November 7, 2000 - Advances in computing technology continues at a tremendous pace, producing ever more spectacular graphics and animated images which amaze and confound. Tomorrow in Minneapolis those on the cutting edge of the industry will gather at the eleventh Minnesota Electronic Theatre showcase to show the latest uses of technology in film, advertising, and interactive games. Things may be good in the industry but Minnesota Public Radio's Marianne Combs reports local talent is struggling to get business.
November 9, 2000 -
November 9, 2000 - Best Buy stock plunged almost 40 percent today after the company announced profits will be lower than expected ...largely because of increasing competition in electronics retailing. The problems at Best Buy are just one sign of a tougher environment for retailers this holiday season. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
November 14, 2000 - Using the 110-year old Grainbelt Brewery as an architectural headquarters. Before that can happen, it needs to be cleaned up and reconstructed.
November 15, 2000 -
November 15, 2000 - MPR's William Wilcoxen reports on Minnesotans for Major League Baseball and New Ballpark Incorporated, two local committees looking at various aspects of the long-running ballpark discussion. The groups expect to issue reports by the end of the year.
November 17, 2000 -
November 20, 2000 - The dot-com boom seemed too good to be true, and in some ways it was. The tech-heavy NASDAQ is down 35 percent from its high last March. Nationally, 22-thousand employees of Internet companies have been laid off, and scores of dot-coms have closed their doors... In the Twin Cities, once high-flying firms Internet firms including Net Perceptions and Techies-dot-com have laid off hundreds of staffers. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports on how the national Internet shakeout is affecting the Twin Cities' high tech business scene.
November 20, 2000 - Northwest Airlines appeared in federal court in Minneapolis this afternoon, asking a judge to grant a temporary restraining order to prevent the mechanics union from conducting an alleged illegal work slowdown. The airline says a large number of flights were cancelled or delayed last weekend -- as a result, it says, of union mechanics' refusal to work according to their contract. Northwest and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association which represents more than ten thousand Northwest workers ... have been holding negotiations on a new contract. The National Mediation Board recently recessed those talks, and both sides have been using some pretty inflammatory language. Northwest CEO John Dasburg called the AMFA wage demands quote bizarre unquote, and AMFA last week sued the airline for its alleged failure to negotiate in good faith. In court lawyers for Northwest told the court a very high number of flights were delayed or cancelled last weekend. MPR's Andrew Haeg is covering the story. Has the judge made a decision yet?
November 20, 2000 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports that the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has launched a survey of several hundred Hmong business owners and households in St Paul. The Fed wants to know how well the banking system is meeting the needs of Hmong entrepreneurs. They hope the survey will illuminate the obstacles to Hmong people's access to capital.