October 4, 2001 - Beginning early tomorrow morning more than a hundred Minnesota National Guard troops will be on hand to help with security at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport and at airports in Rochester and Duluth. Governor Ventura called up the troops at the request of President Bush who's been urging American to return to the skies. At a news conference in Rosemount today some guard members talked about their latest deployment and said they hope that having troops at the nation's airports will ease security concerns among travelers.
October 4, 2001 - Killing Napster isn't enough for the recording industry. The are asking to shut down file-sharing services that replaced Napster.
October 4, 2001 - Senator talks about those who are unemployed are afraid of the unknown and how his economic stimulus plan will help comfort them.
October 4, 2001 - Minneapolis residents have a chance this evening ANNOUNCER TAG: The interviews start at 4:30 this afternoon with a reception in the Minneapolis Convention Center. The public is encouraged to attend.
October 4, 2001 - At the peak of America's prosperity just one or two years ago, eager venture capitalists competed for the right to fund promising start-up companies in the Twin Cities and elsewhere. But as the economy sours, entrepreneurs are finding it far more difficult to find investors. But despite the challenges of the current envirnoment, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists who gathered this week at the Minneapolis Convention Center said they're optimistic about long term prospects. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
October 4, 2001 - Hobbit Travel had to lay off 35 employees, but were able to hire seven back. The travel business is building back up after September 11th.
October 5, 2001 - Midday broadcasts stories from the Minnesota Public Radio series "Economy on the Edge".
October 5, 2001 - The new Federal Trade Commission chief, Timothy Muras, will not seek any new internet privacy laws.
October 5, 2001 - National Guard troops begin their duty at the Twin Cities International Airport this morning. Their presence part of the federal government's new security plan to get people flying again. One part of that plan that was changed is to allow Sky caps to check-in bags at the curb. Sky caps thought they lost their jobs after the FAA eliminated the curbside baggage check-in service in a safety precaution following the recent terrorist attacks. The Skycaps at the Twin Cities airport were temporarily redeployed to other positions. But this week, twenty-eight skycaps are returning to their jobs, just as airline travel has started to pick up. Anthony Nunn is a Skycap for Northwest. He says he's glad to be back.
October 5, 2001 - After watching air travel fall off dramatically since September 11th, airlines say passengers are beginning to return. Travel agents and airline officials agree the numbers are encouraging, but can't say yet whether the rebound will go far enough to rescue the industry from its doldrums. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.