March 22, 2001 - Minneapolis-based Net Perceptions said today it will cut 124 jobs, or almost 50 percent of its workforce. Only a year ago, the e-commerce marketing company was considered a star of the Twin Cities' budding internet economy. John Riedel is a Co-Founder and board member of Net Perceptions. He says his company is not alone in experiencing difficulties in the economic downturn:
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March 22, 2001 - A woman is interviewed about the different uses for herbs from Minnesota, predominantly ginseng, and how you can buy them.
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March 22, 2001 - A change in the state's liquor laws attracts a lot of interest. The Wine with Dinner Bill allows grocery stores over 10,000 feet to sell wine. Would it encourage or prevent easy access to minors?
March 26, 2001 - Chris Farrell answers if the stock market will continue enjoying the rally that occurred on Friday.
March 26, 2001 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on the effects low water levels in Lake Superior are having on shipping. Great Lakes freighters will be loading lighter than ever to stay above the bottoms of harbors and rivers between the lakes.
March 26, 2001 - For some, wireless technologies hold the kind of promise once offered by the Internet itself. A host of companies are racing to find new ways of untying information from its wired moorings. The result -- appliances like web-ready cell phones and palm-top computers. Whether on the job, at school, or at play, rising numbers of people are going mobile. Today Minnesota Public Radio's Jon Gordon launches a new series, Minnesota Unplugged.
March 26, 2001 - An experiment in welfare reform is going to reach a milestone next year. Families who started in the experiment is to convert from welfare to employment.