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Wood City: Cloquet, Minn., hopes to keep its identity after last matchstick factory closes

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 14, 2017
The Diamond Match factory is one of three major wood products plants in Cloquet, Minn. But it’s slated to close later this summer, leaving Cloquet with a hole in both its history and economy.
Smokestacks at the Diamond match factory in Cloquet tower over a pile of wood. 
Dan Kraker for Marketplace
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Repairs keep Great Lakes shipping industry working through winter

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 8, 2017
Changing its business model helped Great Lakes Towing survive and expand.
Workers build the tug Cleveland at Great Lakes Towing. The newer tugboats are named after ports.
Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
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Building a diverse workforce by investing in college

by Amy Scott
Aug 26, 2016
A Minnesota scholarship program aims to close a gap in college completion.
Fatima Ahmad, 18, is a Wallin scholar and intern at U.S. Bank.
Amy Scott/Marketplace
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American communities are putting themselves back together

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 8, 2016
The Fallows visited over 50 cities in three years to learn about community in America
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Mall of America fails in legal bid to stop protest

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 23, 2015
Black Lives Matter says it will demonstrate at the mall today.
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How Minnesota's supporting people with Alzheimer's

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 30, 2015
A statewide program is training businesses how to deal with people with dementia.
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Could 'North' become the new Silicon Valley?

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 2, 2015
Business leaders say the region's cold weather creates a climate for innovation.
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Rail delays shut down Midwestern power plants

by Dan Weissmann
Sep 17, 2014
Minnesota utility couldn't get enough coal by rail to keep four plants operating
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How to grow lettuce and fish indoors, all year long

by Chris Julin
Sep 10, 2014
Outside Duluth, Minnesota, a greenhouse grows tilapia and lettuce side by side.
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What you need to know about charter schools

by Annie Baxter
Jul 1, 2014
They're public schools, funded by taxpayers, but they don't go by the usual book
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