December 5, 2001 - The stage show Triple Espresso started humbly enough in a church basement in 1995. Since then, the production has become the foundation for a burgeoning business enterprise. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
November 28, 2001 - Northwest Airlines laid off more than 4000 employees in Minnesota after the September 11 attacks. Those workers are confronting the toughest labor market in years. Rejoining the workforce may be an even taller task for those who had spent most of their careers in the airline industry. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg has more.
November 19, 2001 - The busiest travel time of the year is approaching. Travel experts say Minnesotans like people elsewhere in the country are likely to stay at home MORE than in past years. The lingering effects of the September 11 terror attacks are leading many people to choose NOT to fly this year. That means more people are travelling by car, train and bus. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
November 8, 2001 - Minnesotans continue to ponder life without the Minnesota Twins. The team is a prime candidate for elimination if Major League Baseball carries through its intended plan to contract the league. If the Twins are shut down, businesses will lose customers. And local community organizations will lose an important benefactor. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
November 5, 2001 - Northwest Airlines is reducing prices on leisure and business tickets by as much as 50 percent. The airline calls the sale part of a broader initiative to make buying discount tickets easier. Analysts say lower prices AND less confusion will make more people want to fly. The sale seems well-timed. Northwest said today its domestic flights in October were 70 percent full. That number is about the same as a year ago. But Northwest cut its flights by 20 percent after the terrorist attacks -- so the number of passengers has actually dropped substantially. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
October 11, 2001 - The economic ripple effect from last month's terror attacks continues to spread through the Minnesota economy, as airlines and the companies that rely on them lay off more people. Meanwhile, food shelves and other social service providers in the Twin Cities are struggling to keep up with rising demand and what they call a significant dropoff in donations. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
October 9, 2001 - The state and two of its unions will return to the bargaining table on Thursday. A mediator scheduled new talks yesterday in an effort to break the deadlock in the week-long walkout that is the largest state workers strike in Minnesota history. While neither side has offered any new proposals publicly, negotiators say they're hopeful of a breakthrough. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
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.
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 3, 2001 - heard testimony from airline executives and government officials about the state's troubled aviation industry. Meeting in Eagan's city council chambers yesterday, legislators from two House committees began considering ways the state could help locally-based airlines through a time of crisis. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.