August 13, 2001 - American Express is moving hundreds of positions from Minneapolis to India and the Philippines. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
August 9, 2001 - The Circus Juventas features regular kids from around St. Paul performing everything from trapeze acts to comedy -- all in a new facility built exclusively for them. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg visited the circus on the day before its first performance in its new big top.
July 27, 2001 - Days after signing an eight-year, 75 million dollar contract, Randy Moss says he's worth every penny. The deal is one of the most lucrative in football history, and included an NFL-high 18 million dollar signing bonus. Moss is 24 years old, and entering his fourth season as a Viking. He holds the NFL record for receiving touchdowns, catches and receiving yards since 1998. Moss says he feels the contract is a reward for hard work and wise decisions.
July 23, 2001 - Members of National Association of Small Telecommunications Companies are gathering in Bloomington this week to discuss the increasing importance of modern telecoms in rural areas. They heard members of Minnesota's and North Dakota's congressional delegations discuss ways the federal government could help bring more advanced technologies to small towns. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
July 18, 2001 - Minneapolis-based American Express Financial Advisors has announced it will lay off up to 1000 workers in Minneapolis. The move is part of a larger workforce reduction at the company's parent, American Express. And economists say it's a sign that the economic slowdown is spreading from manufacturing to financial services. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
July 13, 2001 - A new M-P-R/Pioneer Press poll shows the majority of Minnesotans believe their family's financial health is about the same as it was a year ago -- DESPITE the economic slowdown . Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
July 12, 2001 - Public television stations across the state are facing a crisis. By May 2003 all public TV stations in the country must convert to digital broadcasting technology. But Minnesota's public broadcasters are having trouble funding the switch, and the Legislature in its recent session provided far less money than supporters had requested. As a result, some stations including TPT in the Twin Cities may eliminate popular programming, and others could have to shut down altogether.
July 10, 2001 - MPR’s Andrew Haeg reports that the continuing decline of small agricultural communities in the Great Plains is fueling a search for ways to keep people from moving away. Increasingly, rather than looking to federal or state governments for aid, townspeople are trying to save themselves.
July 9, 2001 - There was a time when small communities throughout the Great Plains flourished. But now a host of powerful forces including farm consolidation and low prices are sparking an exodus from farm country. Critics say federal agricultural subsidies and other policies intended to bolster family farms and the communities they support may actually be hastening their decline. That's the backdrop for an intensifying debate in Washington and throughout the Great Plains .... over how to stem the decline. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg has the first of two reports.
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.