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Minneapolis News |
| Qwest faces a rough road on many fronts |
| It's no secret that many Qwest Communications customers appear to have little confidence in their phone company. General Motors Corp. , ousted the mayor midway through his third term.
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| New Issue-St Paul Companies sells $500 mln in debt |
| St. Paul Companies, Inc.Minnesota-based insurer, sold $500 million in five-year notes, said joint lead manager Salomon Smith Barney on Wednesday.
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| Survival Tactics in Today’s Belt-Tightening Hiring Game |
| We’re lucky in Minnesota because we haven’t had as many layoffs as in other parts of the country. |
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| Welfare cutoffs to be fewer Up to 75% of families likely to get deadline extensions past June 30 |
| As the first Minnesota families approach their five-year limit on welfare this summer, counties are projecting that fewer than originally estimated will actually be cut off from public assistance. |
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| GreenMan Tech acquires the ops of An-Gun |
| GreenMan Technologies announced that it has acquired the operations of An-Gun, Inc., a Wisconsin based company. |
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| 3Ms operating earnings in 4Q drops 13 pct |
| 3M Co. recently has said its fourth-quarter operating earnings fell 13 percent as weak economies worldwide hurt sales. |
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| Companies that have downsized battle to keep morale high among remaining workers |
| There are also cost-effective ways to soften the blow of a termination or pay cut, no matter what the size of the company involved |
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| Mirant begins job cuts |
| "This is part of the overall strategy to refocus on the business of strengthening the balance sheet." |
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| Sprint lays off 130 in Dallas |
| Waste Management Inc. announced it is implementing a plan to adopt a new organizational structure that will align its businesses with market areas, eliminate one management layer, and reduce its workforce by approximately 2,000 positions or 3.5 percent.
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