The state ranks eighth for smoking and ninth for violent crime rate, both of which have shown improvement over the past decade, but the percent of residents who are obese and have diabetes have increased.
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Media reports indicate that Tuesday's Senate hearing about a new Vikings stadium seemed to focus on Minneapolis' efforts-and it left some Ramsey County leaders frustrated. But key state lawmakers still seem split over which potential site has the upper hand.
The architecture and design concept for the hotel's 533 guest rooms, and its public areas and restaurants, will incorporate elements that reflect Minnesota's culture and history; the renovation will be completed in late spring 2012.
Charles Du and Duncan Hurrelbrink of Minnetonka High School represent one of five teams that will advance to the championship round in a national math and retail competition.
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Charles Du and Duncan Hurrelbrink of Minnetonka High School represent one of five teams that will advance to the championship round in a national math and retail competition.
St. Paul-based Ecolab, which completed its purchase of Nalco Holding Company a week ago and announced on Monday that it bought Italian company Esoform, said it has acquired another company-a Brazil-based pest elimination business.
The trustee handling Denny Hecker's bankruptcy case is reportedly on the hunt for more hidden assets. Hecker's wife, meanwhile, has been released from prison and is in some form of supervised custody.
The acquisition will expand Mankato-based HickoryTech's fiber-network footprint in the Fargo area.
In an effort to do something festive for guests staying during the holiday season, the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester made a 16-foot-tall gingerbread house that contains more than 4,000 pounds of edible gingerbread.
President Barack Obama lauded the Warroad-based company's commitment to making sacrifices in order to avert layoffs during the recession.
The St. Paul-based company has acquired Italian company Esoform; the announcement comes less than a week after Ecolab completed its purchase of Nalco Holding Company.
Minneapolis officials have reportedly named a renovation of the Nicollet Mall walkway in downtown Minneapolis as their top funding request for the state Legislature when it puts together a bonding bill during the 2012 session.
A new clawback lawsuit is seeking more than $27,000 in funds that were allegedly transferred to Michele Bachmann and her political committees between 2005 and 2008 by Frank Vennes, who faces securities fraud charges related to Tom Petters' Ponzi scheme.
Chart Industries, Inc., an Ohio-based manufacturer that already has a plant in Minnesota, is planning to open another manufacturing facility in the state that will create at least 100 jobs.
Requests for proposals and qualifications have been issued in an attempt to secure private partners to develop and manage Union Depot in St. Paul, which is being transformed into a multi-modal transit hub.
Digital River CEO Joel Ronning said that former Governor Tim Pawlenty-who joined two other company boards in late October-brings "diverse business development and finance experience along with a strong international perspective."
Andersen Corporation's 100 Series windows were used in a replica of the home from the popular Disney/Pixar movie Up.
"Growing up in poverty during the Great Depression, Ken rose to be a genuine war hero, a business entrepreneur, and a Minnesota legend," according to TCF Financial Corporation Chairman and CEO Bill Cooper, who wrote that his recently departed friend "represents the greatest of the World War II generation."
A Tuesday hearing at the state capitol-which is anticipated to feature a series of testimonies from state and city officials, Vikings representatives, and the public-is scheduled to run until 6 p.m. Ted Mondale stressed the importance of moving quickly in building a new stadium, and Mayor R.T. Rybak announced that the city has narrowed its proposal to the Metrodome site.
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