Allina Health is pausing a policy of denying clinic appointments to patients with substantial unpaid bills. The controversial policy did not affect ac

Allina suspends policy that denied care to patients with large debts

Health system to increase awareness of financial options that could prevent patients with unpaid bills from losing access to clinics.

Minnesota's first Black-owned bank still trying to gain steam after first year

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Damon Jenkins (center), the Twin Cities regional market president of First Independence Bank, spoke with Donte Stamps (left) and Charlotte Epee, finan
First Independence Bank expanded from Detroit to Minneapolis at the urging of a group of local banking executives.

3M bankruptcy court gambit to resolve earplug lawsuits rejected by judge

June 9
The Aearo bankruptcy case is only one piece of litigation surrounding the earplugs that 3M sold to the military.
The development is a big blow to 3M's defense against lawsuits that claim the Maplewood-based company is liable for alleged flaws in earplugs it sold to the military.
Business
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Stephen King pushes people who want to write well to “read, read, read.”

Curiosity key to improving writing

Whether it's architecture or birds, the more you learn, the better your writing will be.
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Tuleah Palmer, chief executive of the Blandin Foundation, at its office in Grand Rapids.

Ramstad: Minnesota's small towns are in decline. It's hard, but we must talk about it.

What's happening in rural Minnesota is a foreshadow of where the state as whole may be in the near future.
Coronavirus
June 9
Mason Nadolney got his second COVID-19 vaccine shot during a mobile vaccine event at Chanhassen High School in July.

What to know about COVID omicron variant, Minnesota testing, vaccines

Expert advice on masking, testing, vaccines and boosters is evolving along with coronavirus variants. Here's the latest from Minnesota and the CDC.
Business
June 9
Graco’s new facility will expand its presence in Anoka.

Graco expansion will nearly double size of Anoka plant, add 50 jobs

After adding significant space in Dayton and Rogers over the past four years, Graco's expansion will nearly double its footprint in Anoka.
Business
June 9
HyLife Foods employees make their way to the second shift at the pork processing plant in Windom on Wednesday, April 19.

Judge approves sale of HyLife hog plant in Windom to Iowa pork producer

Premium Iowa Pork, based in northwestern Iowa, will pay a total of $14 million for the bankrupt hog slaughterhouse in Windom.
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Worker expectations change at Minnesota firms as pandemic retreats.
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June 9
Delta Air Lines is starting daily nonstops to Maui in December.

Delta Air Lines to launch nonstop flights from MSP to Maui this winter

The Atlanta-based carrier will run daily nonstops starting in December and running through March.
Business
June 9
A car entered the municipal parking ramp at Hennepin Avenue and 10th Street, where rates went up this month.

Downtown Minneapolis parking ramp rates inching higher

At least five ramps near busy office buildings raised their rates this month, but overall the ramps are not near capacity.
Duluth
June 9

Duluth-based Maurices launches tween brand ambassador program

The program is open to kids between the ages of 7 and 14.
Politics
June 8
The bill would legalize the possession and use of marijuana for Minnesotans 21 and older. Here, Andrew “Reefer Man” Sumner smoked during Hash Bas

What you need to know about Minnesota's marijuana legalization law

Minnesota is the 23rd state to legalize recreational cannabis. Here's a detailed look at what the new law allows — and what it won't.
Business
June 8
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra spoke with reporters Thursday about plans to redetermine eligibility for some 1.

Thousands of Minnesotans could lose health insurance if they don't take action

About 1.5 million must renew coverage over the next year. During a visit to Minneapolis by U.S. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Thursday, officials say they're working to maintain benefits for those who still qualify.
Business
June 8
A Moroccan trade delegation was in Duluth touring the Mueller Hansen grain terminal elevators. Tour was given by Jeff Blaskowski, left, the facility m

Duluth seaport's ag exports are at historic low. Could Moroccan businessmen revive its good fortune?

Poultry businessmen from north Africa toured a century-old grain elevator in the Twin Ports last month, looking to purchase Minnesota-grown soybeans. The key Minnesota commodity has significantly dropped in export volume from Duluth-Superior in recent years.
With $324.2 billion in revenue, UnitedHealth again tops list of Minnesota public companies
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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
June 8
Sustained demand for Toro’s professional zero-turn mowers helped push results to another quarterly sales record.

Toro sells fewer mowers as consumers cool on home and garden purchases

The Bloomington maker of lawn mowers, snow blowers and construction equipment saw a strong quarter thanks to professional sales but narrowed future guidance because of the economy.
Business
June 8
Bill Spriggs, chief economist of the AFL-CIO and an advisor to the Opportunity & Growth Institute of the Minneapolis Fed, died Tuesday.

William Spriggs, advisor to the Minneapolis Fed who criticized how economists approach race, dies at 68

Spriggs was chief economist at the AFL-CIO and advised the Minneapolis Fed's Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute.
Politics
June 8
The $3 billion package of tax cuts includes a cut in state taxes on Social Security benefits and a new credit for low-income families.

What three of the Minnesota Legislature's biggest income tax changes mean for taxpayers

Use calculators to see how the changes might cause your taxes to go down — or up.
Business
June 8
Hogs on a Marshall, Minn., farm in 2018.

USDA buys $50 million in pork to aid hog farmers in possibly 'the worst year in pork production ever'

With ultra-low pork prices seriously denting hog farm profitability, the federal government made the meat purchase under a Great Depression-era program.
Local
June 7
The closed LTV Steel taconite plant sat idle near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., in 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that it has revoked a cruc

NorthMet copper nickel mine loses key permit over threat to tribal water quality

The mine project launched by PolyMet, now run by NewRange Copper Nickel, may have to significantly change its design to get a new wetlands permit.
Business
June 7
Old El Paso stand and stuff taco shells with Old El Paso taco seasoned chicken and seen in General Mills’ Betty Crocker Kitchen, Aug. 31, 2016, in G

General Mills CEO: These five brands are key to company growth

Jeff Harmening, chief executive for the Minnesota food giant, ranked the company's brands by near-term growth potential.
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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June 7
The spilled beer mash shown here at the Denco II ethanol plant in Morris in 2021 was among multiple violations that led to a $250,000 pollution fine.

Beer mash spill, other pollution violations lead to $250K fine for western Minnesota ethanol plant

The company called the settlement voluntary but said it's making leadership changes to improve environmental controls.
Business
June 7

Hormel's 'aggressive' global strategy stalls amid international speed bumps

The Minnesota-based food company recently invested more than $400 million in an Indonesian snack food company.
Business
June 7
Minneapolis-based Seven Sundays is using upcycled oat protein — remnants from oat milk production — in a new line of cereals.

Minneapolis brand turns leftovers from oat milk production into cereal

Seven Sundays is using protein powder left behind in oat milk produced by Eden Prairie-based SunOpta.

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