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MN firm building and shipping houses to North Dakota<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/opportunity_north_dakota/North.Dakota.Flag*100.jpg?v=1'>The labor shortage in oil-booming North Dakota is so acute that many of the area's new houses are being built and shipped in from other states.
A Rochester, Minn., company is taking advantage of the situation and building modular homes and trucking them 500 miles to the Williston area of western North Dakota, the Rochester Post-Bulletin reports.
Dale Jech, the owner of Creative Modular Concepts, says he has orders for 80 houses and plans to build 145 this year.
"Labor there is simply too expensive,"...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Hecker moved to his fourth prison since February, and may move again<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/law/2010/10/04_02_Heckermug*100.jpg?v=1'>Imprisoned former auto dealer Denny Hecker is on the move again.
Hecker, who lived in three different federal prisons in one week in February, now has been moved to a prison in Oklahoma City, KSTP.com reports.
And he may be moving again soon. KSTP reports that the "primary mission" of the Federal Transfer Center where Hecker is now is to serve as a transfer hub to somewhere else. But a government spokesman wouldn't speculate on any future moves that Hecker might make.
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</div>H-P to eliminate 30,000 jobs... Postal Service to cut 28,000 positions... Gold has big day<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/images/National%20Roundup_icon*100.jpg?v=3'>Business news from around the Web:
H-P expected to eliminate 30,000 jobs in restructuring (All Things D)
Postal Service moves ahead with cost-savings plan that will cut 28,000 jobs (CNN)
Economic index drops after six months of gains (USA Today)
Gold sparkles after slump with biggest one-day gain since January (Fox)
Strong Wal-Mart profit trumps bribery probe concerns (Reuters)
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</div>MN lost jobs in April, unemployment back to 5.6 percent<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/joblessWEEBB*100.jpg?v=1'>Minnesota's unemployment rate dropped in April while the state reported losing 3,100 jobs.
The state also reported that Minnesota's annual job growth rate was less than half of that nationwide.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) reported Thursday that the state's seasonally-adjusted jobless rate fell to 5.6 percent.
It had fallen to 5.6 percent in January, then rose in February and March to 5.8 percent. The 5.6 percent rate is the lowest since September of 2009....<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Sun Country offers flights to new destinations<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/suncountry*100.jpg?v=1'>Sun Country Airlines is offering new flights out of the Twin Cities to two vacation spots, plus expanding service to Boston and Seattle.
Mendota Heights-based Sun Country announced its 2013 winter schedule Thursday, which includes new nonstop flights out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Tampa, Fla., and Huatulco, Mexico. The carrier will fly to Tampa four times a week and to Huatulco on Saturdays.
The company said it's also expanding its year-round service to Boston and Seattle.
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</div>3M donation quiets the ape house at Smithsonian's National Zoo<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/Wester.Lowland.Gorilla*100.jpg?v=1'>3M Co. is helping a noisy zoo take it down a notch.
Maplewood-based 3M (NYSE: MMM) is donating acoustic tiles to the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian?s National Zoo, which is the home of six gorillas and six orangutans.
The current facility in Washington, D.C., is filled with concrete and glass, which makes the experience at the Great Ape House so noisy that it's hard for visitors to hear guides ? or even each other. The installation of 1,430 tiles are projected to take noise levels down...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Schwan's among MN firms honored for ethical practices<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/images/Schwans.Logo*100.jpg?v=2'>The Schwan Food Co. was among three companies to win the 2012 Minnesota Business Ethics Award (MBEA) for promoting ethical practices in the workplace.
Honored by the MBEA in the 13th annual competition on Wednesday were:
Murphy Automotive Inc. of Lakeville, which owns five car shops in the Twin Cities, won in the small company category.Western National Insurance Group of Edina, an insurance provider covering property and casualty for businesses, was the medium-sized company category winner.The...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>J.P. Morgan loss grows; Buffett takes GM stake<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/MorningRoundup*100.jpg?v=1'>Business news from around the Web:
? Skechers settles on 'Shape-Up' claims dispute (Portfolio)
? J.P. Morgan's trading loss said to rise by 50 percent (NYT)
? Facebook insiders are cashing out (WSJ)
? Google tweaks search, hurting some firms (WSJ)
? Berkshire Hathaway takes stake in GM, buys Media General (Bloomberg)<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Arden Hills: So about this old ammo dump ?<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/MorningRoundup*100.jpg?v=1'>Now that Arden Hills won't get a Minnesota Vikings stadium, government officials want the state to follow through on pledges to help clean up the long-abandoned Army ammunition plant that was to be the stadium site.
