Business
January 15, 2019
The amount of flaring, which is burning off of natural gas there is not storage for, increased in November in North Dakota. (RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII/St

North Dakota seeing seasonal dip in oil production

State says producers still "cautiously optimistic" despite lower oil prices.
Business
January 15, 2019
The company flag flies in front of Boston Scientific Headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts Thursday, January 12, 2006. Guidant Corp., after accepting

Edwards Lifesciences pays Boston Scientific $180M to end patent row

Deal resolves patent disputes for heart valve replacement systems.
Business
January 15, 2019

Nominations are open for 2019 Star Tribune Top Workplaces

Employee engagement, an attribute of many top-ranked companies, is seen as important by job seekers.
Business
January 15, 2019
The Federal Reserve building

Schafer: Fed finding maximum employment hard to measure these days

Minneapolis
January 14, 2019
James Burroughs

In an effort to end health care disparities in Minn., Children's Hospital hires diversity specialist

James Burroughs wants to address Minnesota's health care disparities.
Local
January 14, 2019
Roxy Freese, owner of Bibelot shops, left, with Tyler and Sharon Conrad, co-owners of GoodThings gift shops. GoodThings is buying two Bibelot location

GoodThings will buy two Bibelot stores; others remain on the block

GoodThings to take over one store in St. Paul and another in Minneapolis.
Business
January 14, 2019
Christopher & Banks reported a 3 percent increase in holiday sales. (DAVID BREWSTER/Star Tribune file photo)

Plymouth-based Christopher & Banks saw holiday sales increase 3 percent

The beleaguered chain's full fourth-quarter results will be released in March.
Business
January 14, 2019
3M's Bair Hugger patient warming system is depicted in a company provided image.

Appeals court upholds dismissal of suits against 3M's widely used surgical warming device

The ruling pertains only to 61 Bair Hugger suits filed in state courts by Minn. residents.
Business
January 14, 2019

Southwest's 'high priest of ha ha' influenced air travel around the world

Southwest founder put workers first, saw annual profits for 45 years.
Business
January 14, 2019

More on 'narrow network' health plans

There are signs of renewed interest among employers in limits on health care provider networks that can cut costs.
Business
January 14, 2019

Business briefs from the Economist

Business
January 14, 2019
Imprint Engine owners Travis Veit, 37; Caleb Gilbertson, 31; Zach Sussman, 35. Photo: Imprint Engine

After landing Uber as client, Twin Cities tech marketing firm went into overdrive

Thanks to the growth of Uber and other clients, Imprint Engine was recognized recently as one of the fastest-growing privately owned Twin Cities companies, as ranked by the Business Journal.
Business
January 13, 2019
Employees worked on a production line at BMW's factory in Greer, S.C.

American factories brace for sting of 2019 trade war

America's manufacturers are scrambling to change the way they do business — from finding new suppliers to shifting more finishing work overseas — as the sting of tariffs begins to take a bigger toll on their bottom lines.
Business
January 13, 2019

Minnesota, nation raise more VC investment in 2018

Last year was a record for venture capital-recipient startups.
Business
January 13, 2019
Ativa Medical founder David Deetz holds one of the finished medical devices that provides rapid analysis of blood and other biological samples in a do

Can St. Paul startup succeed where Theranos failed? Ativa bets on $8 blood tests

Local firm is the latest to try to shake up the $100 billion clinical lab business
Business
January 13, 2019
Madison Equities plans to build 100 apartments on four floors at Park Square Court, a building where it once envisioned a hotel.

Madison Equities buys St. Paul's Alliance Bank Center, eyes more conversions nearby

Firm paid $18.25M for the 16-story Alliance building, with more on the horizon.
North Metro
January 12, 2019
Puppies wait to be taken out for exercise at Four Paws and a Tail so that they could get exercise in before the shop opened in the Northtown Mall, Tue

Puppies, protests and a clash of beliefs at last Twin Cities pet shop

Stores often banned in animal-welfare crackdown
Local
January 12, 2019

Vern Cafarella, marketing guru for General Mills, dies at 97

Cafarella's behind-the-scenes work influenced prominent brands such as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Eddie Bauer and Big G cereals
West Metro
January 12, 2019
The new car wash, shown here in a rendering, is expected to open later this year.

Rain, recycled water will be used to wash cars at New Hope business

It's among a growing number of local projects focused on water reuse.
Business
January 12, 2019
This is a rendering of the proposed Gateway Tower from June 2018.

Schafer: Was RBC's fight for a prominent Minneapolis building sign worth it?

There's a temptation to think of rooftop signs as similar to the brands all over sports stadiums.

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