The Duluth News Tribune reports the $297 million deal could bring anywhere from 200 to 400 new jobs to northern Minnesota.
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The accident happened April 13 north of Brainerd.
Billups is on the record saying he wants to lead a front office.
Kimbrel remains unsigned nearly a month into the season.
The 5-year-old remains in the ICU at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.
The Wisconsin native will be part of the weekend anchor team.
The party will be held during the first round of the NFL Draft.
DFLer Joe Radinovich was hired by the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation.
One was quite a bit more accurate than the other.
Armed robbers used automatic weapons and a fake bomb to carry out the daring raid.
Residents have one reliable way out of the city at this point.
Regardless, it's not winter so it's a win for Minnesota.
Members of the United Steelworkers union and Cliffs Natural Resources have agreed on a new three-year labor contract, the Duluth News Tribune reports. The deal covers about 1,100 workers at ore plants in Eveleth and Hibbing. Both sides failed to reach an agreement by the Sept. 1 deadline, but agreed to a contract extension that kept the northern Minnesota plants operating while negotiations continued.
The Duluth News Tribune reports state health officials found more than a dozen additional cases by checking death records in other states for former Iron Range residents who moved out of Minnesota.
The company says Minnesota's strict pollution rules are forcing it to look beyond the state for a possible site for a new iron ore plant. State officials tell the Duluth News Tribune they're upset Magnetation executives would consider such a thing after the state gave them $1 million in taxpayer money.
The Associated Press reports new technology will allow miners to reach down nearly 4,000 feet into the earth to tap into possibly one of the largest untapped nickel and copper mines in the world. Twin Metals executives say the project will bring thousands of new jobs to the Iron Range.
Backers of a proposal to build a new racing center north of Hibbing say the track could host car, horse, and snowmobile races. They also think it would generate as many as 500 jobs. More details are expected Wednesday.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously agreed permits issued to Excelsior Energy two years ago for a flexible-fuel power plant in the city of Taconite should suffice for the construction of the natural gas-fired power plant, the Duluth News Tribune reports. Opponents of the controversial project argued that the permits should not be approved without further review.
