July 2, 2001 -
July 2, 2001 - State employees are on the job as usual this morning Helms reports.
July 3, 2001 -
July 3, 2001 - One of the busiest street corners in Saint Paul is also one of the city's biggest economic disappointments. Development efforts at the corner of University Avenue and Lexington Parkway have lagged for more than a decade. Now, the country's biggest home improvement retailer is looking at the site as a possible store location. But the prospect of Home Depot moving onto the corner has sparked a community discussion about the best use of a location considered critical to the surrounding neighborhoods. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
July 3, 2001 -
July 4, 2001 - The official announcement hasn't yet come, but the merger between United Airlines and US Airways appears to be off. The companies confirmed earlier this week they were talking about terminating the deal. The acquisition would have made United much bigger than any of its competitors. Now it seems United doesn't think it can get permission for the deal from the Department of Justice, where anti-trust regulators fear it would stifle competition and lead to worse service for millions of airline passengers. Congressman Jim Oberstar is former chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee and senior democrat on the House Transportation Committee. He's on the line now.
July 5, 2001 -
July 5, 2001 - The US Department of Commerce is holding hearings in Virginia, Minnesota today to hear from Iron Rangers on how cheap steel imports have affected their industry. It's part of an investigation to determine whether the imports harmed national security, which would allow President Bush to protect the domestic steel industry. Samatha Grippe lives in Biwabik. Her father was recently laid off from LTV Steel Mining company, and she'll testify before the Commerce Department later today.
July 5, 2001 - The Twin Cities Light Rail Transit line is scheduled to start running a litte more than two years from now. Supporters say the 675 million dollar system will spur a huge amount of commercial development along the line, which runs 11 miles from downtown Minneapolis to the Mall of America in Bloomington. Already some adventurous property developers are buying properties around the future stations. Community leaders hope light rail development will help transform their neighborhoods. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
July 6, 2001 - Residents of Saint Paul's West Seventh Street area may eventually mark this week as the time when the neighborhood gained its long sought independence from the stink. Officials with Gopher State Ethanol say newly installed equipment has dramatically reduced emissions from the plant and, at least so far, has eliminated neighborhood complaints about odors. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has more...