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Private Equity Fund Proposed To Aid MN Startups

Private Equity Fund Proposed To Aid MN Startups

A group of Minnesotan venture capitalists and fund managers recently suggested that Governor Mark Dayton consider a private equity fund financed by large banking institutions, foundations, and pension funds to aid small startups in the state.

For The Vikings, What’s In A Stadium Name?

We asked readers of Briefcase, TCB’s twice-weekly business newsletter, which naming-rights sponsor they’d like to see on the Minnesota Vikings stadium breaking ground downtown this fall.
Heat On The Range

Heat On The Range

It’s too early for most of us to form a rock-solid opinion on nonferrous mining. Too much remains unclear.
MN Adds 400 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Dips

MN Adds 400 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Dips

Although Minnesota’s private sector added 2,500 jobs in June, the addition was offset by a 2,100-job loss in government; meanwhile, the state’s unemployment rate reached a post-recessionary low of 5.2 percent.