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The Oval Room at Dayton’s department store was the go-to place for well heeled Minnesotans. Madame Jeanne Auerbacher was the head buyer for over 30 years. MN90 producer Allison Herrera tells us about the merchant queen who brought high style to Minnesota. [Read Transcript...]
Since the 1970’s intersections all over Minnesota use a special traffic management system developed by a local company by the name of-you guessed it-3M. Producer Allison Herrera tells us about the Opticom. [Read Transcript...]
Minnesota company JR Watkins Apothecary made a name for themselves selling all natural medicinal and baking products, spices and soaps. Today, “going green” and using all natural ingredients is all the rage. Producer Allison Herrera explains how Watkins pioneered being green before it was cool [Read Transcript...]
At his grocery store in St. Paul, Walter Deubner noticed that his customers were limited in their purchases by the capacity of paper grocery sacks. Join MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel as she discovers how that simple problem led to an invention that’s familiar to all. [Read Transcript...]
