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    U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer and Rick Nolan of Minnesota were joined at a Mountain Iron press conference Monday by Arkansas Rep. Bruce Westerman and Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar. Sportsmen's groups are battling back against Nolan's effort to seek Republican help in Congress to overturn a federal mining moratorium near the BWCAW. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Battle escalates over mining moratorium near Boundary Waters
    DULUTH, Minn. — Conservation, hunting and angling groups are battling back against U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan's effort to undo a moratorium on...
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    June 21, 2017
    Uber CEO Travis Kalanick attends the summer World Economic Forum in Tianjin, China, June 26, 2016. REUTERS/Shu Zhang/File Photo
    Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure
    SAN FRANCISCO - Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its...
    NewsJune 21, 2017 - 6:54am
    June 20, 2017
    Perdue meeting on agriculture a prelude to NAFTA renegotiation
    Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue meets Tuesday, June 20, with his counterparts from Canada and Mexico for what he called candid talks on "irritants"...
    NewsJune 20, 2017 - 9:07am
    June 19, 2017
    A machine unloads logs for processing at the West Fraser Timber sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on June 5, 2015. David Ryder/Bloomberg
    U.S. seeks fast lumber deal as Canada braces for lengthy dispute
    Canada's envoy to Washington says President Donald Trump's administration is interested in a quick deal to end a softwood lumber dispute...
    NewsJune 19, 2017 - 1:40pm
    June 17, 2017
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    AgweekTV: Drought sell off
    An Aberdeen, South Dakota sale barn set a one day sale record recently. But it's not the kind of record they want to see this time of year. Mikkel...
    NewsJune 17, 2017 - 8:30am
    June 16, 2017
    Zach Aaker uses a grinder to prep a pressure vessel for welding at Steffes in Grand Forks. (Eric Hylden / Forum News Service)
    Making it: Manufacturers confident about future of industry
    GRAND FORKS — Manufacturing is on an upward trend both in North Dakota and Minnesota, and regional companies say they are confident the...
    NewsJune 16, 2017 - 5:09pm
    CenturyLink is accused of running a Wells Fargo-like scheme
    A CenturyLink employee claims she was fired for blowing the whistle on the telecommunications company's high-pressure sales culture that left...
    June 16, 2017 - 4:01pm
    The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
    Amazon to buy upmarket grocer Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
    Amazon.com Inc. said it would buy Whole Foods Market Inc. in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, including debt. The $42 per share offer represents...
    NewsJune 16, 2017 - 8:52am
    June 15, 2017
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    Nestle may sell Butterfinger, BabyRuth as U.S. cuts sweets
    Nestle said it may sell Butterfinger, BabyRuth and other U.S. confectionery brands as it explores strategic options for a unit that's struggling...
    June 15, 2017 - 2:16pm
    June 14, 2017
    A group fitting into the generational category of millennial workers discuss topics during a Chamber business training luncheon about retaining millennials in the work place Wednesday, June 14, in West Fargo. Dave Wallis / Forum News Service
    How to hang on to Millennial workers, according to Millennials
    WEST FARGO — About three years ago, Alycia Peter got a job in a different department at Rasmussen College that she said had more room for...
    NewsJune 14, 2017 - 8:10pm
    June 13, 2017
    A person walks by a Sprint store in Pasadena, California May 4, 2015. Sprint Corp will report its first-quarter results as it continues to step up new promotions and pricing plans to attract subscribers in the middle of its turnaround plan. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    Sprint offers one-year free unlimited service aimed at Verizon users
    NEW YORK - Sprint Corp is offering free unlimited data, talk and text for a year in an aggressive promotion launched on Tuesday, aimed at Verizon...
    June 13, 2017 - 4:41pm
    June 12, 2017
    Art Wosick, a farmer in Pembina County, N.D., poses for a portrait on one of his fields where he planted beans but they were destroyed by heavy wind and hail. He is going to wait for the rain on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to decide to replant or not. Joshua Komer / Forum News Service
    Strong start to growing season tempered by weekend storms, cloudy forecasts
    CRYSTAL, N.D. — The potato crop at Lyle Shephard's farm near Crystal was looking good. So good, in fact, that he took a picture of the...
    NewsJune 12, 2017 - 8:06pm
    Tim Cook, CEO, holds an iPad Pro after his keynote address to Apple's annual world wide developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Apple's iPad Pro is closer than ever to replacing your laptop
    Last year I reviewed Apple's new iPad Pro and found that it was not quite the laptop replacement that we had hoped for. But with the new tablet...
    June 12, 2017 - 1:30pm
    June 10, 2017
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    This year's FFA Star Farmer got his start as a grade-school grower
    One of the FFA’s biggest honors is the star student. Each year it goes to someone who's shown strong ag experience and leadership. This year's...
    NewsJune 10, 2017 - 8:30am
    June 8, 2017
    The Maurices headquarters building in downtown Duluth. Maurices' parent company, Ascena Retail Group, reported a $1 billion quarterly loss. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)play button
    Maurices parent company posts big loss, announces store closures
    Ascena Retail Group, the parent company of Duluth-based Maurices, has reported a $1 billion quarterly loss tied to a massive write-down and a...
    NewsJune 8, 2017 - 8:22pm
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