Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
November 2002
What lies beneath
The bills come due for hardrock mining's toxic past.
Annual Reports
fedgazetteToxic Legacy
- The prices—right
The toughest problem in metal mining's future will be making prices reflect all the costs - Pay dirt or fool's gold
Ninth District communities continue to argue over the wisdom of hosting hardrock mines. Do small towns strike it rich with metal mining or do they simply get the shaft?
Ninth District Features
- More than just a pretty place?
Natural amenities offer some rural counties a leg up in attracting people, but economic prosperity does not necessarily follow - Ninth District Nonmetro Recreational Counties 2000
Map - Ninth District Rural Counties: Natural Amenities and Population Change 1990-2000
Map - Drought is hell
Some parts of the district are so dry that despondent farmers can hardly grow grapes of wrath
District Voices
- What are your expectations for the fall hunting season?
District Voices
District Data
- Home sales, prices and home delinquencies are up
- Manufacturers expect stability in late 2002
Survey of Minnesota manufacturers - Mother Nature hits farmers and ranchers in second quarter
Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey
State Roundups
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