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| Date |
Title |
Description |
| 12/27/2000 |
Session 2001: The Budget |
Gov. Jesse Ventura will reveal his budget in late January, a budget he's spent months preparing. Political observers say the governor's second budget will define his administration by showing his top priorities. |
| 12/08/2000 |
Good Investment or Risky Bet? |
General Mills shareholders overwhelmingly approved the company's plans to buy Pillsbury from London-based Diageo. Combining the two old-line Minneapolis firms will produce the nation's third-largest food company, with combined revenues of roughly $13 billion. While most analysts think the merger makes sense, some are still worried General Mills is making a risky bet. |
| 08/24/2000 |
A Turnaround for the St. Paul Companies |
After a major restructuring, one of the nation's largest insurance companies, The St. Paul Companies, appears to be on much firmer ground now than it was just a couple of years ago. Analysts say the St. Paul got out of personal insurance at the right time and that the company is poised to take advantage of the improving commercial insurance market. |
| 07/27/2000 |
Slop Swap |
There are some pretty happy pigs living in east central Minnesota. A hog farmer in Cedar feeds his animals 'designer slops' as part of a recycling contract with the Mall of America. Each day, he transports almost eight tons of food waste from some very fancy restaurants. |
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