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June 21, 2001 - St. Paul based Lawson Software is preparing to go public, despite a dramatic decline in initial stock offerings of late. The privately held software company outlined its plans in a regulatory filing. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
June 13, 2001 - Drawn out negotiations between General Electric and European anti-trust regulators over GE's plan to buy Honeywell International are raising questions about whether the deal will go though. Combined, the two companies employ some 8 thousand in Minnesota. With GE facing a deadline tomorrow, the regulatory process has dragged on longer and involved tougher negotiations than many expected. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
June 5, 2001 - MPR’s Bill Catlin reports on the “Gay Index.” The vigorous debate over Minnesota's economic future in a high tech world has featured a variety of prescriptions for prosperity -- like using tax dollars to invest in Minnesota start-ups, and more state spending on high tech research. Now, some controversial new research from Carnegie-Mellon University suggests cities that want to promote high tech industry should make themselves attractive to gay men.
May 15, 2001 - State officials stated a 77% unemployment insurance in the last month. The jump in unemployment was expected, but the magnititude was not.
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