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  1. Meteorologist Paul Douglas wants to bring the nation's TV stations more weathercastsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    ... a station. But this is no overseas outsourcing deal - WeatherNation is headquartered in tony Excelsior, near Lake Minnetonka. Rather, Douglas has taken advantage of the McDonaldization of TV news, where weather is done almost exactly the same in ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Outsourcing, Excelsior, MN, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Rick, Eden Prairie, MN

  2. Restaurants offer gift-card bonusesRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | John Ewoldt

    ... Last week the code was THANKS. With the code, $25 certificates were $3 at restaurants such as Lone Spur in Minnetonka, Woolley's Steakhouse and Chevys Fresh Mex in Bloomington, Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, Pannekoeken in Maplewood, Lindey's in ...

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  3. Fans of Horowitz's Alex Rider get green light for adventureRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | StarTribune

    ... The Twin Cities green screen event will be at 1 p.m. next Sunday at the Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka. Two autographed copies of "Crocodile Tears" will be raffled off. Also ... If you've never heard Adam Hochschild speak, you ...

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    Related Topix: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, White Bear Lake, MN, Minneapolis, MN, Entertainment

  4. Need on the rise at Minnesota food shelves, shelters

    Friday | Post-Bulletin

    ... visits are up by 43 percent. Cathy Maes, director of the Intercongregation Communities Association food pantry in Minnetonka, said she expanded the hours to be open this Friday because of the growing number of people requesting help. "It's been ...

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    Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN

  5. Lucia opens up about recruiting class coming to U in 2010-11Read the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Star Tribune

    ... a little of that physical element to our back line which we need as well." Two other signees are teammates at Minnetonka High School, forward Max Gardiner -- wonder if anyone ever calls him Mad Max? -- and defenseman Justin Holl. It almost seemed as ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  6. Drivers, City Angered by Delayed Hwy 100 RepairsRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 26 | KSTP-TV Minneapolis

    ... to begin in 2015. City officials and drivers say at least two repair projects cannot wait that long. They say the Minnetonka and Highway 7 bridges-both built in the 1930s-are old and unsafe. Pieces of concrete have fallen off the Minnetonka bridge ...

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    Related Topix: St. Louis Park, MN

  7. Lorie Line: Returning to her rootsRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 26 | St. Cloud Times Online

    ... holiday entertainment season in Central Minnesota. A limited number of seats are left. The renowned pianist from Minnetonka has made Central Minnesota a regular stop on her tours for about 15 years. "I've been to St. Ben's so many times, and it's ...

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    Related Topix: St. Joseph, MN, St. Cloud, MN, Minneapolis, MN

  8. Ethics issues, errors surface in Tricare contractRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Island Packet

    ... Tricare's $21 billion support contract award for its South Region to UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services of Minnetonka, Minn. That decision said the contracting officer did not adequately weigh the value of fee discounts Humana has negotiated ...

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  9. Recession easing, but need for assistance is still high in MinnesotaRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    ... more," said Hunger Solutions Minnesota communications manager Jill Hiebert. Cathy Maes, executive director of the Minnetonka-based Intercongregation Communities Association food shelf, said her organization wasn't scheduled to open the day after ... 14 comments

    Related Topix: Minnesota, Life, Charity , St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis, MN

  10. 'Christmas creep' pushes shopping ever earlierRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | StarTribune

    ... consumers have been trained to wait for the big sales closer to Christmas," said Goel, of GVG Capital Group in Minnetonka. "The sales of consumer electronics, toys and books -- key gift items -- started a month before Thanksgiving" this year. Sears ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Target

  11. 3D Recon Turns CT Axial Images into Volumetric VisualizationsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Medgadget

    Medtronic has partnered with Vital Images out of Minnetonka, Minnesota to bring 3D reconstructions of CT images of abdominal and thoracic aorta, and other large vessels, to improve preoperative planning and operative outcome in patients that are undergoing for endovascular graft placements for treatment of aneurysms.

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    Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration

  12. Suspended lawyer Garcia to spend Thanksgiving in jailRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Star Tribune

    ... make sure they have food on their table for Thanksgiving dinner." In a letter to friends, Biernat said Garcia's Minnetonka home also is on the verge of foreclosure. He is scheduled to go on trial in January on the federal charges. Wold has filed ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Hennepin County, MN, US Politics, US News

  13. OptumHealth acquires British EAPRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Business Insurance

    OptumHealth Inc., a unit of Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group Inc., has acquired PPC Worldwide, a global employee assistance program vendor based in the United Kingdom, for an undisclosed sum.

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    Related Topix: Beverages, UnitedHealth Group, Insurance, Golden Valley, MN

  14. Taiwan mandates recycling of PLA containersRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Plastics News

    "It is forward-thinking," said Steve Davies, director of communications and public affairs for the Minnetonka, Minn., which makes nearly all the PLA sold globally at its plant in Blair, Neb., which has a nameplate capacity of 300 million pounds.

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    Related Topix: Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, World News

  15. Ethics issues surface for TRICARERead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Clovis News-Journal

    ... $21 billion support contract award for its South Region to United Health Military & Veterans Services of Minnetonka, Minn. That decision said the contracting officer did not adequately weigh the value of fee discounts Humana has negotiated with ...

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    Related Topix: Opinion

  16. Charities trimming turkey dinnersRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | StarTribune

    ... to volunteers' homes, and others have been connected to congregate holiday meals nearby. ICA Food Shelf in Minnetonka, which gave 900 free Thanksgiving meals to all comers last year, this year gave only turkeys to about 430 regular customers -- ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Charity , Holidays, Thanksgiving, Non-Profit, St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis, MN

  17. Buyer Beware: Pop-ups tricking Online shoppersRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Startribune.com

    ... fees without rendering any services. Joining Klobuchar and Cox at a press conference Tuesday was Jim Sanderson of Minnetonka, who unwittingly joined one of the clubs while ordering concert tickets on Ticket Master's website. "I started seeing this ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar, University of Minnesota, Marketing

  18. GAO says Tricare overlooked savings in Humana's bidRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Business First of Louisville

    ... The Defense Department awarded the contract in July to UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services, a division of Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. , but Humana Military Healthcare Services Inc. filed a protest with the GAO shortly after ...

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    Related Topix: Humana, Insurance, UnitedHealth Group

  19. Woman Hit By Several Vehicles, Killed In Orono

    Monday Nov 23 | WCCO-TV

    ... Orono Orchard Road and Shoreline Drive, which is also known as Highway 15, west of the Twin Cities and near Lake Minnetonka. The State Patrol and Hennepin County Sheriff's OfficeA are investigating, but Monday night didn't yet know the ...

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    Related Topix: Orono, MN, Hennepin County, MN

  20. First-team defenseRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | StarTribune

    ... and frees others to make plays. He also made several of his own: 49 tackles, including 10 for a loss. Beau Allen Minnetonka Sr. DL A top college prospect being courted by several Division I programs. Playing on the interior of the line, Allen had 63 ...

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