Twin Cities housing market stays strong as median price hits $342,500 in May
Buyers still outnumber sellers in much of the metro area and prices are rising at a rapid clip, though one survey showed a slight uptick in price cuts.
Bright Health sets terms for IPO, could raise $1.55 billion
Minnesota companies are on pace for six IPOs in 2021, which would be the most in more than 20 years.
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Minnesota companies finding time to connect with workers who miss daily interaction
Top firms work harder to keep employees at home engaged, with fun and community service.
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How to negotiate continued remote work
Have you been working from home since March 2020? Hearing rumblings that you will be expected to go back to in-person work this year? If…
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Successful training programs are all about trajectory
Harvard economist Lawrence Katz and a team of researchers studied worker-training programs to identify traits that align with enrollees' success.They searched for programs that propel…
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JBS, Waste Management follow other companies in offering tuition benefit
JBS and Waste Management are both adding college tuition for workers and their children to attract new employees.
Business
Minnesota CEOs, in their own words, on lessons learned in 2020
We asked the Special Award winners in leadership and management to share lessons of 2020 and how they would apply them moving forward. Here are their answers in their own words, edited for length and clarity.
Browse full coverage of the companies that made our 2020 list of Top Workplaces.
Business
Brave New Workshop teaches how the magic behind improv can help businesses
Brave New Workshop CEO says mind-set is as important as skills and technology.
Business
How small Top Workplaces adapted to working remotely during the pandemic
Flexibility, opportunity for upward mobility are among the elements that help small businesses thrive.
About that rubber chicken — how Minn. companies still had fun during remote work
Top Workplaces firms said creativity was key to improving communications — or keeping them strong — during the pandemic year.
Business
Tile Shop stock returns to main Nasdaq on Thursday
The Plymouth-based retailer took itself off the main Nasdaq exchange in late 2019, surprising its investors. After a business rebound last year, new investors pushed for its return.
Business
Top Workplaces are learning to walk the walk on diversity
Large and midsize Top Workplaces refocus their efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion.
How Minnesota companies can make a hybrid workplace thrive
The key is seeking balance. Flexible work arrangements depend on the type of job, the workflow and needs of employees.
Business
Minnesota's top 50 public companies ranked by revenue – with No. 1 hitting $257 billion
Revenue for the companies on the Star Tribune 50 list as a whole increased 5.5% to a cumulative $621.8 billion.
Business
Cargill backs corn as substitute for plastic, builds new plant in Iowa
The Minnetonka-based agribusiness is building a new facility in Iowa to create a corn-based alternative to petroleum-based plastics used in certain consumer goods.
Business
Schafer: Back to normal means the normal challenges are back, too
The news that General Mills is cutting jobs after its stellar response to the pandemic, and the results that followed, shows that going back to where things were was never going to be easy.
Business
City Center in downtown Minneapolis signs four new tenants, including two restaurants
The news has downtown watchers cautiously optimistic.
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Land O'Lakes agrees to help clean up contaminated site in Nebraska
A Land O'Lakes unit had shipped discarded seed that was coated with pesticides and fungicides to a Nebraska ethanol plant.
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CDC study finds fewer pregnant women receiving COVID vaccine
Health officials say women could be more receptive to immunization with better outreach.
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St. Paul campaign for rent control has 9,000 signatures
Now, housing advocates' focus will shift to educating voters about the proposed 3% cap to rent increases on residential properties.
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Best Buy making play for outdoor grill, accessory market
The Richfield-based retailer also said it would start featuring Tumi luggage and bags.
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Maplewood Mall owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Ohio-based Washington Prime Group also owns Northtown Mall in Blaine.
Business
Appeals court backs Minnesota approval of new Enbridge Line 3
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled against environmental groups and Indian bands trying to halt the construction across northern Minnesota of the Line 3 replacement.
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