ECONOMY
Update: Education debate about more spending, better economy
By Don Davis A debate about education funding goes beyond helping individual students: There is widespread agreement that a better education system would help the economy. However, there is less agree...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:48 PM
Give and Take
In this season of giving, here are two counter-intuitive truths about how Internet music piracy and product knock-offs benefit the original creators. #1: In November, TechNewsDaily published a story ...
Posted on 12/27/12 at 10:48 AM
Dipping My Toes
They say the four stages of living abroad are as follows: Honeymoonits aaaall good! Hostilitythis place stinks with all its corruption and pollution and no English TV! Humorsettling in allows you to l...
Posted on 2/25/12 at 9:19 AM
My (Husband's) Little Pony
Some of my stories gather a lot of interest but not to the degree that my husband sometimes does. He draws a lot of attention and gets all kinds of looks over his car. Its a sweet little ride called ...
Posted on 2/11/11 at 8:00 PM
27 Days Until Christmas.....Shop Local
Yesterday was "Small Business Saturday"; I like the sound of that better than Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Did you hear the buzz yesterday about this? I love the conceptof shopping local at your mom ...
Posted on 11/28/10 at 11:40 AM
Afternoon News Brief - Half of Wisconsin bank CEO's believe the state's economy will grow over the next six months
-- Half of Wisconsin’s leading bankers believe the state’s economy will grow over the next six months.
July 03, 2012
Afternoon News Update - Milwaukee man arrested for trying to give away baby
Wisconsin News-- Milwaukee police say they have arrested a man after he went out into city traffic trying to give away a baby.
May 25, 2012
Womens Rights Walk in Hudson Saturday, Tawni Kind to attend
April 26, 2012
Red Wing in national spotlight on CNBC cable TV show
-- Red Wing got a spot on the national stage Friday when CNBC, a business-focused news network out of New Jersey, broadcast live from downtown.
By Sarah Gorvin - Red Wing Republican-News , August 01, 2011
Unemployment rates decline throughout area
Rivertowns Area News-- Pierce County’s unemployment rate was estimated at 5.6% compared to its April rate of 6.5% and its March rate of 7%. A year ago Pierce County’s unemployment rate was 6.3%.
July 02, 2011
Walker to deliver first State of the State address
-- Governor Scott Walker will deliver his first State-of-the-State address tonight. And he’ll explain how he’ll fix a deficit in the current state budget of $79-million to $340-million.
February 01, 2011
Development should follow southeast Metro commuter rail line
Minnesota News-- Commercial and residential development will follow a commuter rail line through the southeast metro, the project’s planners say, but it will happen over decades.
By Jon Avise - South Washington County Bulletin , January 24, 2011
Stillwater City Council votes to seek approval to close bridge
-- Officials in Stillwater Minnesota say they’re sick of the Wisconsinites who drive through their community to get to-and-from work each day in the nearby Twin Cities. And the City Council voted 5-0 this week to seek legislative approval to close the 80-year-old lift bridge between Stillwater and Houlton over the Saint Croix River.
January 21, 2011
State's unemployment rate falls but job losses continue
-- Wisconsin’s unemployment rate went down last month, while the state lost another 1,900 private sector jobs.
January 21, 2011
Committee approves permit for sand mine expansion
The Pierce County Land Management Committee approved on Wednesday a permit allowing Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company to expand its sand mine in Maiden Rock.By Danielle Nordine - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , January 20, 2011
Agriculture economic forum livecast in Ellsworth Wednesday
January 18, 2011
Shipping season on the Great Lakes has been extended by three days
Regional News-- The shipping season on the Great Lakes has been extended by three days.
January 14, 2011
New study funded by Great Lakes communities underway on Asian carp
Regional News-- Groups that represent states and cities on the Great Lakes kicked off a two-million-dollar study yesterday on keeping the invasive Asian carp away
January 12, 2011
Woodbury listed as a Top 5 community for buying a home
Minnesota News-- A national website listed Woodbury as No. 5 in its list of best places to buy a home this year.
January 11, 2011
Good economic news for state announced
-- Wisconsin got some good economic news yesterday. The state’s budget deficits will be smaller than expected, as the result of new economic growth and an extension of tax cuts.
December 28, 2010
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