Minnesota company's product trick to scraping ice from your driveway
His effective sidewalk device is environmental alternative to ice melters.
Target's sales grew $15B last year, more than last 11 combined
Now the Minneapolis-based retailer plans to invest $4B a year to be ready for whatever the next disruption will be.
Shoreview company's 'Small Business Revolution' comes home to help Black-owned firms
Deluxe's reality series has focused on small towns, but after George Floyd's killing and the unrest that followed, the company decided to focus on Twin Cities.
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U to expand study of whether common diabetes drug could treat COVID
Early research suggests metformin, an inexpensive drug used for diabetes and weight loss, can help women infected with the virus avoid serious illness.
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Eagan truss and pallet maker to pay $90K over 'blatant gender discrimination'
Eagan company will pay $90,000, agrees to change hiring, training practices.
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Single-family homebuilding surges 32% in Twin Cities
Metro builders lament lack of supply amid dramatic increase in demand for housing.
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Stratasys says recent moves, including expanded Airbus deal, should put it back on track
The company, based in Eden Prairie and Israel, shows sequential quarterly improvement and anticipates trends will continue as it launches new initiatives in 2021.
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Bill Flies, tech pioneer and restorer of Old Frontenac, Minn., dies at 78
Bill Flies, a southern Minnesota farm boy who invented technology, started companies and helped restore a historic Minnesota village on the Mississippi River, died Feb.…
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Mayo Clinic posts $728 million in income despite pandemic
After an initial hit, demand for COVID test helps to drive strong results.
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Twin Cities added 1.2 million square feet of storage space in 2020
The metro now ranks among the 10 largest in the U.S. for storage units.
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Mpls. businesses are torn: Show confidence or board up for trial?
Some don't want to send a wrong message; others fear more damage could do them in.
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Enbridge's Line 3 deal-making divides Ojibwe bands in Minn.
Two offers, one accepted and one rejected, underscore Enbridge's attempts to win over the Ojibwe bands in Minnesota — and the tensions those efforts have caused as construction of the controversial pipeline enters its fourth month.
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Polaris' first full-size electric ATV should be available by early 2022
New all electric Ranger will be designed and developed in Minnesota and built in Alabama.
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Alexander: Don't miss calls because the phone didn't ring or vibrate
Q: My iPhone XS, now 26 months old, has a ringing problem, even though it's never been dropped or damaged. The phone often doesn't ring…
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State's top 50 public companies – with No. 1 at $242B in revenue
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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MDI, a pioneer in workforce inclusion, seeks further expansion
One morning last week, Steve Reinardy, a nine-year employee of Minnesota Diversified Industries in northeast Minneapolis, sanitized surfaces to guard against the coronavirus."I clean everything…
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Business people
Moving upMargaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Eden Prairie, promoted Jason Cole to program director, environment. Cole has served as program officer since joining the company in…
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A rush to judgment can lead to disaster or regrets
A bird was searching for a home to lay her eggs so they would be safe during the coming rainy season. In her search, she…
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What to consider before buying a franchise post-pandemic
Q: What are things to consider before buying a franchise in the post-COVID future?A: Many things will have changed as we begin to move past…
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Recent bankruptcy filings in Minneapolis and St. Paul
MINNEAPOLISLundberg Farms Partnership, Murdock, Minn., filed Feb. 19, 21-40285; Chap. 12; assets, $2,306,060; liabilities, $4,441,023. Kevin Lundberg, managing partner.St. PaulBuehring Farms LLC, Rush City, Minn.;…
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Target's investment in stores — which paid off during pandemic — isn't over
The retailer has focused on store-centric fulfillment for years and it boosted growth during the pandemic.
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Time for corporate leaders to get serious about diversity efforts
James Carville's famous slogan, "It's the economy, stupid," is still commonly used when the answer to a question is staring you right in the face.…
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Bell Bank's new product director a 'quarterback' for strategy, development of financial tools
Laura Orcutt is applying her extensive banking industry experience to serve as an organizational "quarterback" as senior vice president/director of product at Bell Bank.Orcutt most…
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