December 4, 2000 - How the Northwest Airline mechanics strike is affecting travel and business. The union is now in court.
December 4, 2000 - From Minnesota Public Radio this is Future Tense for December 4th. I'm Jon Gordon. Today, help wanted: chief privacy officer: ((tease cut)) Last week IBM appointed a chief privacy officer. The move is a sign that the information technology industry is getting serious protecting consumers' personal data--or at least giving the appearance of doing so. The job of a 'CPO' is to craft a privacy policy, and make sure a company can pull it off technically. Jim Grady is an analyst with research company Giga Information Group.
December 5, 2000 - Saint Paul Mayor Norm Coleman is proposing a rebate of about 70 percent of a ten million dollar surplus in the city's budget. The proposal would return the money to residents through their Xcel Energy bills. At least one Saint Paul leader say there is no surplus to return and that the city should take care of other needs. Minnesota Public Radio's Lynette Nyman reports.
December 5, 2000 - The United States Department of Agriculture is asking a Wisconsin-based beef processor to recall one point one million pounds of meat for fear it may be tainted with E coli. The move follows Friday's move by Twin Cities based Supervalu to recall beef from it's Cub Foods stores. An E coli outbreat has made at least 22 Minnesotans sick and hospitalized seven. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
December 5, 2000 - St. Thomas professor Fred Zimmerman. News of the impending McNerney announcement sent shares in 3M up 5.4 percent yesterday.
December 5, 2000 - retires. McNerney's challenge will be to apply General Electric's decisive, profit-centered management philosophy to 3M's culture of innovation. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
December 5, 2000 - Federal judge David Doty has ordered Northwest Airlines' unionized mechanics to continue working INDEFINITELY under a preliminary injunction barring illegal work actions. Judge Doty has yet to decide whether the union should be found in contempt for violating his preliminary order two weeks ago. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
December 6, 2000 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Dave Meltzer about new football league, the XFL, which is coming to Minnesota and Governor Jesse Ventura is going to be a sports announcer. The league is considered a raunchy version of the NFL.
December 6, 2000 - retires. McNerney's challenge will be to apply General Electric's decisive, profit-centered management philosophy to 3M's culture of innovation. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
December 7, 2000 - Minnesota's Iron Range is bracing for an economic down turn when LTV Steel closes it's Hoyt Lake taconite mine in February. The company announced yesterday the plant is shutting down several months sooner than earlier announced, putting more than a thousand people out of work. Economists say the closing may strengthen Minnesota's six remaining taconite companies - but any benefits may be diminished by a softening national economy. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports: {The timing couldn't be worse for the workers of LTV Steel Mining, who expected another eight months on the job. Instead, the company's Iron Mine and taconite pellet production will end February 24th - with a few hundred workers staying on into the summer to ship pellet stockpiles. Laid off workers are faced with Christmas expenses and predictions of soaring winter heating bills.