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Your guide to 10 Thousand Sounds Festival	19.6.2013	Columns
When City Pages set out to launch a new music festival in downtown Minneapolis — one that was chic, dynamic, and vibrant — we picked a name to reflect that: 10 Thousand Sounds. After all, the Land of 10,000 Lakes is as fertile in arts and culture as it is in natural resources.
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Met Council, HRA hoping for new Midway project	17.6.2013	Twincities.com: Local
Target, Walmart and L.A. Fitness have a new neighbor. After T.J. Maxx moves into the building formerly occupied by PetSmart, the Midway Marketplace at 1410 University Ave. W. will be almost fully leased.
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Happiest workplaces offer autonomy, transparency, parties	16.6.2013	Star Tribune: Business
Four-time Top Workplace winners share secrets for satisfied employees
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IRS scandals threaten funding for health care law	16.6.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: News
Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law. Obama sought a significant budget increase for the IRS for next year, when the agency will start doling out subsidies to help people buy health insurance on state-based exchanges.
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Cycles For Change: Volunteer & Earn A Bike In St. Paul	14.6.2013	WCCO: National
The Twin Cities metro area is consistently ranked among the most bike-friendly communities in the country, but people in some neighborhoods still struggle to find affordable rides.
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Census finds boomers leaving rural America behind	13.6.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: News
Long weighed down by dwindling populations in farming and coal communities and the movement of young people to cities, rural counties are being hit by sputtering growth in retirement and recreation areas, once residential hot spots for baby boomers.
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New online tool helps novice landlords learn basics of renting	13.6.2013	Star Tribune: Business
Training program teaches accidental landlords how to manage details of home rental.
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Police: Body Found In North Minneapolis Pond	13.6.2013	WCCO: Local News
A group of people looking for a friend in North Minneapolis Wednesday found a man’s body in a pond, police say. The group called police just before 12:30 p.m., the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said. The group noticed the body in a pond in the 300 block of Van White Memorial Boulevard near Heritage Commons, a senior public housing and assisted living facility.
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Some outstate counties begin accepting same-sex marriage applications	12.6.2013	MinnPost
The software has been tweaked and Olmsted County is ready to start accepting applications for same-sex marriages , reports Heather J. Carlson of the Rochester Post-Bulletin . Mark Krupski, Olmsted County’s director of Property Records and Licensing, said the county ran tests on Monday to make sure the new online marriage application replaces the categories of “bride” and “groom” with “applicant 1” and “applicant 2.” Even with the license, same-sex couples will not be able to legally get married in Minnesota until Aug. 1. Earlier this year, the Minnesota Legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage; the vote came about six months after voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as limited to one man and one woman. Meanwhile, some other counties are struggling to meet the new law . In a roundup of southern Minnesota counties, Cristeta Boarini of the Faribault Daily News    says that Pipestone County has joined metro Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties ...
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State gives $18 million in grants to 32 rural communities for housing and infrastructure	11.6.2013	MinnPost
Nearly $18 million in grants have been awarded to 32 greater Minnesota cities to help pay for housing rehabilitation and infrastructure. The money comes from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, through its federally funded Small Cities Development Program. Said DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben: "These grants make it possible for Minnesota's smaller communities to provide safe, affordable housing opportunities for their residents. Not only will the projects generate local jobs and stimulate economic development, they will create suitable living environments for workers — something that is vital to the success of our communities." The grants go to: Northwest Hallock — $745,016 Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation Roseau — $517,500 Rental housing rehabilitation Viking — $600,000 Wastewater treatment facility Warroad — $887,652 Owner-occupied, rental and commercial building rehabilitation North Central Brainerd — ...
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St. Paul Council Member Carter Q-A: New early-learning job 'a good starting point to address disparities'	11.6.2013	MinnPost
Melvin Carter III roiled the St. Paul political waters last month when he announced he would step down from his Ward 1 City Council seat July 5 to take a post in the state Education Department. That set off a dizzying round of insider activity. Potential candidates hurried to apply for the temporary council spot, and speculation increased about which candidates would file to run in November to fill out the term. Carter, 34, is nearly halfway through a second four-year term and has faced crucial issues in his ward, including the lengthy construction of the light-rail line along University Avenue, which kept customers away from many businesses. He's become known for his early education efforts, which caught the eye of state Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius. So starting next month, the former high-school and college track star will be director of Minnesota's Office of Early Learning . MinnPost talked with Carter last week about his new position and the council seat he's leaving ...
