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    October 12, 2009
    Klobuchar: Unemployment remains high, but senator sees glimmers of hope
    WILLMAR -- Although unemployment remains high, Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees some glimmers of hope that the U.S. economy is on the mend. "I can say...
    October 12, 2009 - 8:07am
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    March 4, 2009
    Economy continues to falter
    ST. PAUL - Minnesota's economy appears to be mirroring the national one, with employment expected to near 10 percent. "We think it is going...
    March 4, 2009 - 8:02am
    November 28, 2008
    Coleman says any stimulus plan needs to include rural America
    BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- Economic stimulus must include rural America, says U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, who hopes to include provisions of his Rural Renaissance plan. "In times of economic challenge, the idea of commitment to infrastructure to provoke rural vitality, I think, is more...
    November 28, 2008 - 12:00am
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    Coleman would push for stronger rural economy
    BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- Economic stimulus must include rural America, says U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, who hopes to include provisions of his Rural Renaissance plan. "In times of economic challenge, the idea of commitment to infrastructure to provoke rural vitality, I think, is more...
    November 28, 2008 - 12:00am
    April 11, 2008
    State economy sees mild growth
    ST. PAUL - Minnesota state budget writers received some good news Thursday, as a House-Senate conference committee looked at ways to plug a $935 million deficit. A state Finance Department report showed 4.5 percent revenue growth in February and March, with only the sales tax dropping...
    April 11, 2008 - 12:00am
    February 29, 2008
    Mining, ag economic bright spots
    ST. PAUL - Rural Minnesota provides the state with its only good news in an otherwise dismal economy. High grain prices, especially, provide farmers more money to spend than they have seen in years.
    February 29, 2008 - 12:00am
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