Business
July 17, 2018
Amazon site crashes on Prime Day. Now it's back. Here are some of the best deals.

Amazon site crashes on Prime Day. Now it's back. Here are some of the best deals.

Amazon site crashes on Prime Day; Now it's back. Here are some of the best deals.
Business
July 16, 2018
The 14th Avenue Flats would offer 175 units of affordable housing.
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Developers propose hundreds of apartment units in Minneapolis

Future plans could include a pair of high-rises up to 30 stories each
Business
July 16, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses both the upper and lower houses of the French parliament at a special session in Versailles, near Paris, Mo

With poll ratings sinking, France's Macron strives to show he's in touch

With a drop in the polls, president continues to plot a moderate's path.
Business
July 16, 2018
People in the First Ave. Main Room networked while waiting for the Demo Day program to begin, October 11, 2017.

Nine food-related startups begin work at Farm to Fork program in St. Paul

Techstars accelerator pairs food and ag-based ventures with mentors.
Business
July 16, 2018

Kashkari raises the volume on bond-market signal fears, urges Fed to stop raising rates

Minneapolis Fed president wades deeper into debate over the bond yield curve.
Local
July 16, 2018
Josefa Calleja, left, and Cecilia Morales worked the presort line at Eureka Recycling in Minneapolis, pulling obvious nonrecyclables from the raw inta

Minnesota recyclers scramble in wake of Chinese restrictions

Deprived of the biggest overseas customer, local haulers are raising rates, laying off workers and trying to process mountains of excess waste.
Business
July 16, 2018
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Pedal Pub has its eye on a national expansion with licensing, franchise deals

The Minneapolis company is starting to sell franchises after founders sold it to a St. Paul private-equity firm
Local
July 16, 2018
From left, Captain Dylan Brewer, with Air Choice One, and first officer Torrance Hollins, ate lunch in the C Concourse food court before their flight

MSP remodels food courts to update quick meal options

Dining options at airports have become more important to the traveling public as airlines have pared back on complimentary in-flight food offerings and as security has been tightened.
Business
July 15, 2018
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2014, file photo, a couple walks down the Bacon Gallery at the Erie Art Museum in Erie, Pa. More and more retirement savers hav

How to talk retirement with your spouse

Having wide-ranging conversations about when to leave and how to spend your time can help shape your investment strategy.
Business
July 15, 2018
Chickens stand outside a barn at a certified organic family run farm in Illinois. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker.

Deregulation not welcome in organic foods industry that relies on rules

Producers say strict guides are crucial to maintaining consumer confidence.
Business
July 15, 2018
Butcher Frederick C. Kaufmann weighs a ribeye at Proper Sausages in Miami Shores, Fla., on June 27, 2018. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1234

Small butcher shops are in 'a renaissance.' How did they survive the supermarket offensive?

Americans are eating more meat, and many are on the hunt for different locations to purchase it.
Business
July 15, 2018
Don Ball, left, and Kyle Coolbroth hope to franchise their dream.

CoCo shared-workspace founders got 'fueled' for the future of 'Fueled Collective'

CoCo was the local spark in a national movement that has grown from fewer than 500 spaces nationally to something approaching 20,000.
Business
July 14, 2018
A vessel Cargill currently operates under time charter is 240 meters (length) x 38 meters (breadth). Cargill Inc. aims to reduce its carbon emissions

Cargill Inc. raises standards for ocean-shipping industry

Cargill sets a goal to boost environmental standards.
Business
July 14, 2018

Business bookshelf: 'The Fourth Age' of A.I.

The book discusses what the rise of artificial intelligence will mean for us — and also forces readers to challenge their preconceptions.
Business
July 14, 2018
Tracy Bailey served coffee to a group of regulars shortly after her Bailey's Courtyard Cafe opened up for the day Thursday morning. The men, all retir

Strength of Iron Range recovery surprising to longtime locals

With taconite plants running again, the Iron Range is open for business. Each mining job can lead to three more to support it, the IRRRB says.
Business
July 14, 2018
Chris Iles and his wife Tinen Iles, cq, at the home that they rent to others, Friday, June 29, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN. The couple decided to trade up

No houses available to buy in Twin Cities? Blame rentals

More owners of affordable homes rent them out rather than offer them for sale.
South Metro
July 14, 2018

Former Shakopee City Hall site could see redevelopment

Apartment proposal designed with young professionals in mind.
South Metro
July 14, 2018
Jordan brewery 1866-present A look at a handful of brewery workers from about 1934, only a year after the end of prohibition.

Historic Jordan brewery's future is connected to its rich and colorful past

Built with limestone blocks near hillside cooling caves in the 1860s, the 152-year-old brewery operated until 1949.
Business
July 14, 2018
A group of business, nonprofit and government officials involved in the greening of the tugboat Itasca last week. Photo: Project Greenfleet.

Minnesota Project Green Fleet averts pollution issues, from buses to big boats

Upgrading to cleaner-burning, energy-saving equipment pays myriad dividends in the long run.
Business
July 14, 2018

Schafer: Main Street Meter can tell us when there's no room left to grow

The current economic expansion is about a year away from setting a record as the longest in American history.

Business

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