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A Fresh Start

It is the New Year and a time for new beginnings and fresh starts. Over the next several months a countless number of people will be attempting to better themselves through their New Year’s resolutions. This brings to question what are some of the most popular resolutions people set each year. The list includes:

  1. Spending more time with family and friends
  2. Losing weight
  3. Exercising more often
  4. Quitting smoking/drinking
  5. Taking time to enjoy life
  6. Getting out of debt
  7. Learning something new
  8. Getting organized
  9. Helping others
  10. Eating healthier
  11. Saving money

These are great individual goals but have you ever thought of setting a New Year’s resolution for your business? These could include:

  1. Increasing your social networking presence
  2. Hiring a certain number of new employees
  3. Refreshing your company website
  4. Having the company books ready for tax time early
  5. Setting a goal for increased revenues

Whether it be individual or business related, people set out determined every year to follow through with their resolutions; sadly however around 20% will revert to their old ways after just a month. With this in mind we want to know what your resolutions are and what could be more important how you plan to follow through with them and not become one of the 20%?

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Minnesota Vikings Stadium

The Vikings have made it clear that they want a new stadium but where should that stadium be located?

Over the past several months the Vikings have made it clear that they want the stadium to be built in Arden Hills to create a similar complex to what the New England Patriots have in Foxborough. The Vikings contend that with the 260-acre site in Arden Hills they have many more options to work with that would benefit both the Vikings and Minnesotans. These options include the following:

  • Hotels
  • Shopping centers
  • Restaurants
  • Vikings hall of fame
  • 21,000 parking spaces with improved tailgating options

On the other hand the city of Minneapolis representatives have offered three different sites in Minneapolis for the Vikings to consider which are: the Metrodome, the farmers market, and Linden Avenue. They contend building in Minneapolis would be cheaper and the potential for a stadium district would benefit the state. Any site in Minneapolis would also keep the 60,000 plus fans coming into the city and visiting the existing restaurants and shops each game.

There are many opinions on both sides of this debate but what we want to know is what do you think? What site makes the most sense to you and why?

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