Business from Minnesota Public Radio

Pilots who overshot airport reach deal with FAA

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:21:05 -0500

Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot the Minneapolis airport have agreed not to fight the revocations of their licenses, but can apply to be reinstated later this year.

Bachmann wants congressional action on St. Croix bridge

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:54:05 -0500

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will ask Congress to intervene in the ongoing dispute over a new bridge across the St. Croix River near Stillwater.

Boston Scientific suspends device sales

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:41:21 -0500

Boston Scientific is suspending shipments of two kinds of implantable cardiac devices after realizing it had failed to notify regulators of manufacturing changes.

Pawlenty cuts construction bill by $313 million

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:05:56 -0500

Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday cut the size of a construction projects bill by $313 million, telling the DFL-controlled Legislature he was "deeply disappointed" leaders hadn't heeded his warnings to pare it down.

State's budget in hands of Supreme Court

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:59:30 -0500

A case that could have a big impact on the state's budget situation is now in the hands of the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Prius owner worried over vehicle's braking problems

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:55:23 -0500

Minnesota drivers are among those raising questions about the safety of Toyota vehicles, and one Minneapolis Prius owner worries his car is having problems, despite not being included in the recall.

2010 Census forms on the way

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:36:01 -0500

The 2010 Census is underway. The Census Bureau dropped census forms in the mail and they should arrive in homes across the state and the country this week.

Minn. bill would help Mall of America expand

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:18:52 -0500

A tax bill that aims to get construction started at the Mall of America gets its first hearing on Monday.

Minn. out of money for jobless training program

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:53 -0600

Minnesota is out of money for its job-training program for the unemployed - when demand is high because of the tough economy.

Disaster aid offered to farmers in 37 MN counties

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:56:07 -0600

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making disaster aid available to farmers in 37 Minnesota counties, mostly in the northern two-thirds of the state.

Justice Dept. looks into competition in agriculture

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0600

The Obama Administration is fulfilling its pledge to take a close look at monopoly-like concentrations in key U.S. industries, among them agriculture.

Central Corridor finds an ally in Washington

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0600

The head of the Federal Transit Administration says he's doing everything in his power to push forward a light-rail line connecting the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Students compete to keep snowmobiles running clean

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:52:19 -0600

Nineteen universities will participate in a big competition next week on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The challenge for engineering students is to reduce emissions and noise, and create a more environmentally friendly snowmobile.

Calendar quirk will cost U of M $41M in payroll

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:12 -0600

Because of a once in a decade quirk in the calendar, employees at the University of Minnesota will receive an extra pay check in the next fiscal year, and it could cost the university upward of $41 million.

Plans for new St. Croix bridge headed back to drawing board

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:24:37 -0600

Plans for a new St. Croix bridge near Stillwater appear to be heading back to the drawing board after a judge characterized the new bridge's visual effect as "dramatic and disruptive," contrary to the rivers protections under a federal program.