Ellie, 7, eats dinner with her mother, Meta Getman, at their home in Eden Prairie. Getman, a fertility coach, gave birth to Ellie and her twin, Addie,

IVF made motherhood possible for these Minnesotans. They want to protect that for others.

After Alabama Supreme Court ruling, patients and providers worry new restrictions could emerge.

What's a fair price for University of Minnesota Medical Center?

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University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis in 2020.
U, Fairview entering key valuation phase in potential deal to sell the teaching hospital in Minneapolis.

A tale of two Lake Streets: One recovering, one frozen in 2020

May 9
Anna Colakovic, a volunteer with Wells Fargo, rolls an anti-graffiti coating over a mural on Lake Street last month.
Four years after George Floyd's murder, Lake Street sees progress, but there are many stalled projects such as the former Gandhi Mahal Restaurant building.
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Charges: Woman embezzled $1.5M from Minneapolis marketing firm, bought $50K Rolex, trip to Europe

The federal charges detail spending on luxuries with money stolen from Little & Company.
Business
May 9
A crowd gathered to watch Michelle Wie as she teed off on the 17th hole. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com Golfers took part

Hazeltine golf club wants to take large-scale events to the next level with villas, new courses

The improvements plan was submitted to the city of Chaska.
Business
May 9
In this file image, the Target logo is displayed on shopping carts outside of Target store in California.

Target limits Pride merchandise to select stores after last year's backlash

This year's collection also is smaller. All of it will be available online.
Business
May 9
Allete CEO Bethany Owen during the Public Utilities Commission meeting in St. Paul on Thursday.

PUC wants buyers of Duluth energy company Allete to clarify local workforce commitment

Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board appeared before the Public Utilities Commission on Thursday to discuss their $6.2 billion deal.
Politics
May 9
Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), who is leading the Trump campaign’s development of its energy pol

What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign

Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden's policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, and other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.
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Worker expectations change at Minnesota firms as pandemic retreats.
Minneapolis
May 9
Demolition underway at the site of the former Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis on Nov. 15, 2023.

Mpls. council OKs new Nicollet Avenue, bike promenade and park for former Kmart space

The broad-strokes concepts gained support from council members Thursday for the area along Lake Street.
Business
May 9

3M health care spinoff Solventum prioritizing paying down $8.3B long-term debt

In its first financial earnings report, the new Fortune 500-level company predicted a stagnant sales forecast for its first year in business.
Business
May 9
Eden Prairie-based C.H. Robinson Worldwide's logistics business handles the delivery routes of 56 million pounds of fresh flowers for Mother's Day.

Eden Prairie's C.H. Robinson a big reason why so many people can get fresh flowers for Mother's Day

From South America and Africa to Miami then stores and florists, logistical challenges are great.
Local
May 9
Claudia Gutierrez Mendez wearing black T-shirt and black face mask standing outside Hamburguesas El Gordo restaurant in Minneapolis with her hands on

Twin Cities restaurant chain owner charged in Dakota County with dodging $260K in taxes

Claudia Gutierrez Mendez, who runs three Hamburguesas El Gordo restaurants, faces charges that she filed false tax returns.
Business
May 9
An excavator begins the demolition work of the former O'Reilly Auto Parts store on Lake Street, which was destroyed in the riots following George Floy

Where Lake Street rebuilding projects stand four years after the riots

The progress is uneven, with the Coliseum Building nearly open and a PPL affordable housing project waiting for a groundbreaking date.
Business
May 8
Used cars for sale are lined up on display outside Walser Toyota Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 in Bloomington, Minn. Used car prices are up 30 percent over

Lower car prices bring better deals, but high interest rates deter some Minnesota buyers

What's working in the favor of today's buyers, though, is the ability to shop around for the best price and not settle as inventory levels rebound, experts say.
With $324.2 billion in revenue, UnitedHealth again tops list of Minnesota public companies
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The top 50 companies as a whole posted revenue of $750.7 billion, up 7% from the year before. However, growth was slower than in 2021.
Business
May 8
Minnesota Timberwolves majority owner Glen Taylor hugs minority share owner Marc Lore while Alex Rodriguez looks on after the team’s win over the Cl

Also at stake in the Timberwolves, Lynx ownership dispute: Financial damages

While key question is whether deal will continue, settling the dispute could raise a number of monetary issues.
Business
May 8
From left to right, Odele Beauty founders Shannon Kearney, Britta Chatterjee, Lindsay Holden.

Minneapolis-based Odele grew hair care brand via Target; now, it's eyeing women's sports fans

Women owned and operated hair care company looks to tap into sports fans as latest sponsor of WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.
Business
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Minneapolis Fed's Kashkari says interest rate conundrum makes 2024 uncertain

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said it's possible an interest rate cut won't happen this year after all.
Local
May 7
The historic Lowry Apartments, once a posh downtown St. Paul hotel, sit on the corner of Wabasha and 4th streets. The building was listed for sale Mon

For sale: Downtown St. Paul's historic Lowry Hotel, now home to affordable apartments

The nearly century-old building was listed by Madison Equities less than a week after the company dumped its entire downtown office portfolio on the market.
Business
May 7
Minnetonka Mayor Brad Wiersum, visible on the screen and in the middle of the dais, spoke shortly before the Minnetonka City Council on Monday night a

Ramstad: Minnetonka council meeting shows compromise on affordable housing is possible

Making change in an old neighborhood takes tough negotiating and thick skin.
Local
May 7
Taylor Swift performed Friday, June 23, 2023, at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com

Ticket-selling enters regulation era as Walz signs fee transparency into law

One state representative's ordeal purchasing Taylor Swift tickets served as the "genesis" of the legislation.
The Louriston Dairy near Murdock, built and operated by Riverview LLP, is home to 9,500 cows, 40 times more than the average American dairy. The compa
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May 7
Image of Sun Country jets on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport at the airline's maintenance facility.

Sun Country Airlines' profit dented as COVID-era federal funding expires, sending airport fees up

Quarterly revenue was up 5.9% to $311 million, the company's highest for any quarter dating to 2017.
Local
May 7
The sun set in front of the bow of a Wenonah Minnesota II canoe in The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Eddy Lake in the Fall Lake Township. ]

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Business
May 7
Managing Partner and Executive Chair Rory O'Neill and Managing Partner and CEO Evan Carruthers who founded the private investment firm Castlelake have

Minneapolis' Castlelake investment firm getting $1.5B infusion from Canadian global asset manager

The deal with Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management should close by the end of the third quarter.

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