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Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
July 2001
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Focus: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurs |
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Nurturing the light bulb economy
The new-found profile of entrepreneurs and venture capital has states
eager to get more of both.
Fairy tales and venture capital
The rise of venture capital has given district states “green” envy, fretting that its absence will affect regional and state
economies.
The entrepreneurial stool
Capital is important to entrepreneurs, but other
legs are important and often ignored.
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Ninth District Features
Knee deep in feedlot feuds
As the livestock industry consolidates and animal farms get bigger, their neighbors worry about the consequences.
Cleaning up
Possible solutions for lessening the impact of animal waste—scientific, technological and economic—are discussed.
Digging for dollars
Ninth District dinosaurs still have an (economic) impact.
Considering the alternatives
Rapidly rising energy costs and shrinking supplies are sparking creativity and generating new power sources. |
District Voices
What is the current job market outlook for college graduates? Has it changed
in the past year?
Ninth District Economy
Agricultural Credit Conditions—(Web
only)
Little change in overall finances of district farmers and ranchers
Ninth District economy mirrors the U.S. slowdown.
What is the impact of the slowdown on employment?
District Economic Review
District activity echoes slow national growth Ninth District Forecast
Michigan Minnesota Montana
North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin
A look at education funding, levels of
proficiency and economic impact
U.S. Map:
Percent of population
25 years and older with at least a college degree
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Annual Report
