John Welbes
Business Reporter, Pioneer Press
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Business reporter covering 3M, financial and legal-related news for twincities.com, @PioneerPress. Runner. Sports fan.
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Watched 10 minutes of the Mel Brooks interview/retrospective on PBS. Still laughing.
The jury trial of James Fry, a fundraiser for Tom Petters, started today in St. Paul: twincities.com/crime/ci_23285…
Petters fundraiser claims at trial he was duped by Ponzi scheme
twincities.com — James Fry, the last defendant related to the Tom Petters Ponzi scheme, went on trial Monday on fraud charges that could put him in prison for decades. Other than Petters, Fry is the only one charged related to the case who did not plead guilty.
Minimum wage increase still possible as MN Legislative session nears completion: twincities.com/politics/ci_23…
Minnesota Legislature minimum-wage deal still 'doable,' sponsor says
twincities.com — Posted: 05/20/2013 12:01:00 AM CDT Updated: 05/20/2013 11:55:13 AM CDT As the Legislature nears a midnight deadline for adjournment, the chief sponsor of legislation in the Minnesota House to boost the minimum wage said that passing a compromise bill is "very doable." A conference committee is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m.
At the James Fry fraud trial in St. Paul. About to hear his defense's opening arguments from Joe Friedberg.
Drying out in So. Mpls., still lots of standing water in Pearl Park, a drained lake. pic.twitter.com/WcBwqxdLq9
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@JBrewerPiPress Your drone was just on 60 Minutes.
494 and France Ave, heaviest rain I've seen in years. Sheets.
At a U16 soccer game in Shakopee, under dark skies and a tornado watch. No prob. Yet.
Don't you hate it when your automatic driveway gate slams into your $750K Lamborghini?: latimes.com/news/opinion/o…
Don't cry for Kanye's crashed Lambo -- or your small SUV
latimes.com — Don't know why, but Thursday turned into car crash day. Perhaps it was because, in between reading about one White House scandal or another, I was distracted by this intriguing headline on The Times' homepage: " Kim Kardashian's gate closes on Kanye West's $750K Lamborghini."
Good story about a job for people who aren't afraid of heights; installing solar panels: twincities.com/business/ci_23…
Twin Cities solar energy system firm born of frustration
twincities.com — Dan Williams was born during the summer solstice -- the day when the Earth's Northern Hemisphere receives the most hours of sunshine. Appropriate, he says, given what he does for a living. Williams and his partner, Rebecca Lundberg, own Powerfully Green, a Twin Cities-based solar energy system installation company.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Business and Finance, Metro Minneapolis–St. Paul and more.
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