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Realtor Clay Lowen, center, showed a home in Robbinsdale to first-time homeowners Brandon Chheoun and Gina Solt earlier in the month.

Twin Cities housing market gets even tighter as new listings lag

Listings in February lagged year-ago levels by 14 percent as the median sale price hit $265,500.

Flooding could delay spring planting, but that's still a month off

March 19
Minnesota farmers are keeping a close watch on melting snow and water levels in ponds, streams and rivers. Flooding is likely in some areas but may ha
Some flooding could happen on Minnesota rivers, but it would have to linger a long time to delay planting.

CEO Pay Watch: Ecolab's Douglas Baker earned nearly $27 million last year

March 19
Ecolab CEO Douglas Baker spoke about St. Paul's Minnesota's significance as a hub for innovation in sustainability and the global food supply during F
The bulk of Baker's compensation comes from previously issued options and stock awards.
Business
March 19

Boeing faces growing obstacles to restore Max jet fleet

A fracturing regulatory environment overseas makes the timeline for resuming flights problematic.
Local
March 19
Former Minnesota Attorney Generals Lori Swanson and Mike Hatch.

Former AGs Lori Swanson, Mike Hatch to open Mpls. law firm

The firm brings together the last two state attorneys general, both of them litigators with a long history of working together in Minnesota's legal community.
Business
March 19
Ecolab President Thomas Handley is retiring.

Ecolab President Thomas Handley stepping down, retiring later in year

Thomas Handley will step down as president on April 1 and retire later this year; his successor is Christophe Beck.
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Nominations are now open for the 2019 Star Tribune Top Workplaces, a special program that recognizes Minnesota's best employers, as rated by surveyed employees.
Business
March 19

High stakes for Surmodics as safety concerns swirl over certain drug-coated stents

Eden Prairie company has clinical trials for similar products underway, and key payments at risk.
Business
March 19
How to override your bank and make 40 times more on your savings account

How to override your bank and make 40 times more on your savings account

Don't settle for .05% return on savings balances when it's easy to get 40 times more interest without a big balance
Business
March 19
Customers admired a Model 3 at a Tesla showroom in Denver in July. Tesla has closed 10 percent of its showrooms and is moving most of its sales online

Tesla's shift to online sales could lead to the end of your friendly local car dealer

Some dealers are spending more on service operations, where profits are higher anyway.
Minneapolis
March 19
The Northern Metals Recycling facility, located on the Mississippi River just south of the Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis. Families in north Minne

Families urged to seek free lead, asthma testing in north Minneapolis

The services are funded by a settlement over air pollution concerns at Northern Metals Recycling.
ST50: 2018 ranking of Minnesota companies
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Business
March 19

Alexander: Sometimes computer security can hurt you

Who's at fault? E-commerce security software everywhere that isn't up to the task.
Variety
March 19

Iowa sues to shut down national puppy-laundering ring

The Iowa Attorney General's Office is suing to shut down what it describes as a national puppy-laundering ring that sells dogs from illegal breeding operations at inflated prices while pretending the animals are rescues.
Business
March 19

Tech firms like Amazon and Microsoft see energy industry as new source of income

A giant hotel in Houston teemed with oil-and-gas executives earlier this month for CeraWeek. IHS Markit, a research firm which organized the shindig, lined up…
Local
March 19

Manufacturer, philanthropist Robert C. Klas Sr. dies at age 91

When his first child was born with a learning disability in 1951, a doctor told Robert Klas and his wife that they should put the…
Business
March 19
Anne Berg gave Penn Cycle owner Pat Sorenson a hug on Monday. Berg's dad bought her first bicycle - a green Schwinn English racer - at the shop and th

Penn Cycle sells to Freewheel Bike after 61 years in business

Family-owned operation launched in 1957, had recently been under financial strain.
Business
March 19
Medtronic's development of a less-invasive heart-valve replacement got a boost from new research.

Study results back wider use of alternative heart-valve treatment

Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences touted data showing outcomes for their systems.
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Business
March 19
Workers walk next to a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane parked at Boeing Field, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Seattle. The fatal crash Sunday of a 737 MAX 8 o

Minnesota firm faces questions amid Boeing 737 Max investigations

A little known Minnesota company is attracting the attention of investigators looking into the October crash of Lion Air Flight 610, the first of two fatal accidents that led to last week's grounding of Boeing's 737 Max jet.
Local
March 18
A harvester blows out chaff as it loads sugar cane into a cane cart.

'Wicked problems' mean 'sustainably' produced food may not always be so, U research finding

U researchers examined environmental standards for producing sugar.
Business
March 18

Private-equity firm buying Center for Diagnostic Imaging

A private-equity firm based in New York is buying Minneapolis-based Center for Diagnostic Imaging, a large operator of MRI and CT scanners in the Twin…
Business
March 18
Executive Vice President Chris Preston and President Jennifer Spire now lead Minneapolis advertising agency Preston Kelly.Courtesy Preston Kelly

Minneapolis ad agency Preston Kelly wants to work with 'good brands'

Minneapolis advertising agency Preston Kelly wants to stay positive.The independent creative firm has new leadership after its longtime Chief Executive Chuck Kelly recently announced his…
Business
March 18
3M headquarters in Maplewood.

3M realigns corporate structure, combining safety with industrial businesses

Its new Safety & Industrial group will have annual revenue of $12 billion.
Business
March 18
Ameriprise Financial chairman and CEO James Cracchiolo

CEO Pay Watch: Ameriprise's James Cracchiolo made $16.5 million last year

Chairman, CEOTotal compensation: $16,503,542 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2018Salary: $1,025,000Nonequity incentive pay: $6,386,000Other compensation: $619,971Exercised stock options: $0Value realized on vesting shares: $8,472,571New…
Business
March 18
A group of Chinese tourists arrive below Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Jan. 13, 2019. Tensions between Australia and China are at an all-time high — spu

China's savings glut disappears, creating greater balance in the world economy

Nation's savings glut has disappeared as citizens spend more abroad.
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