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Twin Cities tops list of safest cities in the U.S.

By Paul Demko | 10.27.09 | 11:48 am

Minneapolis is the safest city in America, according to Forbes. The ranking was based on crime rates, traffic deaths, workplace fatalities and risk of natural disasters. The Minneapolis metropolitan area ranked in the top 10 nationwide in each

The economic horrorscape: Zombie banks, ghost cities and retail crypts

By Chris Steller | 02.17.09 | 2:59 pm

If headlines about the recession look scary, look around: There’s an emerging economic horrorscape across the land, a twilit scene of zombie banks, retail crypts and ghost cities that’s seeming less otherworldly and more familiar by the day.

Minnesota ranked fourth healthiest state

By Paul Demko | 12.09.08 | 10:29 am

A new study published by Forbes ranks Minnesota the fourth healthiest state in the country, down two spots from the magazine’s previous assessment. Ranking ahead of Minnesota: Vermont, Hawaii and New Hampshire. The bottom four: Louisiana, Mississippi, South…

Nine of Forbes’ richest Americans are Minnesotans; who are they supporting?

By Jeff Severns Guntzel | 10.07.08 | 12:25 pm

Nine Minnesotans made Forbes’ richest Americans list this year. Most of them are peeling off small-fractions of their wealth to support political parties and candidates for national office–shoveling a total of $245,000 into the game since Election Day 2006. A little number crunching turns up a few surprises, like conservative broadcasting magnate Stanley Hubbard giving more to Senator Amy Klobuchar than he did to Norm Coleman.