Bemidji, Minnesota has paid teleworkers to move there. How is it playing out?
Plus: How Australia’s surging house prices are putting young people in a housing crunch and leisure travel is booming, but business trips … not so much.
Bemidji's iconic Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues. The city is promoting it’s smaller town quality of life and outdoor amenities—along with its robust high speed internet—to encourage people to relocate, and bring their jobs with them.
Wine and liquor makers are facing a glass bottle shortage
by Matt Levin
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That could mean higher prices or outright shortages of booze for the holidays, the most lucrative time of the year for vinters and distillers.
One of the world’s largest economic databases turns 30
by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
Courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Federal Reserve Economic Database, or FRED, has been an important resource for economists and more for decades. But what’s next step for the database?
How this engineer hopes to inspire Muslim women to pursue operational roles
by Minju Park
Courtesy Sarah Hawkins (BBC/Marketplace)
Aminah Shafiq, senior water quality advisor for Severn Trent Water, noticed her helmet wasn’t fitting properly, so she designed the first PPE-specific headscarf.
The travel industry is still feeling the loss of business customers
by Mitchell Hartman
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They’re a huge source of income — and a full recovery won’t happen without them.
As house prices skyrocket, some Aussies consider big moves
by Frey Lindsay
Zetter via Getty Images
Homeownership was already out of reach for many young Australians. Then the pandemic hit.
Small towns offer cash to lure telecommuters
by Dan Kraker
Dan Kraker/MPR
Bemidji, Minnesota, population about 15,000, is offering people $2,500 to relocate to the Northwoods and bring their remote jobs with them.
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