Building a stronger Iron Range economy
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Live from Hibbing Community College: listen to and comment on 5 pitches to build a stronger economy on Minnesota's Iron Range.
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• Tell MPR: What ideas do you have to remake the Iron Range economy?
• Comment below or on Twitter using #tellmpr
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Mine layoffs bring new calls to remake Iron Range economy, but into what?
Public Insight NetworkWhile Iron Rangers are used to the volatile swings of mining, many say the current downturn feels different.
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Explaining the Iron Range downturn: Layoffs amid the challenges of a global economy
Minnesota's Iron Range has nearly always lived on the boom-and-bust roller coaster of a mining-based economy. How did this current downturn happen? And where does it fit in the complex global steel industry? -
Mine layoffs bring new calls to remake Iron Range economy, but into what?
Iron Range leaders are talking again about easing the region's dependence on mining. While there's some momentum, diversifying this economy isn't easy. The story of the chopsticks factory is always near. -
Mesabi Daily News editor on booms and busts along the Iron Range
Editor Bill Hanna shared his perspective on the current downturn, and offered a little context: He began his work in newspapers in the middle of an earlier downturn on the Iron Range. -
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Jessalyn Sabin: "Let's focus more on what we could become, rather than what we don't have." #tellmpr http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9YVijUkAAdX04.jpg
by meg martin via twitter 4/13/2016 11:22:12 PM -
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Jessalyn Sabin is an instructor at Hibbing Community College and cofounder of ReGen, a group working to build community and retain new talent on the Range. She spoke to the role of young people in building quality of life and shaping the future of the region.
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Rolf Weberg, of UMD talks role of mining in revitalizing Iron Range #tellmpr http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9ZY4BWsAE16i-.jpg
by Mike Edgerly via twitter 4/13/2016 11:26:39 PM -
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Rolf Weberg: "Opportunity always comes with a challenge." (His talk: Mining's role in the Range's evolution.) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9abQmUAAEGkCp.jpg
by meg martin via twitter 4/13/2016 11:31:34 PM -
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"1854 treaty is real and needs to be honored." #tellmprby Nevada Littlewolf via twitter retweeted by angieandresen 4/13/2016 11:37:28 PM
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UMD's Rolf Weberg, Cathy Wurzer and @dkraker in Hibbing #tellmpr http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9b8z6WcAALUyy.jpg
by Mike Edgerly via twitter 4/13/2016 11:37:55 PM -
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Rolf Weberg serves as Executive Director of the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) at the University of Minnesota Duluth. His pitch is on Minnesota's mineral opportunities, suggesting approaches to reduce polarization and foster construction communication.
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Anna Anderson and Shawn Wellnitz on the entrepreneurs of Iron Range: diversification is valuable #tellmpr http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9d7jsWEAAz8hc.jpg
by Mike Edgerly via twitter 4/13/2016 11:46:33 PM -
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Anna Anderson, on the lessons of family business: "Regardless of how many times you fall, you must ... dust yourself off and move forward."by meg martin via twitter 4/13/2016 11:47:18 PM
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Anna Anderson and Shawn Wellnitz on the entrepreneurs of Iron Range: diversification is valuable #tellmpr http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9d7jsWEAAz8hc.jpg
by Mike Edgerly via twitter retweeted by angieandresen 4/13/2016 11:47:59 PM -
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Anna Anderson: "As an entrepreneur, our work always changes." #tellmpr http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9epbfUUAALdpQ.jpg
by meg martin via twitter 4/13/2016 11:50:06 PM -
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Anna Anderson is CEO of Art Unlimited, an online marketing firm based in Angora. She is presenting with Shawn Wellnitz about the upside of supporting small businesses to build and sustain a local economy. Wellnitz is CEO of the Entrepreneur Fund, which provides small business financing and strategic support for entrepreneurs in northern Minnesota.
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Aaron Hautala: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf9gAZbUkAA17ls.jpg
by meg martin via twitter 4/13/2016 11:55:40 PM -
Aaron Hautala: "Folks, you gotta hear this: There's yoga on Main Street Crosby." The power of active recreation -- and millennials -- here.by meg martin via twitter 4/13/2016 11:57:14 PM
