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US stocks rise sharply in Black Friday retail rush

U.S. stocks rose solidly on Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Traders were encouraged by positive economic news from Germany and China, two engines of global...

news Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 11:20am

Shoppers, at bottom, right to left, Karin Carlson, of Wichita, Kan., her husband Jason, and her cousins Tylar Neu and Christie LaFever wait in line to pay for items for purchase at Best Buy electronics store, after doors opened for a Black Friday sale that started at midnight, in Broomfield, Colo., early Friday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Earlier Black Friday kicks off shopping season

This year's Black Friday shoppers were split into two distinct groups: those who wanted to fall into a turkey-induced slumber and those who'd rather shop instead. Stores typically open in...

news Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 7:31am

Tom Purcell: Our money factory

“Good morning, class,” says the sixth-grade teacher. “Today, we have a special guest from the U.S. Bureau of Engraving. Mr. Bob Johnson is going to tell us how money is...

opinion / commentary Tue, Nov 20, 2012 - 11:32pm

Bemidji Chamber Ambassadors visit St. Philip's Clothing Depot

Bemidji Chamber Ambassadors visited the St. Philip’s Clothing Depot in their new location on the corner of Eighth Street and Beltrami Avenue Northwest. The Clothing Depot is a not-for-profit, non-denominational...

news / business Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 8:14pm

The Bemidji Regional Job Fair had a huge turnout with more than 40 booths for job searchers at the Sanford Center on Thursday evening. Joan Blom, center, of Solway talks with Mel Fontaine, left, district human resource manager with Home Depot, and Troy Lindquist about employment. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Job fair attracts employers, job seekers

BEMIDJI – Hundreds of job-seekers filled the George W. Neilson Convention Center at the Sanford Center Thursday night for the Bemidji Regional Job Fair. Dave Hengel, executive director of Greater...

news / local Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - 12:41am

Amy Goodman: There’s a growing global movement against austerity

Amaia Engana didn’t wait to be evicted from her home. On Nov. 9, in the town of Barakaldo, a suburb of Bilbao in Spain’s Basque Country, officials from the local...

opinion / commentary Thu, Nov 15, 2012 - 10:25pm

The annual Stuff-A-Truck campaign began Wednesday morning with collections from many schools in the area. Solway Elementary School second- graders Mayor Gbala, left, and MacKenzie Steinmetz carry out a box of donated items from their class for the Bemidji Food Shelf. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Donations help Bemidji Community Food Shelf

BEMIDJI — For the 21st consecutive year, youngsters from local schools began the process of stuffing a truck with donations to the Bemidji Community Food Shelf on Wednesday. More students...

news / local Thu, Nov 15, 2012 - 1:51am

Labor heads say Obama backs them on 'fiscal cliff'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor leaders said Tuesday that President Barack Obama remains committed to preserving tax cuts for middle class families and ensuring the wealthy pay more in taxes, outlining...

news Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 2:18pm

Most in US won't be able to escape 'fiscal cliff'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyone who pays income tax — and some who don't —will feel it. So will doctors who accept Medicare, people who get unemployment aid, defense contractors, air...

news Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 8:01am

Non-profit plans staff cuts

VIRGINIA, Minn. -- Layoffs are pending at an Iron Range nonprofit that helps battered individuals and their children. Virginia-based Range Women’s Advocates has to lay off four of its eight...

news / region Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 7:47am

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

Changes abound after 2012 election Congratulations to the winners in last week’s elections. Voters cast ballots to determine the course of governance at the local, state and federal levels. The...

opinion Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - 12:19am

Fearing 'cliff,' investors finish brutal week

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is peering over the "fiscal cliff" and feeling vertigo. The stock market finished one of the worst weeks of the year Friday, pushing Washington...

news Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 4:28pm

Jim Hightower: Answering the question

Thanks to the industrializers of American agriculture, we finally know why the chicken crossed the road: to run away from the factory farm. These livestock and poultry factories are encased...

opinion / commentary Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 1:44am

Jennie Shaver, an Oak Hills Christian College student, listens to the Rev. Doug Giese as he teaches her Family Life and Ministry course Thursday afternoon. Oak Hills will begin offering loan-repayment assistance for its incoming freshmen next year. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Oak Hills Christian College to begin offering student-loan assistance

BEMIDJI – Oak Hills Christian College is about to make the cost of college a little easier to manage. Oak Hills, located south of Bemidji, will begin offering loan-repayment assistance...

news / education Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 1:41am

Minn. Dems step gingerly around Dayton tax plan

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats newly in control of Minnesota's political power began a delicate dance Wednesday around Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's long-held goal of raising income taxes on...

news / region Thu, Nov 08, 2012 - 9:48am

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