patching...
Breaking: One Reported Dead, Three Injured in Accident on Highway 13 »
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Articles

Showing 1-10 of 16 articles

Business

Meet Eric Wood, New Patch Local Ad Manager

Wood, who is an avid runner, will go the extra mile to serve your business with great advertising deals.

Government, Business

Dakota County Unemployment Rate Falls in February

Meanwhile, Minnesota continues adding jobs.

Government

Dakota County Unemployment Rate Holds Steady

January jobless rate not seasonally adjusted.

Business

A Retail Cleaning Worker Says Why She's Ready to Strike

Blanca Jimenez works for Diversified Maintenance Systems cleaning the Kmart big-box store in Burnsville.

Business

Update: Sunday Strike Deadline Looms for Janitors, Security Officers

SEIU Local 26 reports talks for contract security officers broken off but negotiations continue for office janitors.

Business

UPDATE: Cleaning Workers Threatening to Strike Twin Cities Target Stores

The contract cleaning workers perform services at big-box retailers including more than a dozen Target stores in the Twin Cities area, including the Burnsville store.

Sports

Support This Minnesota High School Basketball Star to Go All The Way!

Mack Johnson, of Roseville, is the only Minnesotan in the American Family Insurance National High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships. First-round voting deadline is noon today for him on Facebook.

Business, The Neighborhood Files

Area Janitors, Security Officers Taking Strike Authorization Vote Saturday

The two groups, represented by SEIU Local 26, will decide whether to give their bargaining committees the power to call a strike, if necessary, in the lagging contract talks.

Government, Opinion

Dayton's Tax Plan Stirs Readers' Debate

More than 100 reader comments have been made since governor's plan unveiled last week.

Government

Gov. Dayton Proposes a Tax Overhaul: What Do You Think?

Take our poll; then click on to our Patch stories below to see what legislators and others are saying.

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 
 

PSST! Want to Contribute?

  • Got a hot tip on news you think everyone should know? Tell us.
  • Just married? New baby? Make honor roll? Add an Announcement
  • Organizing that big block party or poetry reading? Put it on the calendar!
  • Have a great photo of your community?
    Add it to Your Neighborhood Gallery.