Business
October 6, 2019
A Hibbing taconite operation in 2006. HibTac has tried mightily to extend the life of the mine.

HibTac mine on Iron Range expected to run out of ore in 5 years

The taconite operation's ore will be gone by 2024 unless a solution is found.
Business
October 5, 2019

Minnesota observes first Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day

Day of awareness aims to fight stigma of military suicides and offer help.
Business
October 5, 2019
George Soule and Melissa Stull of Soule & Stull have resisted the trend toward large partnerships. "Small firm, big results," Stull said, citing a cli

Minneapolis law partners Soule & Stull find small firm life fits

Business
October 5, 2019
Soona CEO cofounder Liz Giorgi recorded her weekly vlog,

Schafer: Minneapolis startup aims to stop sex harassment with 'candor clause'

Soona CEO and co-founder Liz Giorgi put contract language into the company's financing documents: "I'm sick of this nonsense."
Business
October 5, 2019
A mover moved furniture into the apartment of Deb McKernan at One Southdale Place, Thursday, September 11, 2014 in Edina, MN. ] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR

Ready to move? Get prices from several moving firms but pin down the details

Business
October 5, 2019
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How savers can make the best of falling interest rates

Business
October 5, 2019
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Personal branding is important — here's how to do it

Business
October 5, 2019
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Will you have your credit card paid off if a recession hits?

Business
October 5, 2019
An Impossible veggie burger at Union Depot Bar and Grill in St. Paul. Alt meats appeal to "flexitarians," who seek more fruits and veggies, but also s

Growth of faux meat in Twin Cities coming from – gasp! – meat eaters

Plant-based alternatives are popping up in more Twin Cities restaurants and groceries.
Business
October 5, 2019
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Starbucks wins battle but E.U. competition's war not over

Business
October 5, 2019
Writers can add interest and clarity in their writing by using punctuation including the colon and semicolon.

A writer's best friends can be comma, colon and semicolon

Business
October 5, 2019

Chris Farrell: When passing a fortune to the kids, should it be all at once or in pieces over time?

Business
October 5, 2019

Business Bookshelf: "The Anarchy" by William Dalrymple

Business
October 5, 2019
Author and money coach Liz Davidson offers advice on how to find a competent financial adviser. (Fotolia) ORG XMIT: 1179254

Weston: Variable annuities are complex and filled with pitfalls

There are many ways a consumer can stumble when purchasing, cashing out or passing on to heirs. Here are several risks to avoid.
Business
October 4, 2019
CHS's headquarters in Inver Grove Heights. The company name results from a merger of Cenex and Harvest States.

CHS admits to role in Mexican bribery scheme

Customs brokers paid bribes to help expedite rail shipments for the giant Inver Grove Heights-based ag cooperative, the company admitted.
Minneapolis
October 4, 2019
Me'Lea Connelly, who founded a credit union to invest in black businesses, led a discussion regarding black economic resistance to a group at the Unit

Ousted director of city-backed credit union alleges retaliation

Ousted director says she was forced to fire the CFO because he is white.
Business
October 4, 2019
Phillips-Medisize in Hudson, Wis., a supplier for Juul, is almost done with a $63 million expansion. (Bill O'Leary/The Plain Deal/TNS)

Hudson, Wis., company that supplies Juul nearly done with $63M expansion

Completion comes just as e-cig industry is taking a beating.
Business
October 4, 2019
Gary Pearcy, a 14-year veteran of Wells Fargo, is now vice president of DailyPay’s payment operations at the startup's new Twin Cities office.

Wells Fargo veteran will lead New York fintech startup's growing Minneapolis office

N.Y.-based payday-advance firm plans to hire 100 employees for its new Minneapolis office.
Business
October 4, 2019
Target has opened a new store in Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Why has Target cut back on the amount of red in its stores?

Joe Perdew, who leads Target's store design team, gives the skinny on how the retailer makes store design decisions.
Business
October 4, 2019
CEO Ralph Jacobson, the 1991 founder of IPS Solar, and Chief Development Officer Eric Pasi, lead a fast-growing pioneer of the Minnesota solar industr

Minnesota-based solar-energy firm sold to national investor in renewable energy

Recently formed SmartPitch Ventures is investing several million dollars into IPS Solar.

Business

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