December 2, 1999 -
November 24, 1999 - Twin cities based Excelsior Henderson ... the financially troubled motorcycle maker ... says it is down to its last one million dollars of cash. Company officials say they are looking for further financing, and and have not ruled out filing for bankruptcy.
November 22, 1999 - Twin Cities based medical technology company Medtronic has reported a 22 percent jump in earnings. Medtronic is the world's largest manufacturer of medical devices such as pacemakers. Its earnings report may indicate whether its recent acquisitions were wise business decisions.
October 27, 1999 - Downtown St. Paul is buzzing with construction activity, as big office buildings and a new hockey arena go up. First to open will be the one hundred million dollar Lawson Commons. Some of the software company's eleven hundred headquarters staff have already started moving in to the new complex. Lawson's move comes as a reminder that Mayor Norm Coleman's proposal to raise the city sales tax to help pay for a new Twins stadium is not the FIRST time he has aroused controversy over the proper use of city funds.
October 27, 1999 - Governor Ventura is raising the possibility of a public private partnership to fund start-up high technology firms in Minnesota. Speaking at a venture capital conference in Minneapolis , Ventura also urged the University of Minnesota to speed up the transfer of promising technologies to the private sector.