October 26, 2000 - With high gas prices, some automakers are taking serious looks at building hybrid cars, cars that use gas and run on electricity. This week, another automaker promised to build a hybrid vehicle. The US unit of Germany's DaimlerChrysler says it will make a hybrid Dodge Durango SUV. Hybrid vehicles are gaining popularity because they are more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly than cars that run only on gas. One of the new hybrids is the Toyota Prius. It gets up to 52 miles to the gallon, seats 5 people, and will cost about 20-thousand dollars. Workers at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are already using a few of the cars on the job. The MPCA's Ned Brooks took me for a spin in the Prius and says he likes the way the car looks.
October 26, 2000 - Federal regulators concerned about airline industry conslidation expect to go to court next week, to argue that Northwest Airlines should be forced to SELL its controlling interest in Continental Airlines. The Department of Justice is concerned that the airline's wont agressively compete under joint ownership. The Northwest- Continental case offers insight into regulatory obstacles that the much bigger United- US Air deal faces. Mark Zdechlik (zuh-DECK-lick) of Minnesota Public Radio reports...
October 27, 2000 - Another make or break holiday season to online retailers.
October 27, 2000 - Vikings fans in Minnesota and around the world have a new way to follow the team: They can listen to games on their computers. The Vikings are the only team in the National Football League broadcasting their own games over the Internet. The Vikings hope to win new fans and make money in the process. Minnesota Public Radio's Jon Gordon reports.
October 30, 2000 - Sixteen hundred workers are on strike at the Frigidaire plant in St Cloud. They say a pay raise in a recent contract offering is cancelled out by an increase in insurance premiums. Company officials have remained quiet on the issue.
November 1, 2000 - in Minneapolis. Bush stressed tax cuts, and attacked Democratic opponent Al Gore as a big spender who's achieved little as vice president. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
November 1, 2000 - The Minneapolis-St Paul airport, by all indications, will reach its compacity in 20 years, some say sooner. The Metropolitan Airports Commission wants to develop a system of satellite, so-called reliever airports to help ease the congestion in the Twin Cities. But as Mainstreet Radio's Tim Post tell us, some of the state's regional Airports will need improvements before they can take much more business.
November 2, 2000 - Paying for Napster. BMG is joining Napster and is going to sell music online.
November 3, 2000 - The "Citizens' Ad Police" were on patrol again this week, critiquing some of the campaign ads blanketing the airwaves. M-P-R ad analyst Dean Alger gathered a group of six Twin Cities residents to watch the latest ads in hotly-contested Congressional races, and a few commercials for Independence Party candidates. In the last of our series of Ad Watches for campaign 2000, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
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