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The Pay-to-Play Job Hunt

The Pay-to-Play Job Hunt

TCB's undercover job candidate, Jack Gordon, comes back—wounded, but still sardonic—from a month on the executive job-search Web sites.
High Speed Rail: On The Fast Track?

High Speed Rail: On The Fast Track?

A distant dream just a handful of years ago, high-speed passenger rail lines appear much closer to being built, thanks to the Obama administration's financial support. But will enough travelers use a Twin Cities–Chicago route to make it feasible? Is 110 miles per hour really all that fast?
Glen Taylor’s Golden Egg

Glen Taylor’s Golden Egg

The printing business billionaire and Timberwovlves owner also holds 14,000 acres of farmland—and a sizeable investment in Rembrandt Enterprises, an egg production company that's grown 30 percent since its founding. What's the appeal of such a mature, low-margin business?