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Minneapolis banner business revives with flying colors

A south Minneapolis banner-making business is rebuilding itself after the recession. "I've had to do some real soul searching," owner Millie Northcott said in a Pioneer Press story. "When all this crashed around us, I had to figure out a new approach."
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A south Minneapolis banner-making business is rebuilding itself after the recession. "I've had to do some real soul searching," owner Millie Northcott said in a Pioneer Press story. "When all this crashed around us, I had to figure out a new approach."

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