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Joanna McDuffie feeds a family of four on the food she gets from the food shelf at Northpoint Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis. McDuffie says she's unemployed and gets assistance through Hennepin County. But she says food stamps often aren't enough, so she comes here when she runs out of food. Brandt Williams | MPR News 91.3 FM

State’s poverty rate remains stable

By Elizabeth Dunbar and Brandt Williams, MPR News 91.3 FM ST. PAUL – New census data showing Minnesota’s median household income improving by 10 percent from 2010 to 2011 may...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 11:19pm

Tina Dupuy: Trickle-down economics is a pyramid scheme

A few years ago, I had a friend who didn’t want anyone to know she was going to therapy. Instead, she would announce at her place of business she was...

opinion / commentary Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 1:16am

The cost of putting food on the table

By Christopher Bjorke, Forum Communications The banana could be considered a minor miracle of global trade. Every day of the year, even in winter, a shopper in Grand Forks can...

news / region Mon, Sep 03, 2012 - 9:18pm

Steve and Cokie Roberts: Race card, class card

TAMPA, Fla. — Two buzzwords are dominating the presidential campaign: middle class. In speeches, ads and interviews, both parties are saying virtually the same thing to this key audience: We’re...

opinion / commentary Mon, Sep 03, 2012 - 9:06pm

Survey: Minnesota, North Dakota will be among best places to live in 2032

By Marino Eccher, Forum Communications FARGO – Twenty years from now, cars will fly, your iPhone will double as your au pair, and the “Spiderman” trilogy with be on its...

news Thu, Aug 16, 2012 - 12:04am

2012 Annual Report: The race for people and jobs

BEMIDJI - The word "change" has virtually become a buzzword. Not just for Bemidji and Beltrami County. It's on the tip of the tongue for everyone who talks about virtually...

news / business / business / local Sat, Jun 30, 2012 - 12:00am

State Demographer Tom Gillaspy sorts through papers Monday while telling a Minnesota House committee that poverty is up in the state, but trails the national average. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Spend a little, save a lot: Lawmakers look at cheap ways to end poverty

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota legislators face a dilemma: Can they spend money from a tight budget to eliminate poverty by 2020? If they spend money now, said Rep. Carlos Mariani,...

news / local Tue, Oct 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Nortech Systems to shutter Iowa plant

June 5, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Nortech Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: NSYS) (Current Market Cap: US$7.69 Mil.) said it will close its electronics manufacturing services facility in Garner, Iowa, by early August...

news Fri, Jun 05, 2009 - 2:48pm

Chrysler seeks to close dealerships, but Bemidji dealership remains strong

Chrysler wants to break contracts with 789 of the 3,188 dealerships nationwide, including 19 in Minnesota. But Bemidji Chrysler and Park Rapids Chrysler owned by Jim Fankhanel of Bemidji are...

news / local Thu, May 14, 2009 - 1:09pm

Minnesota economy continues to falter

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's economy appears to be mirroring the national one, with employment expected to near 10 percent. "We think it is going to be a slow recovery," Minnesota...

news Wed, Mar 04, 2009 - 1:05am

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