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Grand Forks Herald: 'What a success this is'

It was six years in the making and two years later than expected, but Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony for a $168 million canola plant marked a "fantastic day" for Kittson County, former state Rep. Dave Olin said.

Several local and state leaders spoke to a standing room only crowd at the Hallock City Hall on Tuesday, heralding the start of construction for Northstar Agri Industries' new canola seed crushing and processing facility located between Hallock and Kennedy, Minn., on U.S. Highway 75.

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Thief River Falls Times: Franken Supports UAS Effort

Most people think of military applications when they hear discussions about unmanned aircraft systems, but potential civilian applications are expected to expand exponentially in the next six years. In fact, it is estimated that $1.6 billion will be spent in wages in the next six years.

Monday, Sen. Al Franken visited Northland Community and Technical College aviation campus in Thief River Falls to discuss improvements to the NCTC facility that is in line to provide the first UAS maintenance training facility in the nation.

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The Bemidji Pioneer: Franken pushes rural jobs, small business

Growing small business will create new jobs — and new tax revenue, says U.S. Sen. Al Franken.

The Minnesota Democrat toured several small business operations Monday and Tuesday in northwestern Minnesota with promise, including Wells Technology Inc. north of Bemidji on Tuesday.

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WDAY: Sen. Franken: Tragedy will not keep politicians from meeting with constituents

The quick and short answer is 'no'. Franken says it's his job to meet with the people he's representing. He says the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will not stop him from doing the job he was elected to do.

Rep. Giffords was shot in the head, and a hospital spokesman calls the Democrat's outlook "optimistic." The man accused of shooting her and 19 others, 22-year old Jared Loughner, appeared in federal court today and was ordered held on bail.

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Duluth News Tribune: Northland's reps weigh in

The News Tribune Opinion page contacted the Northland's senators and representative in Washington, D.C., to gauge their feelings about the prospect of health-care reform repeal. Here's what U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack and Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar had to say:

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The Bemidji Pioneer: Wells Technology subject of senatorial visits

Andy Wells, chief of Wells Technology Inc., is the subject of visits this week by both of Minnesota's U.S. senators.

U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, both Democrats, are visiting manufacturing sites across northwestern Minnesota early this week in an effort to promote jobs.

Wells, president and CEO of Wells Technology Inc., was the 2009 Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year, and was recognized by President Barack Obama at the White House in the U.S. Small Business Administration awards.

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Star Tribune: Franken: New food safety law will save lives

Jeff Almer acknowledges that his crusade to avenge his mother's death from eating tainted peanut butter probably will never be complete.

But the Savage man, who has made food safety a personal cause since his mother died two years ago, said one of his chief goals — a food safety bill signed into law by President Obama last week — is a start.

"Can anyone believe we trust the food on our plate with laws created 72 years ago?" said Almer, who has lobbied Congress for passage of the bill since his mother died. "I've met too many people who needed this legislation enacted years ago."

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WXOW: Franken visits U of Minn. for speech, lab visits

U.S. Sen. Al Franken visits the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Friday to visit medical research labs and speak at a conference.

The first-term Democrat delivers a speech at a conference on environmentally friendly chemistry at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

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Grand Forks Herald: Franken to visit NCTC airport campus in TRF

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., will visit Northland Community & Technical College's airport campus in Thief River Falls next week, the college announced Thursday.

While on campus next Monday, he'll take a tour of the college's facilities and be part of a discussion about Northland's aviation and unmanned aerial systems programs.

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