KARE-11 reports on the hopes of Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett, who lives near the site and says it still has plenty of economic potential.
Gov. Mark Dayton said the state should help Arden Hills clean up the site. Ryan Cos. once considered redeveloping it, but scuttled those...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Caribe owners try Kickstarter to relaunch restaurant<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/MorningRoundup*100.jpg?v=1'>St. Paul's Caribe Caribbean Bistro, which closed last year amid Central Corridor light rail construction, could get a second life in Northeast Minneapolis.
The Pioneer Press reports that Caribe's owners are hoping to use online fundraising tool Kickstarter to raise capital for the new Caribe at the site of the former Amici Bistro.
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Physical therapy association to convene in Tampa
The American Physical Therapy Association will hold its annual conference and exposition at the Tampa Convention Center from June 6-9.
The conference is expected to attract about 2,200 attendees, producing about 6,300 hotel room nights and $2.4 million in delegate spending, a statement from Tampa Bay & Co. said.
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Brown & Brown Inc. acquires certain assets of Insurcorp
Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., acquired select assets of Insurcorp and Maalouf Benefit Resources, which recently combined under the name Insurcorp.
Insurcorp is a provider of employee benefits and consulting services to clients, in addition to property and casualty related insurance products. The company has annual revenue of about $5 million, according to a written statement.
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Fowler White lawyer makes iPhone app idea a reality
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/MothernBelleApp*100.jpg?v=1'>Many of us have had a great idea for a product or service but shied away from developing it because it fell outside our field of expertise.
Jenny Gribbin, a real estate acquisitions lawyer at Fowler White Boggs, envisioned an Apple iPhone app that would consolidate the various list-keeping and scheduling requirements of parenting.
The idea occurred to her as she was driving one of her children to a friend?s house and realized she?d left something behind.
?I was thinking it would be nice...<div class="feedflare">
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Report: Halifax Media angling to make Trib its flagship
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/bank_notes/Buffett_Warren_newscom315x309*100.jpg?v=1'>News that Media General Inc. will sell all of its newspapers ? with the exception of the Tampa Tribune ? for $142 million in cash to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is cause for a lot of speculation.
Publicly, Media General (NYSE: MEG) said it is in discussions with prospective buyers for its Tampa print assets.
Calls to the company?s corporate communication team are pending return.
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Bloomin? Brands boosts IPO offering, adds Raymond James as underwriter
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/WEB_Outback*100.jpg?v=1'>Bloomin? Brands has increased the size of its planned initial public offering and named Raymond James & Associates Inc. as an underwriter.
The Tampa company, whose portfolio includes Outback Steakhouse and other dining chains, now plans to raise as much as $345 million in an IPO, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
That?s up from the $300 million proceedings expected when the company initially unveiled its plan to go public last month.
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Sun Country to connect Tampa Bay with Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sun Country Airlines, an airline based in Mendota Heights, Minn., will offer nonstop service from Tampa four times a week beginning in December.
Service will operate on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
The airline announced service to Huatulco, Mexico, along with the new Tampa service.
Tampa is also the latest addition to Sun Country?s cruise package options, a written statement said.
?Tampa and Huatulco are destined to become a favorite among Sun Country customers,? Stan Gadek, president...<div class="feedflare">
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Media General sells all papers, except the Tribune
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/Newspapers_iStock*100.jpg?v=1'>Media General Inc. will sell all of its newspapers ? with the exception of the Tampa Tribune ? for $142 million in cash to Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company said Thursday. Media General (NYSE: MEG) said it is in discussions with prospective buyers for its Tampa print assets.
Warren Buffett?s Berkshire (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B) will also offer new financing in the deal, offering Media General a $400 million term loan and a $45 million revolving credit line.
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Operating income slips for Moffitt, All Children's
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/AllChildrens_IMG_6758*100.jpg?v=1'>The three months ended March 31 were tough ones financially for H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and All Children?s Hospital.
Both saw a drop in operating income for the quarter.
Moffitt had a $4.7 million loss from operations in the just-ended quarter, compared to $1.4 million in income from operations in the same quarter in 2011, the third quarter of Moffitt?s fiscal year.
