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Pawlenty, Others Lead Nat’l Twitter Jobs Conference

A first-of-its-kind American Jobs Conference will take place on Twitter on July 19; Governor Tim Pawlenty will give the "Tweetnote presentation" and numerous government, technology, business, and recruiting leaders will be featured.

Settlement with Xcel Could Cost Gov’t $200M

Xcel Energy said that it has reached a settlement with the U.S. government regarding costs incurred because of the U.S. Department of Energy's failure to begin removing used fuel from the company's nuclear plant sites by a 1998 deadline.

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Settlement with Xcel Could Cost Gov’t $200M

Xcel Energy said that it has reached a settlement with the U.S. government regarding costs incurred because of the U.S. Department of Energy's failure to begin removing used fuel from the company's nuclear plant sites by a 1998 deadline.

U.S. Bank, TCF Help Customers Hurt by Shutdown

State employees who have been laid-off or furloughed, along with others who have been economically impacted by the state shutdown, can skip one or two monthly payments on most types of loans through the bank programs.

Web Site Charges Cos. to Access Employee Gossip

OfficeLeaks.com, an online forum through which employees anonymously post comments about the companies for which they work, is now seeking to profit by charging employers a fee to gain access to the online conversations.

MN Bond Rating Downgraded Due to Budget Standoff

Fitch Ratings lowered the rating on $5.7 billion in state general-obligation bonds to AA+ from the best AAA rating, citing "the difficulties in reaching consensus on a plan to address the resulting large budget gap for the biennium that began on July 1."

Mojo Minnesota Incorporates as a Co-op

Co-founder Ernest Grumbles said that Mojo was a bit hesitant to adopt a formal structure, but the co-op structure allows it to move forward with its mission to fuel entrepreneurship in Minnesota.
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