Business
February 26, 2017
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, left, and Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk talk before the session in the Minnesota Senate chambers.

They're allowed in Minn. again, but for-profit HMOs face uphill climb

The Legislature reversed a statute from the 1970s to try to boost competition.
Business
February 26, 2017
Young woman using cell phone to send text message on social network at night. Closeup of hands with computer laptop in background

An open thank you letter to millennials (from a Gen-X manager)

Like many executives of my age, I'm Generation X. I too was buying into the entitled, short-attention-span and "me-first" generalizations linked with your generation. But then after hiring a few of you, I saw much more to you than the stereotype.
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February 26, 2017
In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Erin Egan, a third grade student listens to retired attorney Ted Utchen who donated dictionaries to students at Park View

To make English great again, learn and respect the rules

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February 26, 2017

Nearly a year after layoffs, former Oreo plant workers struggle to find their way

Relocation of work from an Oreo plant to Mexico devastated employees.
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To boost your productivity, weed out those negative routines

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On a recent day, taxi driver Abdul Mohammed worked for 12 hours and only landed two fares. At the end of the long day, he cleared about $25 after expe

Taxi drivers lose fares, livelihoods as ride-for-hire market heats up

Uber and Lyft have rapidly upended the transit business.
Business
February 25, 2017

Review: VideoStudio Ultimate X10 editing software a scene stealer

Business
February 25, 2017

Recent bankruptcy filings in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Business
February 25, 2017
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, customers walk out of a J.C. Penny department store in Dallas. J.C. Penney said Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, that i

J.C. Penney shares drop after retailer says it will close up to 140 stores

Business
February 25, 2017

Business bookshelf: A look at Zappos creator Tony Hsieh's 'Kingdom of Happiness'

West Metro
February 25, 2017
Matt Zinser, left, of Load-Bearing, Inc, who is acting as a liaison between the general contractors and Hennepin County, speaks with John Donohue of H

New Hennepin County pilot program uses small businesses to renovate tax-forfeited homes

The program, estimated to cost $1.2 million, aims to give small businesses experience on larger projects, and put women- and minority-owned companies to work.
Business
February 25, 2017

Groceries will be a topic of interest at Target investors meeting Tuesday

Food accounts for about one-fifth of Target's overall sales but is also one of the major factors in Target's nine-month slide in traffic and comparable sales.

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