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Tile Shop CEO Cabell Lolmaugh, above, spent most of his career as a store manager.

How Tile Shop survived a delisting, shareholder lawsuits and a pandemic

The Plymouth-based chain wiped out debt to end the year with cash on hand.

A pandemic problem no one has solved: Marine workers stuck at sea

April 10

At the peak of the crisis, about 400,000 maritime workers were unable to get off ships and get home, said the International Chamber of Shipping.

Travel restrictions have seafarers stuck aboard ships or unable to leave countries.

Schafer: A Dayton brother tackles a new horizon, efficiency in philanthropy

April 10

Andrew Dayton wants to fight poverty in the Twin Cities.

Constellation Fund is built on the notion that relying on objective evidence is the way to direct money into the most promising programs.

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April 10

The Interchange Wine & Coffee Bistro is in downtown Albert Lea. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of owner Lisa Hanson, who failed to turn up f

Albert Lea wine bar owner who resisted COVID restrictions goes on the lam

Albert Lea woman misses bail hearing on violations.

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April 10

Executive Director Ed Koerner, left, and Associate Executive Director Wayne Bugg, a 25-year-veteran, at the remodeled St. Vincent de Paul thrift store

St. Anthony: St. Vincent de Paul met surging demand from thousands in 2020

St. Vincent's, rooted in a number of Twin Cities Catholic parishes, proves that discarded merchandise and dated food can still fill a need.

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April 10

Previously successful executives who have damaged their resumes by job-hopping can get their careers back on track.

Executives who made poor career decisions can get back on track

Try these four "resume repair" strategies.

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April 10

Preparing your taxes is a paradigm of the household budget at work.

Tax time can be a great time to assess state of your household finances

Tax policy has moved toward the top of the political agenda in Washington, D.C. To help pay for its ambitious domestic agenda, the Biden administration…

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April 10

How to budget for a new home so you don't end up house poor

While buying a home can be a sound investment, it can also become a financial burden. Here's how to think about your housing budget so…

Top Workplaces Is your company a Minnesota top workplace?

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Browse full coverage of the companies that made our 2020 list of Top Workplaces.

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April 10

The state of Michigan unemployment site.

Answers to some key questions about the new unemployment tax break

Here is the easy part: If your modified adjusted gross income is less than $150,000, you don't have to pay federal income tax on the…

April 9

Amazon appears to have votes to block union effort

The company crossed the threshold to secure a majority of votes, with 1,798 Alabama warehouse workers rejecting the union and 738 voting in favor.

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April 9

Mike Mikan is president and CEO of Bright Health.

Bright Health snaps up local telehealth company Zipnosis

Health insurer Bright Health acquires local telehealth business Zipnosis

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April 9

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in Eagan. (Star Tribune file photo)

Blue Cross of Minnesota affiliate sold for $500 million

Eagan-based Further administers health savings accounts paired with high-deductible health plans.

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April 8

Diane Belz, 68, of Delray Beach, Fla., was victimized by scammers impersonating technical support programs. She lost $1,800 on the scheme. Another Flo

Geek Squad co-opted in online scam

Best Buy battles the schemes as business impostor fraud rises.

Business

April 8

Landline will change its St. Cloud service from cars to buses this June. The service conveys travelers to Sun Country Airlines at Minneapolis-St. Paul

St. Cloud car service to Sun Country flights will add buses this summer

Landline expands airport shuttles as travel returns.

The annual Star Tribune 50 looks at the state's largest public companies. Combined, the companies on the list employ more than 1.2 million people.

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State's top 50 public companies – with No. 1 at $242B in revenue

updated 21 hours 28 mins. ago

2019 will likely be remembered as the last full year of an economic expansion that lasted more than a decade. Next year's Star Tribune 50 is likely to look very different because of the coronavirus disruption.

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April 8