Business
July 29, 2015

Ecolab meets expectations in mixed quarter

Strong industrial and institutional gains offset sluggish energy sector.
Business
July 29, 2015
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. signage is displayed outside of a restaurant in San Ramon, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Buffalo Wild Wings In

Buffalo Wild Wings shares soar despite 2Q miss

July 29, 2015

"Grocery gap" is barrier to healthy eating in Minnesota, poll says

A new poll about lack of access to healthy food has been released by the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Business
July 29, 2015

Luther Seminary, Ecumen plan to build senior housing on St. Anthony Park campus

As residential student numbers ebbed, Luther sought ways to use land.
Business
July 29, 2015

Alexander: With Windows 10, over-the-air TV for PC may be over

Politics
July 28, 2015
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.

Rep. Tom Emmer leads GOP effort in House to lift Cuba trade embargo

Trade embargo likely to end in Republican-controlled chamber.
Variety
July 28, 2015

Thousands of fireplaces, stoves recalled by Hearth and Home of Lakeville

Recalls involve natural gas and pellet stove heaters.
Business
July 28, 2015
A man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, June 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

As use of facial-recognition tools grow, so do privacy concerns

Business
July 28, 2015

HomeServices of America buys First Weber, biggest brokerage in Wisconsin

Politics
July 28, 2015
Gov. Mark Dayton

Minnesota officials tout $650 million in HMO savings

New HMO contracts account for some savings, but could cost UCare jobs.
Business
July 28, 2015
In this April 12, 2011 photo, shopper Andrew Boston leaves the Save-a-Lot grocery store with his purchases in Northfield, Ohio. Grocer Supervalu Inc.'

Supervalu shares climb after it reveals plan to spin off Save-A-Lot

The decision came as the food wholesaler reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations.
Business
July 28, 2015
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Capella's profit rises solidly, but company signals leveling enrollment growth

Exec­utives said en­roll­ment growth would level out in the third quarter.
Business
July 28, 2015
In this March 13, 2015 photo, workers inspect new 2015 aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 trucks at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo,

F-150 truck sales push Ford profit up 44%

CEO predicts stronger sales of its top-selling model in the next six months.
Business
July 28, 2015

Amazon calls for air traffic system for package-delivering drones

Firm revealed blueprint for guiding drones that will deliver packages.
West Metro
July 28, 2015

Obituary: Entrepreneur Elliott Royce was a remarkable retiree

Business
July 28, 2015
Apple Watches

With rollout in Best Buy, Apple doubles retail availability of Apple Watch

Business
July 28, 2015

Target VP who helped launch Cartwheel is leaving

Alan Wizemann, Target's vice president of mobile and Target.com, is leaving the Minneapolis-based retailer
Business
July 28, 2015
Xcel Energy employees examine a 38-foot-deep pool that holds spent fuel rods at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The utility said Monday it wi

Feds allege Xcel contractors falsified weld tests at Monticello nuclear plant

Contractors in Monticello, the report says, didn't follow testing protocol on casks holding nuclear waste.

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