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 Vikings have also activated Michael Pierce from injured reserve.
Marshall Wayne Boshey was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.
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The vehicle was stolen in a car-jacking in Minneapolis Thursday.
Gopher fans avert your eyes.
Tyler Leibfried's trial is set to begin early next year.
Parts of northern Minnesota could see more than a foot of snow, but there won't be much in the Twin Cities.
D'Angelo Russell stepped up but couldn't overcome Brooklyn's firepower.
"I’ve been running from it a long time. I’m not ashamed of it anymore.”
Both murders happened within a day of each other in June.
Police say all her family and friends have been contacted, and none of them know where she is.
The man is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that happened Wednesday evening.
The Business Journal reports the metro ranks 8th in the nation when it comes to the number of jobs added in the last year. Between August of 2010 and August of 2011, the Twin Cities added more than 26,000 jobs. For the record, Houston topped that list, adding 65,00 news jobs.
However, when questioned about bringing tech jobs to the area -- Eric Schmidt says Google doesn't have any future plans in Minnesota. The company says its web-based tools have provided more than $1 billion in economic value to the state.
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.
A $1 million federal grant is helping turn the historic library into a much-needed computer access and job training facility. Groundbreaking for the jobs center is set for next year.
Delta Airlines' primary headquarters and hub in Atlanta is flourishing. Not so at other hub cities. Since Delta absorbed Northwest Airlines, the Twin Cities area has lost 3,000 jobs associated with the carrier. In Memphis the number of flights has been nearly halved, pushing up air fares to the second highest in the nation. Behind Cincinnati. Which is also a Delta hub.
The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reports the new facility will create nearly 300 new jobs. FedEx has also selected Mendota Heights-based R.J. Ryan Construction to build the facility.
The Twin Cities are ranked as the 17th best metro for tech talent.
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