The Economic Policy Institute says China’s currency manipulation and other policies have led to the growing trade deficit that has cost so many jobs.
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This is the second time a kettle filled with cash has been stolen in the metro this year.
Bad news for the NHL's top goal-scoring defenseman.
It happened just a few miles northwest of St. Cloud.
It's estimated to have caused around $10 million worth of damage.
Most stores and services will be running as normal, though many will close early.
Tori 44 in north Minneapolis was hit by a car on Saturday.
It's going from bad to worse for the Packers QB.
Staff will get up to 10 backup days each year.
It happened Sunday evening in north Minneapolis.
The Wisconsinite is being coached by Blake Shelton.
The 33-year-old suspect was out-of-control on Friday night.
Nearly 3,000 high-tech jobs were lost last year in the state. However, Minnesota still ranks 17th in the nation for the number of technology-based jobs.
The Orchestra is grappling with a $2.9 million deficit. The 16 jobs being eliminated include positions in public relations, marketing, and finance but no musicians.
Dozens of items from China's First Emperor's burial site, including 10 terra cotta warriors and horses, will be on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Art next fall.
Gov. Mark Dayton leaves on a week-long trade mission to China on Friday, and he says an important part of the trip will be the opening of a new economic development office there. Dayton leads a delegation of 50 that includes representatives from business, agriculture and higher education.
The Minnesota Trade Office and the economic development group Greater MSP are teaming up to open a Shanghai office. The groups say it will help Minnesota export more products to China, which is already the state's number two export market.
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts will host an exhibit of works from the tomb of China's first emperor. The artifacts will include ten "ghost warriors." The sculptures were meant to protect the emperor in the afterlife. The exhibit will be in Minneapolis from late October through mid-January.
The Economic Policy Institute found the unemployment rate for African Americans in the metro is about 24 percent compared to six percent for Caucasians -- the biggest gap than any other metropolitan area in the United States.
