Minneapolis

With contract talks at major turning point, hundreds of security officers could walk off the job in coming weeks

February 09, 2008 -- Minneapolis, MN – Joined by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison, security officers who protect the majority of commercial office buildings and other major properties in Minneapolis and Saint Paul voted today to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary.    » read more »

An Overwhelming Majority of Workers Seek To Join Locals 120, 200

January 24, 2008 -- (Washington, D.C.) – An overwhelming majority of about 160 workers at the UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) terminals in Milwaukee and in Minneapolis have signed authorization cards to become Teamsters, bringing the total number of drivers and dockworkers seeking to join the union to nearly 2,200 since last week, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced.    » read more »

Pilot project stems from environmental health tracking and biomonitoring legislation

November 19, 2007 -- The Minnesota Department of Health is proposing a biomonitoring pilot project to measure arsenic levels in 100 children who live near the CMC Heartland Site in south Minneapolis. Arsenic-containing pesticides were manufactured and stored at the site between 1938 and 1963. The site is an approximately five-acre triangular lot between 28th Street and Hiawatha Avenue on the south and east and railroad tracks and a warehouse to the west.    » read more »

Friday October 12, 6-10 pm - Sat October 13, 2-10 pm - Sun October 14, noon-5 pm

September 4, 2007 - The St. Paul Art Collective / Saint Paul Art Crawl
Lowertown & Downtown, St. Paul Minnesota

Saint Paul Fall 2007 Art Crawl
Oct 12-Friday evening, 6-10 pm
Oct 13-Saturday afternoon, 2-10 pm
and Oct 14, Sunday-12-5 pm
NEW: Extended Evening Hours on Saturday    » read more »

Minnesota Twins donate to I-35W Bridge, SE Minnesota Flood and Northwood, ND Tornado Relief Funds

08/30/2007, MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL -- Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, will forever be remembered as the day outdoor Major League Baseball returned to Minnesota and Twins Territory. Today the Minnesota Twins, in partnership with Hennepin County, the M. A. Mortenson Company, the Minnesota Ballpark Authority, HOK Sport and HGA Architects and fans of Minnesota Twins baseball, will officially break ground at the new ballpark site in Minneapolis. The original groundbreaking date was scheduled for Aug. 2, but was postponed because of the tragic collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis.    » read more »

08/28/2007, MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL -- The tragedy of the I-35W bridge collapse and devastating flooding in southeast once again highlights the important work of our first responder community. The Minnesota Twins want to say thank you to those who have responded to and continue to work on those tragic events.    » read more »