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DNR Mineral Leases Rejected for First Time in 29 Yrs.

A council that includes Governor Mark Dayton and other state leaders reportedly sent back 77 mineral lease packages to the Department of Natural Resources, stating that the agency hadn't taken sufficient measures to notify landowners of interest in mining under their land.
Bend the Insurance Cost Curve

Bend the Insurance Cost Curve

Frustrated by their annual wrangling over health care reimbursement rates, care provider Fairview Health Systems and insurer Medica decided to try something more collaborative. They didn’t know it two years ago, but they were forming one of the country’s first “accountable care organizations” or ACOs. The model they set up reduces costs for both organizations and it has national influence. But what is an ACO? And will employers get in on the savings, too?

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Bend the Insurance Cost Curve

Bend the Insurance Cost Curve

Frustrated by their annual wrangling over health care reimbursement rates, care provider Fairview Health Systems and insurer Medica decided to try something more collaborative. They didn’t know it two years ago, but they were forming one of the country’s first “accountable care organizations” or ACOs. The model they set up reduces costs for both organizations and it has national influence. But what is an ACO? And will employers get in on the savings, too?

3 Real Estate Professionals Charged in $4.2M Scheme

Sheri Lynn Delich, My Dinh Lam, and Ashley Elizabeth Prasil allegedly conspired to defraud mortgage lenders in conjunction with the marketing of Cloud 9 Sky Flats development-a Minnetonka condo project of bankrupt St. Paul developer Jerry Trooien.

Deal for State Farm Site in Woodbury on Hold

Media reports indicate that Wellington Management terminated its agreement to purchase the site, due in part to the developer's plan to add a Costco store-which isn't allowed under current zoning laws for the property.
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