Eden Prairie's C.H. Robinson a big reason why so many people can get fresh flowers for Mother's Day
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3M health care spinoff Solventum prioritizing paying down $8.3B long-term debt
In its first financial earnings report, the new Fortune 500-level company predicted a stagnant sales forecast for its first year in business.
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Four years after George Floyd's murder, Lake Street sees progress, but there are many stalled projects such as the former Gandhi Mahal Restaurant building.
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Minneapolis City Council OKs new Nicollet Avenue, bike promenade and park for former Kmart space
The broad-strokes concepts gained support from council members Thursday for the area along Lake Street.
Local
Twin Cities restaurant chain owner charged in Dakota County with dodging $260K in taxes
Claudia Gutierrez Mendez runs Hamburguesas El Gordo restaurants in Minneapolis, St. Paul and West St. Paul. She's facing charges that she filed false tax returns.
Business
Where Lake Street rebuilding projects stand four years after the riots
The progress is uneven, with the Coliseum Building nearly open and a PPL affordable housing project waiting for a groundbreaking date.
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Hazeltine golf club wants to take large-scale events to the next level with villas, new courses
The improvements plan was submitted to the city of Chaska.
Business
Lower car prices bring better deals, but high interest rates deter some Minnesota buyers
What's working in the favor of today's buyers, though, is the ability to shop around for the best price and not settle as inventory levels rebound, experts say.
Business
Is your company on the list of Minnesota's 2022 Top Workplaces?
Worker expectations change at Minnesota firms as pandemic retreats.
Business
Also at stake in the Timberwolves, Lynx ownership dispute: Financial damages
While key question is whether deal will continue, settling the dispute could raise a number of monetary issues.
Business
Minneapolis-based Odele grew hair care brand via Target; now, it's eyeing women's sports fans
Women owned and operated hair care company looks to tap into sports fans as latest sponsor of WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.
Business
Minneapolis Fed's Kashkari says interest rate conundrum makes 2024 uncertain
Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said it's possible an interest rate cut won't happen this year after all.
Local
For sale: Downtown St. Paul's historic Lowry Hotel, now home to affordable apartments
The nearly century-old building was listed by Madison Equities less than a week after the company dumped its entire downtown office portfolio on the market.
Business
Ramstad: Minnetonka council meeting shows compromise on affordable housing is possible
Making change in an old neighborhood takes tough negotiating and thick skin.
Local
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Ticket-selling enters regulation era as Walz signs fee transparency into law
One state representative's ordeal purchasing Taylor Swift tickets served as the "genesis" of the legislation.
Business
With $324.2 billion in revenue, UnitedHealth again tops list of Minnesota public companies
The top 50 companies as a whole posted revenue of $750.7 billion, up 7% from the year before. However, growth was slower than in 2021.
Business
Sun Country Airlines' profit dented as COVID-era federal funding expires, sending airport fees up
Quarterly revenue was up 5.9% to $311 million, the company's highest for any quarter dating to 2017.
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Business
Minneapolis' Castlelake investment firm getting $1.5B infusion from Canadian global asset manager
The deal with Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management should close by the end of the third quarter.
Business
Ryan will equip worksites with Narcan as more construction companies address mental health
The Minneapolis-based developer worked with a White House effort to address overdoses. The industry has one of the highest rates of opioid abuse, federal statistics show.
Business
Cat & Jack in Canada: Target expands kids brand in Hudson Bay and considers other international markets
The private-label children's line will be expanded at Hudson's Bay stores as international retailers show interest in selling the Minneapolis-based Target's brands.
Business
Balls, orbs or neurons: The pioneering tech helping Great River Energy manage transmission lines
A small sphere Norway's Heimdall Power created aims to free up space and reduce congestion, potentially eliminating the need for new infrastructure.
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Business
Minnesota AG Ellison brings charges in Faribault area Medicaid fraud scheme
Co-conspirators are accused of fraudulent billing for transportation, interpreter and specialty clinic services.
Business
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Planters recalls honey-roasted peanuts, mixed nuts packages over possible listeria contamination
The recall affects Publix distribution sites in four states and Dollar Tree warehouses in two.
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