April 18, 2001 - Members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association are gathering today to hear the details of their tentative contract with Northwest Airlines. If the union's almost ten thousand workers approve the deal it would end more than four years of acrimonious talks. But Northwest's separate announcement today .. that its loss in the latest quarter ..nearly tripled to 123 million dollars highlights the difficult conditions the airline continues to face. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
April 10, 2001 - Northwests Airline and its mechanics union are awaiting a vote by union members to see if a tentative contract agreement reached early Monday morning will end their more than four-year-old labor dispute. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
April 3, 2001 - Best Buy has surprised analysts with better than expected earnings. The Eden Prairie-based consumer electronics retailer credits sales of high-margin items like DVDs and digital cameras for boosting its profits .... even as many other companies struggle in an economic slowdown. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
April 2, 2001 - The Guthrie Theater has chosen French architect Jean Nouvel to design its new complex on the Mississippi waterfront in Minneapolis. The Guthrie's board chose the 55-year-old Parisian because he has a record of blending innovative design with a site's historical context. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
March 28, 2001 - ADC Telecommunications has announced it will cut up to 4000 jobs. About one tenth of those will be in Minnesota. The Minnetonka-based communications equipment maker also said it expects to lose money this quarter, where last year it made a profit during the same period. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
March 27, 2001 - Wireless technologies are changing the way Minnesotans live. For employers, the pay-off is clear. But some workers wonder if they've been liberated -- or bound ever more tightly to the office. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg has the next report in our series, Minnesota Unplugged.
March 12, 2001 - Negotiators for Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union are back in the Twin Cities after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract. Both sides are awaiting action by an Emergency Board established by President George W. Bush on Friday. If either side rejects its proposal, mechanics could still go out on strike in May, UNLESS Congress imposes a settlement. In the meantime, travel agents and air travellers in the Twin Cities say it's business as usual, thanks to the President's intervention. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
February 19, 2001 - MPR's Andrew Haeg reports on a bill that would limit the governor and other constitutional officers from receiving money for outside work has passed its first major test. The House Governmental Operations Committee approved the bill, and will soon send it to a vote by the full House.
February 15, 2001 - The Twin Cities' airport is one of the region's most vital economic assets. Yet the public officials charged with planning its future have never known with much confidence just how important it is. The Twin Cities Airports Task Force has released a report which goes some distance toward gauging the contributions of the airport to the regional economy. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
February 8, 2001 - The University of Minnesota broke ground on a 20 million dollar building designed to make the school a center for leading-edge biotechnology research. U officials are calling the enterprise a prime example of a public-private partnership in the name of higher education. They also tout it as the first big example of the U's drive into more interdisciplinary scientific research. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.