Business
November 15, 2019

Speedier payment systems could curb your costs

Many other countries have real-time payments that clear almost instantly.
Duluth
November 15, 2019
In this June 8, 2017, file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbr

Minnesota attorney general supports Michigan suit to shut down Enbridge pipeline

State law, not federal, controls the routing of pipelines, the filing says.
Home & Garden
November 15, 2019

Renting and the law: Owner wants to evict live-in girlfriend

Business
November 15, 2019
A screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Pho

Here's what bonds are trying to tell us

The yield curve is no longer sounding alarm bells, and other signs from the bond market support a continued upbeat outlook.
Business
November 15, 2019

Financial advisers keep you on an even keel

Agriculture
November 15, 2019
In parts of Minnesota and North Dakota, farmers weren't able to get sugar beets harvested before the ground froze. Distributors are warning food produ

Sugar beet harvest is worst in decades in Minnesota, N.D.

Sugar distributors are warning foodmakers they won't be able to meet orders. Sugar imports are likely to rise this winter.
West Metro
November 15, 2019
Four Seasons Mall in Plymouth, photographed in 2013, has sat vacant for years.

Plymouth approves plan for long-vacant mall site

Project would offer units for families and seniors, commercial space and a park-and-ride ramp.
Business
November 14, 2019
In this Tuesday, June 9, 2015 photo, a help wanted sign is posted at a tractor dealership in Ashland, Va.

Minnesota added 7,400 jobs in October, the most this year

New data suggest state hasn't topped out yet.
Business
November 14, 2019
HealthPartners headquarters in Bloomington. Provided photo.

HealthPartners cutting 75 jobs on diminished Medicare revenue

A federal mandate eliminating Medicare Cost plans has hurt revenue.
Business
November 14, 2019
Faegre Baker Daniels is in merger talks with a big Philadelphia firm.

Possible Faegre Baker Daniels merger would form one of nation's top 50 law firms

Resulting law firm would be in the nation's Top 50.
South Metro
November 14, 2019
CenterPoint says an "incomplete installation of a regulator station and an associated pipeline" was the cause of an interruption of gas service in Sha

Contractor's mistake led to gas outage in Shakopee, utility says

The problem happened at a regulator station built last summer, CenterPoint said.
Business
November 14, 2019
FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, chickens stand in their cages at a farm near Stuart, Iowa. China reopened its market to U.S. poultry, ending

Minnesota farmers get rare good news as China lifts ban on U.S. poultry

The China market, off limits to U.S. poultry since 2015, had generated about $16 million a year in Minnesota sales.
Business
November 14, 2019

China lifts ban on U.S. poultry in sign of trade-talk progress

The deal is likely to be a major win for U.S. farmers and meat processors.
Business
November 14, 2019
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Six things you need to know about your HomeSmart, Service Plus appliance contract

Consumers can also find reputable repair shops through the nonprofit Checkbook.
Business
November 14, 2019
By mirroring your good feelings and paying attention to your emotional and physical responses to stress, you can help open the door. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Glass ceiling is being replaced by 'broken rung'

Business
November 14, 2019
Restaurants are now outsourcing one of their onerous tasks, delivery. With food as a primary focus, restaurants can leave the delivery to a 3rd party.

Schafer: Big valuations for Bite Squad, WeWork were never realistic

A reckoning with reality was inevitable.
Business
November 14, 2019
Alfredo Martel will take over Meda on Monday.

Minority business adviser Meda names Alfredo Martel CEO

Veteran executive joins Twin Cities minority business adviser group.
Business
November 13, 2019
CEO Scott Park was in town to open Doosan Bobcat's new Global Collaboration Center in the Fifth Street Towers building in Minneapolis ( ELIZABETH FLOR

Doosan Bobcat spending $26M to expand Litchfield plant, adding 200 workers

The news came as the construction equipment maker opened a collaboration center in downtown Minneapolis.
Business
November 13, 2019
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Rembrandt Foods to shutter Minnesota egg plant, laying off 52 workers

The Iowa-based egg manufacturer did not give a reason, but said the Renville plant would begin closing down shop in January.
Business
November 13, 2019

Sezzle opens office in Toronto, taps PayPal executive to lead it

Buy-now-pay-later service upgrades its game in Canada.

Business

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