July 18, 2000 -
July 18, 2000 - General Mills has made it official -- it's acquiring hometown rival Pillsbury from British food and drinks firm Diageo for 10-and-a-half billion dollars. It's not the first time British and American interests have swapped Twin Cities food companies. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
July 19, 2000 - Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig visited the Twin Cities Tuesday in the wake of a report calling for baseball's "haves" to give more to the "have-nots." Appearing before the Twins-sponsored group Minnesotans for Major League Baseball, Selig promised changes will be implemented to ease the disparities between rich and poor teams and to make the game more competitive. But Selig mostly repeated his familiar message that the Minnesota Twins must have a publicly funded ballpark to survive -- a message the newly formed committee says it's not yet ready to consider. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
July 19, 2000 -
July 25, 2000 - The number of options for people flying in and out of the Twin Cities has increased dramatically over the past year. Minnesota-based Northwest Airlines still dominates the market ...but several LOW FARE carriers are now operating out of the Twin Cities airport -- MOST NOTABLY Sun Country Airlines. US Department of Transportation Statics shows air fares to markets where competition has taken hold have dropped significantly. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
July 26, 2000 - Some residents and business owners in Detroit Lakes are angry about increased water patrols this summer. They say D-N-R enforcement officers are harassing boaters in the area and scaring away tourists. Minnesota Public Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
July 26, 2000 -
July 27, 2000 - From Minnesota Public Radio, this is Future Tense for Wednesday, July 26th. I'm Jon Gordon. -- Napster is in court today. A judge will hear an argument from the Recording Industry Association of America that the digital song-sharing software company should be shut down because it enables theft of copyrighted music. -- Major Internet and computer companies are putting aside their differences to mount a public service campaign about online privacy. They're forming a group called Privacy Partnership 2000. It will fund print, radio and Web ads dedicated to educating the public about privacy issues and offer tips on how to protect personal information online. The group includes AOL, IBM, Microsoft and Intel. TRUSTe, company that runs a Privacy Seal program that shows that a Web site adheres to privacy principles, organized the initiative. Dave Steer is TRUSTe spokesman.
July 27, 2000 -
August 1, 2000 - Last month, General Mills announced it would acquire Pillsbury from British food and drinks conglomerate Diageo (rhymes with Dimaggio). Federal regulators and shareholders of both companies still have to approve the ten-point-five Billion dollar merger, and that may not happen until December. But General Mills' management is already making decisions that may determine whether this merger will be one of the few that truly succeeds. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.