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MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Country Airlines today announced its board of directors has appointed two new outside members. The appointments bring the total number of board members to seven. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120525/CG14094LOGO) The new directors are Robert R. Fafinski, Jr., shareholder and CEO of Fafinski Mark & Johnson law firm; and Michael J. Opat, Chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. "We are...

MINNEAPOLIS, March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) will celebrate 122 years of innovation and leadership at the Best of Hennepin Continuing Education (CME) Event and Celebration at the Depot in Downtown Minneapolis on May 14, 15 and 16. In a gathering of historic proportions, HCMC alumni, colleagues, and new friends will learn, connect and reflect on their experiences at HCMC while enjoying the best of downtown Minneapolis. Physicians, nurses, health care...

By Steve Brandt, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Aug. 5--Gordy Knox was leaning over the front gate of his duplex when the wreckers arrived next door Monday, followed by news photographers. "Here come the cameras again," Knox directed at the nearest city official, Tom Deegan. "I see you guys are finally getting around to it.""This one today, and that one in three weeks," said Deegan, manager of the boarded- and vacant-building unit in Minneapolis, motioning to the...