Local
December 5, 2017
Maxwell Kelsey, 34, a wooden lacrosse stick maker, uses a piece of ash that he split from a log to shape into a stick Monday, March 27, 2017, in Bemid

Bemidji man helps fuel lacrosse revival with traditional sticks

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" says the woodworker, holding up a freshly carved stick. "I'm peeling back history with every draw of that knife."
Business
December 4, 2017
Workers oversee packages as they head down the conveyor belts at the UPS facility on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 in Hodgkins, Ill. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago

You're a mean one, package thief; you really are a heel

Just days after Cyber Monday shoppers broke records for online orders, Grinch-like package thieves began hitting neighborhoods, scoping out trucks as delivery workers plopped packages on doorsteps.
Business
December 4, 2017
The CVS Health logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Drugstore operator CVS is making a

Allina doesn't see CVS deal upending its venture with Aetna

Company sees no concern for its own Aetna venture.
Business
December 4, 2017
Target is adding a mobile pay feature to its app. (Provided by Target)

Target rolls out mobile wallet to app for Redcard holders

Retailer rolls option into smartphone app instead of joining Apple Pay.
Business
December 4, 2017

3M sues Kerr Corp. alleging dental-patent infringement

Lawsuit is focusing on two dental-composite products.
Business
December 4, 2017
The artist rendering provided by Airbus on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 shows an Airbus e-FanX hybrid test plane. The aircraft will be flying with one elect

With the car industry going electric, aviation firms are making sure they are not left on the ground

Craft carrying 100 people could be airborne by 2030.
Business
December 4, 2017
Michael Engel, with Marsh Heating and Air Conditioning, used a multimeter during a tune-up of a heater Thursday afternoon. Thursday afternoon. ] AARON

Don't be fooled by the furnace company offering a red-tag special

Get a second or third opinion when costly furnace repairs or replacements are suggested.
Business
December 3, 2017
FILE - In this Friday, May 12, 2006, file photo, university students in their caps and gowns are silhouetted as they line up for graduation ceremonies

Why some students quit college, and how they can finish

In 2016, 36 million people ages 25 and over had earned some college credit but no degree, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Business
December 3, 2017
Horizontal Integration worked out the kinks of merging marketing and technology and is now a $90 million firm. Above, executives Jeremy Langevin, Sabi

Horizontal Integration was early on the trend of blending marketing and technology

The launch did not take off like a rocket, but something's working now.
Business
December 3, 2017
Thomas Sonderman (cq)
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRY (cq)
Title: President

Movers & Shakers: Thomas Sonderman, president, SkyWater Technology Foundry

Business
December 3, 2017

Recent bankruptcy filings in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Bankruptcy filings by Twin Cities companies.
Business
December 3, 2017

Jobs calendar

Upcoming job-hunting-related events in the Twin Cities.
Business
December 3, 2017
Get 10% off Target gift cards Sunday only. And a tip to save even more

Get 10% off Target gift cards Sunday only. And a tip to save even more

Get 10% off Target gift cards Sunday only. And a tip to save even more.
Business
December 2, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2010 file photo, the sign above a gas pump is shown at the Marathon gas station in Indianapolis. Marathon Oil said Tuesday, May

Week in stocks: Kroger, RV-maker Thor among gainers; Marathon Oil down

Kroger Co. shares rose 12.5 percent to $27.48 Thursday after it forecast upbeat same-store sales for the holiday quarter and reported higher-than-expected third-quarter results as aggressive discounting lured more customers to its stores.
Business
December 2, 2017
Deli owner Wendy Pucket of Wendy's House of Soul on W. Broadway Avenue in North Minneapolis. Photo: Neal.St.Anthony@startribune.com

Minneapolis' W. Broadway corridor courting commerce and consumers

The several-year comeback is getting traction as frayed-edge buildings get painted and empty storefronts continue to fill.
Business
December 2, 2017
A bottle with a hydrocodone (the generic name for drug sold under other names by various pharmaceutical companies) label and hydrocodone tablets spill

Minnesota unveils new guidelines on opioid prescribing

In addition to tighter prescribing, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith promoted a "penny-a-pill" fee on certain prescription painkillers to fund prevention and treatment programs.
Minneapolis
December 2, 2017
The building project on 28th Ave S and 38th St. was built on a tight footprint.] A proposal to build 164 apartments and 28,000 in commercial space aro

Density spreads outside downtown Minneapolis into neighborhoods

Multiunit construction trend facing pushback in places.
Local
December 2, 2017
Carl and Angel Larsen (Source: Alliance for Defending Freedom)

Wedding cake case at high court could affect St. Cloud couple's suit against Minnesota

Both sides in Minnesota will be watching Tuesday when the justices in Washington hear arguments in a parallel case from Colorado.
Business
December 2, 2017
Michael W. Lamach was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ingersoll Rand in June 2010. (Ingersoll Rand)

Skilled jobs go begging at Ingersoll Rand in N.C.

The main cause of that is the skills gap, CEO Michael Lamach said in an interview, a shortage of workers with the necessary technical skills to handle machinery, perform service on the equipment and use advanced technology, among other things.
Business
December 2, 2017

Mining bill shakes up old alliances

One bill, touching on two issues close to Minnesota's heart — the mining economy and the wild beauty of the North Woods — divided the state's congressional delegation this week.

Business

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