Business
February 8, 2016

Jobs calendar for Feb. 8-11

Scheduled activities to help with your job hunt.
Business
February 8, 2016

Courage can make a difference in business

Mackay's Moral: It's advantageous to be courageous.
Business
February 8, 2016
FILE - In this July 20, 2015, file photo, Javier Yanez looks out from his balcony where he hung a U.S., and a Cuban national flag, to celebrate the re

A primer on Cuba; many Minnesotans welcome a changing policy toward Cuba

Located less than 100 miles from Florida, Cuba and its relations with the United States are changing rapidly.
Business
February 8, 2016

Business people

A look at business people's moves.
Business
February 8, 2016

Business calendar for Feb. 8

A glance at some business events this week.
Business
February 8, 2016

Your writing speaks volumes about your competence

Errors distract the reader from your message and undermine your credibility even tho they may not interfere with comprehension or peak your readers' curiosity.
Minneapolis
February 8, 2016
Microgrants founder Joe Selvaggio and CEO Don Samuels

Neal St. Anthony: Nonprofit Microgrants selects Don Samuels as CEO

In his latest career, think of Don Samuels as kind of a venture capitalist to the working poor.
Business
February 8, 2016

Ask an expert: How to stay focused on one goal?

The miracle of computing can't match the marvel of the human mind, but borrow a few of its features and you'll operate at high mental efficiency, reducing distraction while maintaining focus.
Business
February 8, 2016

Imation could be delisted from New York Stock Exchange

With its stock trading at just 65 cents a share, Imation Corp. was notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it no longer complies with standards required to have its stock listed on the exchange, Imation officials announced Monday.
Business
February 8, 2016
Russell Nuce (left) new chief strategy officer and Mark Bozek CEO of ValueVision Media which is changing its name to EVINE Live Inc.

Evine Live's turnaround CEO is out as profits continue to fall

He leaves along with longtime business partner Russell Nuce, who was chief strategy officer.
Business
February 8, 2016

Medtronic gets FDA approval for MRI-safe defibrillators

FDA gives company approval to sell MRI-safe CRT defibrillators.
Business
February 8, 2016
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Jo

Yellen will look for right balance in this week's D.C. meetings

Financial turmoil has put a March rate hike in doubt.
Business
February 8, 2016
A taxi is reflected as it drives past an HSBC plaque in St James's Street in London, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. HSBC Holdings, Britain's largest bank by m

An upcoming decision by banking giant HSBC says much about the direction of global business

Factors affecting where HSBC puts its headquarters say a lot about the direction of global business.
Business
February 8, 2016

U.S. and Japan postpone Tokyo airport negotiations

The U.S. and Japanese governments have postponed negotiations over access to one of Tokyo's airports that Delta Air Lines said could threaten Minneapolis-St. Paul's only nonstop flight to Asia.
Business
February 7, 2016
Jay Coatta, right, is Phoji founder and creator and Jon Christensen is Phoji president and CEO and they were seen Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Wayzata,

Phoji app lets you send your own funny face

An app from a start-up called Phoji (a mix of 'photo' and 'emoji') allows users to customize those expressive icons that go with messages.
Business
February 7, 2016
New IRS forms 1095-B and 1095-C, for employer-provided health insurance or for use if a taxpayer got health insurance from the marketplace, are part o

Health care law makes tax season tougher for small companies

Even tax-savvy business owners are finding intricacies of health care regulations daunting.
Business
February 7, 2016
"The biggest difference for me" between REI and traditional for-profit companies, says REI CEO Jerry Stritzke, is that REI has a "broader, longer term

As REI thrives, does it have members or merely shoppers?

The successful co-op's co-owners are now acting more like consumers.
Business
February 7, 2016

Small business calendar for Feb. 8

Business
February 7, 2016
Items in Target's new gender-neutral Pillowfort line include colorful pillows, play items and decor. There will still be pink and blue — just less o

Target's new kids line takes a gender-neutral approach

The Minneapolis-based retailer is introducing new kids' home decor products that blur the lines between what is for girls and what is for boys. The move is part of a top-to-bottom shake-up of the retailer's kids' business as Target looks to reclaim its style edge.
Outdoors
February 6, 2016
Madden's on Gull Lake renovation passes first phase

Madden's on Gull Lake renovation passes first phase

The popular Minnesota resort, Madden's on Gull Lake, is already on the mend following last July's devastating storm damage.

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