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Annual Business Growth Expo Thursday afternoon
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/market_promotions/2012-Expo-promo*100.jpg?v=1'>More than 100 exhibitors and 1,500 business professionals are expected at the Tampa Bay Business Journal's 2012 Business Growth Expo today at the Raymond James Stadium West Club.
Seminars to help growing business this year range from business financing and marketing to tax changes and security. The seminars begin at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door, and doors open at 2 p.m.
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Study shows coffee drinkers live longer
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/coffee-beans-600*100.jpg?v=1'>Go ahead and pour a second cup this morning ? new research indicates coffee drinkers are likely to live longer, despite their bad habits.
A large study including about 400,000 indicates that instead of raising risks for heart disease as previously thought, coffee has some small benefits, according to an Associated Press report published in the Tampa Tribune.
Some studies of coffee drinkers can be thrown askew because coffee drinkers are more likely to do harmful things to their bodies like smoke,...<div class="feedflare">
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Transportation seeks partners to help assess network security
The Transportation Department is seeking partners to help it test the resilience of air and ground transportation systems against cybersecurity threats, Nextgov reported.
The call for partners comes as lawmakers have warned that the government must be proactive against attacks to the nation's physical infrastructure.<div class="feedflare">
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Agencies will need to share spectrum with private sector, NTIA says
An official with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration told congressional staffers this week that government agencies can't be expected to use spectrum as efficiently as private companies, Nextgov reported.<div class="feedflare">
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Head of VA Acquisition Academy to step down
Lisa Doyle, chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy, is leaving her position in June to become the new vice president of learning and development at Lowe's Co., Federal Computer Week reported.
Doyle opened the academy in 2008 as a school focused specifically on acquisition interns. It has grown to a school of multiple courses of training, including program management.<div class="feedflare">
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VA's Jan Frye stirs debate with reverse auction explanation
When the Veterans Affairs Department's Jan Frye temporarily halted and then re-established the reverse auction method for buying commodities and services, he explained that his issue was that contracting officers might be putting too much reliance on private company FedBid, which runs the auctions, Federal Computer Week reported.<div class="feedflare">
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USPS to start closing plants in August
The U.S. Postal Service will start consolidating its mail sorting facilities in August and spread the closing of 229 locations over the course of the next two years.
When completed, the consolidations will eliminate 28,000 jobs and save the Postal Service $1.2 billion a year. The Postal Service will close 140 facilities through February 2013 and an additional 89 facilities in 2014.<div class="feedflare">
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Why the new F-22 restrictions ring hollow
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has slapped restrictions on the Air Force's F-22 fighter fleet amid safety concerns, but insiders say they aren't that confining, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Spurred by warnings after nearly a dozen cases of pilots losing consciousness mid-flight, Panetta has restricted the distances the advanced jets can fly and ordered a fleet-wide installation of an automatic backup oxygen system. Panetta stopped short, though, of grounding the entire fleet of 188...<div class="feedflare">
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CSC loses $158 million in 'very poor' quarter
Falls Church-based Computer Sciences Corp. fell into the red in its latest quarter, one which CEO Mike Lawrie candidly described as "very poor."
CSC posted a net loss of $158 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, in the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended March 30. That compares with net income of $171 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, in the year-ago period, the company said in a statement released Thursday.<div class="feedflare">
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USAF chief raps report on cutting nuke arsenal
The top uniformed U.S. Air Force official criticized a report conducted by former Marine Gen. James Cartwright, who oversaw the U.S. military?s nuclear weapons during his military career and retired last year as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that recommends the U.S. reduce its nuclear stockpile, Defense News reported.
The study called for cutting the strategic nuclear stockpile to 900 warheads. The report also calls for eliminating U.S.-based intercontinental ballistic missiles,...<div class="feedflare">
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Senate committee approves OFPP nominee, four other bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee nearly unanimously approved Joe Jordan as the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, with the nomination now going to a vote of the full Senate, Federal News Radio reported.
The committee also approved the Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting Act.<div class="feedflare">
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Northrop Grumman tests out new 13.3 kW 'Gamma' laser cannon
Northrop Grumman Corp. has test-fired its next-generation Firestrick solid-state laser, called Gamma, to get a better idea of its potential as a weapon, Mobile Magazine reported.<div class="feedflare">
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