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Report examines impact of Central Corridor on area companies	11.6.2013	MinnPost
In response to a court order, the Metropolitan Council and the Federal Transit Administration recently released a new report that looks at how businesses have been affected by the construction of the Central Corridor light-rail line. After some area businesses and the St. Paul branch of the NAACP filed a complaint against the transit officials, a judge ruled in 2011 that the Met Council’s 2009 environmental impact report was inadequate, because it failed to address the impact of construction on local business revenues. The judge ordered that a new report be completed, although he did not halt construction. The transit officials released a draft report in December, and the latest report—which is called the Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement and runs more than 200 pages—includes responses to public comments about the draft report. In its December report, the Met Council outlined a number of positive findings. For example, of the 1,243 street-level businesses on the corridor, ...
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Planning, open arms keep Woodbury booming	9.6.2013	Twincities.com: Local
That stampeding sound you hear is builders thundering into Woodbury.
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Twin Cities home prices rising -- but don't call it a bubble yet	8.6.2013	Twincities.com: News
Despite the steady rise in home prices over the past few months, Twin Cities' real estate veterans say it's too soon to call the market a bubble again. But it's also almost impossible to avoid a bidding war on almost any home priced below $200,000.
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Michele Bachmann’s legacy: What did she accomplish?	7.6.2013	MinnPost
WASHINGTON — Just hours after Rep. Michele Bachmann announced her retirement from Congress last week, her political opponents were taking their parting shots against her, and repeating one of their favorite refrains — her legislative accomplishments, DFL Chairman Ken Martin said in a stinging statement, were “slim to none.” Looking to prove just that, the Huffington Post cataloged Bachmann’s legislative scorecard : 58 bills introduced, House passage of one bill (the Affordable Care Act repeal in May) and three ceremonial resolutions, and zero bills signed into law. Bachmann opponents have long packaged that record into an election year sound bite: The congresswoman, they say, is more about promoting herself than getting things done on the legislative end of things. “There isn’t a heck of a lot to talk about,” 6 th District DFL Chairman Bill Usher said in an interview. “She was, in my opinion, all about national prominence and the spiritual side of politics more than actually nuts and ...
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FHA reverse mortgage losses may require bailout	5.6.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: News
The Federal Housing Administration may need as much as a $1 billion rescue package before the end of the year to bolster its reserves despite efforts to shore up its finances with higher mortgage insurance premiums, a Senate subcommittee was told Tuesday.
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Stearns County holds domestic-violence perpetrators accountable	3.6.2013	Star Tribune: Editorials
Stearns County pioneers a new ways to hold abusers accountable.
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New MN solar law boost to fledgling industry	31.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: News
A new Minnesota law requiring investor-owned utilities to get more of their electricity from solar power by the year 2020 means farms like the one Doug and Jane Popp own near Royalton are likely to become a more common sight.
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New Minn. Solar Law Boost To Fledgling Industry	31.5.2013	WCCO: Local News
A new Minnesota law requiring investor-owned utilities to get more of their electricity from solar power by the year 2020 means farms like the one Doug and Jane Popp own near Royalton are likely to become a more common sight. The Popps' grain bin is powered by a 10-kilowatt solar array, helping to reduce their electric bill.
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State commissioners target $10 million to cities with housing shortages for workers	30.5.2013	MinnPost
With housing shortages in some Minnesota cities hurting job growth efforts, the Legislature has put $10 million into a Housing and Job Growth Initiative, and two state commissioners are in Roseau Wednesday talking about ways to use the money. DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben and Minnesota Housing Commissioner Mary Tingerthal talked about using some of the money in Roseau, where officials estimate an additional 367 housing units will be needed by 2020. Polaris is a major employer in Roseau. Sieben said in a statement: "For some communities in Minnesota, support for housing is an important and timely investment for supporting job growth and developing a strong workforce. We know that companies in Roseau and other northwestern Minnesota communities are growing. Stable, affordable housing is critical to their success and future growth." State officials said housing shortages are also predicted in other small cities with major employers, such as Thief River Falls (Digi-Key and Arctic ...
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