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• MnDOT remains short of goal for hiring minority contractors
  Minnesota transportation officials say they are again falling short of attaining their goals for hiring women and minority-owned construction companies.February 8, 2010
• Minn. Senate DFLers outline $50M jobs plan
  DFLers in the Minnesota Senate unveiled a $50 million package of tax incentives Monday aimed at growing jobs.February 8, 2010
• Minn. lawmaker to unveil another job-creating bill
  Democrats continue their focus on jobs on Monday with another proposal aimed at putting people to work.February 8, 2010
• January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent
  The unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent from 10 percent while employers shed 20,000 jobs, the government said Friday.February 5, 2010
• Kline optimistic Red Bulls will receive overdue pay soon
  Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., is optimistic that 2,500 Minnesota soldiers who have been waiting three years for $10 million in bonus pay will receive their overdue compensation soon.February 4, 2010
• First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly
  The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce.February 4, 2010
• Future unclear for workers of burned St. Charles plant
  A few weeks ago, company officials with North Star Foods said they would not rebuild a poultry processing plant that burned down last April, and workers in the southeastern Minnesota town of St. Charles are unsure of their future.February 2, 2010
• Minnesota sees two indicators of improving economy
  The number of online job ads in Minnesota jumped by 8,900 between December and January, the largest increase since April 2006.February 1, 2010
• Twin Cities janitors vote to authorize strike; talks resume this week
  Twin Cities janitors are resuming talks this week after voting to authorize a strike if an agreement cannot be reached.February 1, 2010
• Twin Cities janitors to vote on authorizing strike
  Janitors who clean Twin Cities office buildings are set to vote on whether to authorize a strike.January 30, 2010
• Short-term housing assistance not always enough
  More and more Twin Cities families are spending a lot of their income on housing, and that's forcing some of them out of their homes.January 29, 2010
• Treasury Sec. Geithner coming to Twin Cities to tout green jobs
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to the Twin Cities on Thursday to highlight green job creation efforts.January 26, 2010
• Franken introduces 'Cash for Jobs' plan on Senate floor
  Sen. Al Franken introduced a plan Tuesday that he believes could put half a million workers back to work, including 15,000 Minnesotans.January 26, 2010
• Wal-Mart cuts about 11,200 Sam's Club staffers
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will cut about 11,200 jobs at Sam's Club warehouses as it turns over the task of in-store product demonstrations to an outside marketing company.January 24, 2010
• Defiant Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill
  A combative President Barack Obama exhorted Congress Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America's recession-racked Rust Belt in hopes of recapturing the energy of his campaign and moving his presidency beyond this week's blows.January 22, 2010

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