September 6, 1999 - MPR’s Eric Jansen reports on trip from the BWCA, after the severe storm on the Fourth of July that downed millions of trees over more than 300,000 acres. Despite the devastation, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is already showing signs of recovery.
April 14, 1999 - MPR’s Eric Jansen reports on Minneapolis’ Amazon Bookstore Collective taking internet giant Amazon.com to court, claiming trademark infringement and deceptive practices. Jansen interviews book shop owner and an Amazon.com spokesman.
March 12, 1999 - Midday presents a MPR documentary special by MPR’s Lynette Nyman about the Hmong people in Minnesota, called “This Is Home: The Hmong in Minnesota.” Program explores the ways members of St. Paul's Hmong community wrestle with issues of culture and identity, with maintaining ties to the past, and seeking to thrive in modern urban America.
December 16, 1998 - A Minneapolis city council committee has authorized issuing up to $55 million dollars in bonds to build a Target store downtown. The committee also voted to support an affirmative action plan filed by Dayton Hudson corporation, needed for the Target store project to proceed. More from Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Jansen: Minneapolis officials say Dayton Hudson's filing of its affirmative action plan has resolved the last thorny issue blocking plans for a Target store on Nicollet Mall. Dayton Hudson has said a downtown Target store is not one of its priorities --- its stores do best in suburban locations. But city leaders, including Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, s
December 14, 1998 - FOR MONDAY A.M. 12/14 Temperatures above normal and the Holidazzle parade have helped Minneapolis warehouse district businesses weather the five and a half month old NBA lockout. But with no end in sight to the labor dispute, businesses that look to Timberwolves fans for a big part of their income are concerned. Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Jansen reports: Last Tuesday was the Timberwolves were SCHEDULED to play at home -- the Minneapolis Target Center, just a block from the Loon Caf in the citys warehouse district. But the team didnt play b
December 11, 1998 - The Minneapolis City Council has passed a budget that will raise city property tax levies for the first time in five years....but councilmembers say residents won't have to pay more out of their own pockets. Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Jansen reports: Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton got just about everything she asked for in her 842-million dollar 1999 budget. But she had to work for it. Last night she scolded councilmembers who threatened not to pass it, saying it contains MONEY FOR projects they want: 35:41 "I don't think anyone can sit around this table and say the things included in this budget are not in the interests of the city of Minneapolis. From Armitage Park to Central Park to the riverfron
December 4, 1998 - Minnesota charities say Minnesota's unusually warm weather is threatening their bottom lines. Many agencies say most folk don't get into the giving mood until cold and snow let them know the holidays have arrived. Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Jansen reports: With temperatures reaching into the 50s and 60s for more than a week, it feels more like spring than fall or winter. And non-profits say that's causing them problems: 1:10 "People are enjoying the nice weather outside, and are just grabbing those golf clubs, not reaching for their wallets,
December 1, 1998 - A Federal Reserve Bank official says threats to the U.S. economy because of overseas financial troubles are exaggerated. And he says Minnesota's economy remains especially strong. Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Jansen reports: --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 1516 | TIME: 2:23 | OUTCUE: "...SOC --------------------------------------------------------- Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank vice president and chief researcher Arthur Rolnick describes as 'short-sighted' news media accounts predicting that economic problems in Asia will adversely affect the U.S. economy. Rolnick says the U.S. economy is strong and resilient, and that business with Asian countries is only a small part of it. He says Minnesota's economy mirrors the national economy. Some businesses are having problems, he says, but overall, it's diverse enough to take the strain:
November 30, 1998 - The manager of the Minnesota World Trade Center at 7th and Cedar in downtown St. Paul says he thinks he and his building staff aren't much different from many of their building's corporate tenants. Harp music relaxes the workers in the morning after a tense drive to work.
November 27, 1998 - MPR’s Eric Jansen reports on the unusually warm temperatures for this time of year, which brought Minnesotans out by the droves into the sunshine, enjoying weather some describe as more like spring than fall. People in Minneapolis were blading, biking, running and strolling around Lake Calhoun.