Magnetation to expand in Iron Range
The Duluth News Tribune reports the $297 million deal could bring anywhere from 200 to 400 new jobs to northern Minnesota.
The Duluth News Tribune reports the $297 million deal could bring anywhere from 200 to 400 new jobs to northern Minnesota.
The infomercial icon visited the White House Friday.
The Timberwolves star was among several players that are dealing with COVID-related issues.
The fair suffered huge financial losses due to COVID-19, but organizers are moving forward with planning "different scenarios" for this summer.
She will be joining Jason DeRusha on the CBS affiliate's Morning Show.
Local and state law enforcement officials have a plan in case a threat arises.
It's a slushy mess in the metro, but snow did pile up in southern counties.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the Trump Administration has shipped out all the vaccines it has already, with none in reserve.
He'll be speaking at noon.
Local government offices will generally be closed on Monday.
It's also been ordered to repay $11,499 in fees taken from Minnesotans.
Hospitalizations are the lowest in Minnesota since October 25.
The B117 variant is believed to be more easily transmitted.
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.
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 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.
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