September 8, 2000 -
September 8, 2000 -
September 7, 2000 - Tom Vander Ark is the Executive Director of Education for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Speaking of Foundations, coming up in a half hour we'll have part two of our series on the changing role of philanthropy.
September 7, 2000 - A new study says that undocumented immigrants play a critical role in Minnesota's economy. The study was sponsored by a Hispanic advocacy group and supported by the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Researchers estimate that undocumented workers contribute 3.8 billion dollars to the state's economy each year. Jim Kielkopf is an economist and the author of the study. He says his numbers are based on interviews with insiders in several key industries.
September 6, 2000 -
September 6, 2000 - Investigators looking into the crash of the Concorde airplane in France this summer say that a 17 inch piece of metal sitting on the runway may have caused the crash. The metal came off of a DC-10 airplane that took-off on the same runway just 4 minutes before the Concorde. Debris on airport runways is a constant problem, and the Metropolitan Airports Commission at the Twin Cities International Airport has a team of people who carefully watch the runways. Joining us on the line is Paul Sichko, manager of airside operations at the airport.
September 5, 2000 -
September 5, 2000 -
September 1, 2000 - weather insights from Professor Seeley.
September 1, 2000 - The development of Block E appears to have taken a big step forward. Minneapolis signed a contract yesterday (THURSDAY) with developer Dan McCaffray to build a complex of hotels, restaurants, and movie theatres on the downtown Hennepin Block. The contract was in question until Wednesday, when an interactive games and restaurants chain called Gameworks signed on as an anchor tenant. The complex will cost the public 39 million dollars. Block E has been the city's biggest development challenge since it razed the area over ten years ago. Steve Cramer is the executive director of lthe MCDA. He's on the line now.