| CONTENTS |
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| President's Letter: |
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Economic Developent: Everyone's Responsibility |
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| Editor's Note: |
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Random Acts of Kindness |
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| Business Calendar: |
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| Network Central: |
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| Top Hats: |
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| Cover Story: |
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Music Men |
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| UPFRONT |
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| News Reel: |
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What's happening and who's moving |
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| Book Review: |
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The Trust Edge: How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line, by David Horsager |
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| Your Voice in Government: |
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The New Normal Changing demographics demand that government examine and restructure its operations. |
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| People to Know: |
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| The Trouble with Business: |
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Partners The best partnerships start with a written agreement.
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| BUSINESS TOOLS |
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Clean Your House Before the Party Developing, organizing and implementing user-focused content is the first step to increasing search engine rankings for your website. |
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| Management Tool Kit: |
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Game-Changer A new report from the National Labor Relations Board suggests social media policies often go too far and are not enforceable. |
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| Plan Now for Compliance: |
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Private employers-unionized or not-must soon post the NLRB notice of collective bargaining rights. |
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| Economic Central presented by Falcon Bank: |
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Holding Steady Central Minnesota's cost of living remains below national average.
NEW! A graphical look at Central Minnesota's economy |
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| THIS ISSUE |
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What's Your Plan? Companies should plan ahead to avoid the potentially crippling impact of unexpected events. |
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| Special Focus: |
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Rethinking Risk |
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| Business Spotlight: |
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MCI Carpet One Floor & Home |
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| SPECIAL SECTION |
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| Health Care |
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| Online Only: |
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Fascinating People You've Never Heard Of |
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Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur |
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Mini-Trends |
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Top 10 Technologies of the 9/11 Age |
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