AM 1240 WJON » economy http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:18:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 More Trash Means Improving Economy http://wjon.com/more-trash-means-improving-economy/ http://wjon.com/more-trash-means-improving-economy/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:56:26 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=53927 Trash disposal is up in Minnesota and a state agency says that's a good sign for the economy. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says historical trends show the amount of materials brought to landfills tend to increase as the economy grows and decrease when the economy contracts.

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]]> http://wjon.com/more-trash-means-improving-economy/feed/ 0 Getty Images Stock Markets Continue To Struggle http://wjon.com/stock-markets-continue-to-struggle/ http://wjon.com/stock-markets-continue-to-struggle/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:49:20 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=25427 It's another nervous day for investors on Wall Street. Standard and Poors downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+, which has investors selling off stocks. However, St. Cloud State Economics Professor King Banaian says the bigger picture is the overall global economy, which is also struggling.

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]]> http://wjon.com/stock-markets-continue-to-struggle/feed/ 0 Getty Images Boat Sales Rebounding In Minnesota http://wjon.com/boat-sales-rebounding-in-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/boat-sales-rebounding-in-minnesota/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:17:40 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=17080 It's another sign the economy is improving -- boat sales in Minnesota are on the rise. Customers are returning to showroom floors and buying everything from docks and lifts to new and used boats.

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]]> http://wjon.com/boat-sales-rebounding-in-minnesota/feed/ 0 jjmarineinc.com Pawlenty: US Must Not Be The Next Greece http://wjon.com/pawlenty-us-must-not-be-the-next-greece/ http://wjon.com/pawlenty-us-must-not-be-the-next-greece/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:14:45 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=4825 Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says the United States followed Greece into democracy but should take steps so the country does not follow it into bankruptcy.

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