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Small business owners in northeastern Minnesota told their state legislators Friday that the wildfires that have been burning in and around the Boundary Waters for almost a month have had a “disastrous” impact on their bottom lines. One canoe outfitter says he lost 98 percent of his revenue to cancellations in July.
Talking Volumes, a partnership of MPR News and the Minnesota Star Tribune, returns for a landmark 27th season in a brand-new home: The O’Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University in St. Paul.
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Rochester is undergoing a transformation as Mayo Clinic expands. And that means detours around torn up roads and other construction projects. But in the midst of all the barricades, cranes and cement trucks are good paying jobs, as Rochester leads the state in creating new construction jobs.
On Friday, July 31, Grammy-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter and composer Chris Thile joined the Minnesota Orchestra in ATTENTION!, his autobiographical work for mandolin and orchestra. Listen to the concert now!
The 24-song set frequently got the audience singing and clapping along, whether to longtime favorites or to songs from Mumfords' latest album, Prizefighter.