Adam Belz

Business reporter | Economy
Phone: 612-673-4405
Adam covers the economy for the Star Tribune and maintains a blog called 3D Economics. He wrote for the Cedar Rapids Gazette and The Des Moines Register in Iowa before moving to Minnesota in June 2012.

Recent content from Adam Belz

Minnesota incomes rose in third quarter

The increase ranked Minnesota income growth rate as 8th-fastest in U.S.

Updated: December 19, 2012, - 09:24 PM

Moving beyond the coffee shop

The sale of Caribou Coffee to a German firm comes amid fierce competition to sell specialty coffee in the grocery aisle.

Updated: December 18, 2012, - 10:06 AM

A symbiotic relationship

Canada's consul general says links between his country and the Upper Midwest are "profound and massive."

Updated: December 15, 2012, - 08:29 AM

Carving a new future from Minnesota's trees: Textiles

An important part of Minnesota's economy depends on finding new uses for wood, and making rayon from trees could be one of those new uses.

Updated: December 11, 2012, - 01:25 PM

Health care industry creates a new state jobs boom

New demand for data analysts and specialists who steer patients through the system has helped make health care the strongest engine driving Minnesota's jobs recovery.

Updated: December 10, 2012, - 05:20 AM

State's view brightens on jobs

Minnesota's economic forecast shows more job creation than is evident in surveys issued each month by the federal government.

Updated: December 07, 2012, - 09:18 PM

Minnesota's sales to the world up slightly

Medical exports particularly strong in third quarter, up 19%, as sales to China, Germany, Canada rose.

Updated: December 06, 2012, - 09:14 PM

Canadian Pacific nixes plans in coal country

Routing dispute in Rochester may be affected as CP turns focus to the oil boom in North Dakota.

Updated: December 03, 2012, - 07:22 PM

Minneapolis Fed leader seeks metrics on big banks

Narayana Kocherlakota says measurements needed to identify banks perceived as "too big to fail."

Updated: November 30, 2012, - 08:37 PM

Nov. 26: Retail sector gains steam from early holiday shopping

Shoppers spent $59B over the weekend, beating 2011 numbers.

Updated: November 26, 2012, - 11:25 PM

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