Updated:

Mar 8, 2018

Original:

Nov 10, 2011

Comcast to add 150 local jobs

The cable company is adding 150 jobs in St. Paul, which is the second big hiring effort so far this year. In April, Comcast announced plans to hire 450 people for its Minnetonka facility. A company executive tells Twin Cities Business that many of those jobs are still open.

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The cable company is adding 150 jobs in St. Paul, which is the second big hiring effort so far this year. In April, Comcast announced plans to hire 450 people for its Minnetonka facility. A company executive tells Twin Cities Business that many of those jobs are still open.

D'Angelo Russell

MN Timberwolves

Russell caught fire to help the Timberwolves get back to .500.

Gopher Football

Minnesota picked up its first home win over the Badgers since 2003.

Meeker County Sheriff's Office

He was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center with internal injuries.

Target store

The promotion kicks off Sunday, November 28.

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The Edina Police Department is increasing patrols in affected neighborhoods in response to the trend.

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Brad Kneisl was 31 years old.

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Otis Donnell Shipp was charged with second-degree attempted murder after turning himself in on Wednesday.

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Authorities estimate the damage at around $75,000.

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It bears similarities to the flash-mob style thefts seen recently in California.

Karl-Anthony Towns

MN Timberwolves

The Wolves' bid for their longest winning streak since 2014 came up short.

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Police say the teen was filming a social media video while handling a gun.

Joe Biden

Tuesday's trip follows passage of the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.

The cable and internet company says it will add 100 customer service agents to its billing office in St. Paul and 50 to its customer loyalty center in Minnetonka, the Business Journal reports.

Chart Industries Inc., broke ground this week on a $23 million expansion of its facility to make way for 80 new jobs to New Prague, ECM Publishing's Hometown Source reports. The Ohio-based company aims to expand production of cryogenic equipment used for transporting and storing natural gas as a refrigerated liquid.

In Minnesota, the Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based retailer says it will hire more than 900 people at its two dozen stores in the state. The company says they're able to hire more employees than the last holiday season because of strong store growth.

The Star Tribune reports on a company memo outlining a plan to consolidate the airline's warehouse operations to save money. Some state officials feel Delta is going back on its promise to keep jobs in Minnesota.

In total, the state added 28,400 jobs last month as laid-off state employees returned to work following the three-week government shutdown. The state's jobless rate went unchanged, at 7.2 percent.

Construction on the 36-megawatt Big Blue Wind Farm in Blue Earth is already underway. The 18 new wind turbines being installed feature nacelle enhancements and a more aerodynamic blade design that optimizes energy output -- enough to power about 20,000 homes per year. The south-central Minnesota wind farm is scheduled to be operating by the end of the year.

About 150 workers at a Winona foundry are on strike and picketing their employer, the Badger Foundry, but they won't publicly disclose the reasons behind a contract dispute, the Associated Press reports.

Norm Coone, a double amputee and four-time cancer survivor, is planning a trek this weekend from Duluth to the Twin Cities on a cycle he pedals with his hands. The MS 150 ride is a fundraiser for multiple sclerosis. His brother is fighting the disease.

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