Timber, taconite and more: Iron Range cities diversify business as unemployment plunges
(WorldNews Business)

HIBBING, Minn. - Iron Range communities are experiencing record-low unemployment. That shouldn`t be surprising. The desirability of taconite has caused a resurgence in the mining industry. And when mining jobs return to the region, there`s a spillover effect for other jobs. `We know with our relationships with mining companies that the taconite plants are at full production,` said Mark Phillips, commissioner of the Iron...