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Swanson backs corporate election spending limits
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a brief arguing against further changes to regulations that govern corporate election spending.



Northwest to pay $38M fine for price fixing
A price-fixing investigation into air-cargo costs by the the U.S. Department of Justice will result in a $38 million fine for the former cargo unit of Northwest Airlines.



Donaldson hikes dividend
Donaldson Co. Inc. will increase its quarterly dividend by 4 percent to 12.5 cents per share, the company announced Friday. (DCI)



Twin Cities airfares up in Q1
The so-called "Southwest effect" may no longer be in effect.



MoneyGram loss narrows in Q2
MoneyGram International Inc. reported Friday that its loss narrowed in the second quarter, though the company's results still missed analysts' estimates. (MGI)



Delta ending service to Thunder Bay
Delta Air Lines Inc. will end service between Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada. (DAL)



Microsoft opening MOA retail store
Microsoft Corp. is opening a retail store at Mall of America.



Freedom Valu CEO dies in accident
David Erickson, CEO of gas station and convenience-store chain Freedom Valu Centers, died in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday.



Twin Cities building activity slips in July
Residential building activity in the Twin Cities was down slightly in July compared to the same month a year ago, according to statistics released Thursday.



Delta leads way as airlines? profits soar
Airlines may have been pounded financially for the past decade, but changes to their business models over the past couple of years helped make the second quarter one of the best earnings seasons in the industry?s history. (DAL)