September 1, 2015

Minnesota apples plentiful this season

Fall is prime time for apples, and Minnesota has a bumper crop in 2015 with several varieties ready for picking.
Business
September 1, 2015
An Abra Auto Body employee works on a vehicle.

ABRA Auto Body & Glass buys all six Lehman's Garage locations

The acquisition is the latest in a string of purchases giving ABRA a national footprint.
Business
August 31, 2015
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Medtronic says second study confirms gene linked to sudden cardiac death

Medtronic says findings could identify defibrillator candidates.
Business
August 31, 2015
Train shipments to Canada are affected by the drop in exports, as are the profits of companies like Arctic Cat that derive much of their sales from th

Minnesota exports to Canada drop more than 20 percent

2nd-quarter shipments to Minnesota's northern neighbor were down 21 percent
Business
August 31, 2015

Wal-Mart cuts some workers' hours after pay raise boosts costs

Company says cuts are in stores that overscheduled.
Business
August 31, 2015
Bill Cooper

Bill Cooper to step down as TCF CEO; Craig Dahl to succeed him

Over three decades, Bill Cooper built Twin City Federal, as it was known then, into a much larger firm with nearly $20 billion in assets and about 400 branches in seven states.
Business
August 31, 2015
Business
August 31, 2015
Young and old migrants, along with local people, disembark from a train coming from Austria at the main station in Munich, Germany, Monday, Aug. 31, 2

In Europe, the refugee flows from the Middle East and Africa yield challenges and opportunities

The continent hasn't seen so much and such complex movement of people since World War II.
August 31, 2015

General Mills' greenhouse gas offensive requires cooperation

The big food company's goal to cut emissions by 28 percent will need buy-in up and down its supply chain.
Business
August 31, 2015

My Job: Kathy Zeman, organic farmer

Kathy Zeman is an organic farmer with Simple Harvest Farm Organics in Nerstrand, Minn.
Business
August 31, 2015

Ask Matt: What can I do now to get a job after college?

Business
August 31, 2015
St. Johns University solar installation in fields next to the campus, photographed on 5/15/14. Profile of Geronimo Energy, a newcomer to renewable ene

Xcel Energy taking heat for slow rollout of solar garden program in Minnesota

Due to delays, shared projects are unlikely to be built this year, energy companies say
August 31, 2015
Jeff Metzdorff, co-owner of Mill City Running in Northeast Minneapolis, made his way on E. River Road on a 9-mile trek to his business from his home,

Twin Cities 'run-commuters' leave the rat race in their dust

A nascent but fervent few workers are run-commuting in the Twin Cities and beyond. No car, transit pass or bicycle is necessary — just a well-hewn pair of running shoes and a plan for cleanup upon arrival on the job.
Business
August 31, 2015
SixSpeed advertising agency co-founders Tom Cusciotta, from left, and Grant Johnson, and chief operating officer Joe Hurd pose at the SixSpeed adverti

SixSpeed is where extreme sports and extreme marketing come together

At St. Louis Park's SixSpeed, extreme sports and extreme marketing go hand in hand
Business
August 31, 2015

After last week, Minnesota's stock pros look for more volatility

Top investors had been expecting a correction.
Minneapolis
August 31, 2015
Bulbulo Mohamud lifted a piece of malawax (similar to a pancake) for a customer at her cafe.

Women drive success of Somali mall in south Minneapolis

The women who run the shops cover their heads, and many of them believe it is a man's responsibility to pay bills for the family. Yet they prize entrepreneurship.
Local
August 30, 2015

Minnesota State Patrol plans extra enforcement of Ted Foss Move Over Law

Enforcement increased in officer's memory.
Business
August 30, 2015
Recon Scout XL, ReconRobotics

ReconRobotics tries to right the ship after a big fall

Business
August 30, 2015

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