, 2009
New Fargo Wal-Mart to add 300 jobs
The company has opened a temporary hiring center in the city. It started accepting applications Monday. Store manager John Pies says interviews are to start Thursday morning.
By Associated Press , September 02, 2009
Officials OK Walmart near Virginia battlefield
Local officials early today approved a Walmart Supercenter near one of the nation's most important Civil War battlefields, a proposal that had stirred opposition by preservationists and hundreds of historians.
By Steve Szkotak , August 25, 2009
Wal-Mart rehires Muslim worker fired for praying
Wal-Mart has rehired a Muslim employee from the Twin Cities who had been fired for praying in the workplace.
By Associated Press , July 21, 2009
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