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By Linda Vanderwerf, West Central Tribune   WILLMAR — A small town in Illinois that expanded its infrastructure to the nearby interstate highway is earning six times the revenue of the sister city on the other side of the interstate that did not expand its infrastructure. Participants attending a discussion on how small towns can use their resources to attract new businesses were told Tuesday morning that the project was controversial at the time. But the city is reaping the reward of those who had the entrepreneurial vision to take advantage...

Innovation + Job News Invention Expo moves to Twin Cities Wednesday, May 07, 2014 Brian Martucci     The Minnesota Inventors Congress’ Invention Expo just wrapped up its first session in the Minneapolis Convention Center, after nearly 60 years of meeting in the small town of Redwood Falls. On May 2 and 3, hundreds of exhibiting inventors, investors and business leaders crowded into the center’s main hall to peruse the latest ideas and designs from the country’s brightest tinkerers, hardware whizzes and gearheads.  Click here to read the entire...

There’s a literary legend in which Ernest Hemingway places a brash wager on the power of brevity.  Insisting that just a few well-chosen words are enough to tell a compelling story, Hemingway bets several other writers $10 each that he can compose a complete story – one with a beginning, middle and end – in just six words. Once his buddies ante up, he pens this on a napkin: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Short. Engaging. Powerful. Whether it's true or not is a matter for literary scholars to debate. But when it comes...

Transplanting carrots? By Troy Krause Editor Posted Apr. 25, 2013 @ 12:01 am Jack McAllister of Ironton is a gardener; he's also an inventor, and this year during the Minnesota Inventors Congress he put both of his interests together into an idea he believes could help change how people get ready for spring in their gardens. Click here to read the entire article!