BusinessNorth Exclusives 'Destination' strategy leaves properties waiting for 2011After another soft year in 2009, the Duluth/Superior hospitality industry is looking past 2010 to the opening of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) expansion in late December.Celebration of womenSome shooed away Indians during frontier days. One pioneered a process for canning fruits and vegetables. Another became a state librarian and helped form the first library in Monroe County.QUICK POLLST. LOUIS-McCormack Baron Salazar, a residential developer, has leased 37,000 square feet of office space in the Laclede Gas Building in the downtown near the Gateway Arch. Hertz Investment Group owns the 434,912-square-foot building, which is 85% occupied.QUICK POLLBLOOMINGTON, MN- Rasmussen, Inc., Plato Learning and Towers Watson have signed leases totaling 145,000 square feet have been signed here at Normandale Lake Office Park with.Timing was terrible on guns at work billJust before the General Assembly devolved into bitter end-of-session politics, lawmakers passed a bill with fairly overwhelming and bipartisan support. House Bill 1065 makes sure gun owners can bring their weapons with them to work as long as they are kept out of sight in a locked vehicle. As a lobbyist from the National Rifle Association watched from the gallery Thursday, the House voted 75-20 ...Seniors on hold as they try to sell their homesELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) -- In March 2009, Frank Mumenthal toured his Elk Grove Village home after adding a fresh coat of neutral-colored paint, new carpeting and other changes. He was ready to sell.Chicago up 2 among 'most wired'Forbes magazine ranks Chicago No. 19 on its list of \"Most Wired\" cities, behind smaller venues such as Raleigh, N.C., Seattle, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Chicago ranked No. 21 last year.Forbes uses information such as the number of people with high-speed Internet access and the number of public Wi-Fi high-speed hot spots available. The list, released Tuesday, follows by six months a ...Chicago man attacked with sword in DavenportPolice said a Chicago man was seriously injured when he was attacked with a sword outside a Davenport, Iowa, tavern. Officers said 26-year-old Ricky Johnson Jr. got into a fight with 36-year-old Willie Terrell of Davenport outside Boozie's Bar and Grill Tuesday. Police said the two men exchanged punches before Terrell went to his car, got out a sword and struck Johnson in the arms and torso ...Justices debate Chicago handgun banChicago's 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership appeared in trouble Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in a potentially far-reaching case over the ability of state and local governments to enforce limits on weapons.Chicago man reportedly attacked with sword in DavenportDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Chicago man was seriously injured when he was attacked with a sword outside a Davenport, Iowa, tavern.Ducks trade defenseman Boynton to ChicagoANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Anaheim Ducks traded defenseman Nick Boynton to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for future considerations.
