Business
July 7, 2015

SurveyMonkey taps HP veteran Veghte as CEO

Veghte succeeds David Goldberg, the Minnesota native who helped build the firm into one of the largest privately held companies in Silicon Valley. Goldberg died in an accident earlier this year.
Business
July 7, 2015
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Built in 1986, this three-bedroom, four-bath house has 4,900 finished square feet and features three bedrooms on onel level, upper floor la

What $475,000 buys in the metro area

Here's a look at what $475,000 buys in Ramsey, Minneapolis and West Lakeland Township.
Business
July 7, 2015

Stocks turn lower after initial jump

Traders are watching developments in Greece and the eurozone.
Business
July 7, 2015
Valeta Cornwell worked with a customer at picking out a piece of art at New Uses, a home furnishings resale shop, Friday, July 2, 2015 in Woodbury, MN

Between empty-nesters and millennials, furniture resellers see opportunity

Entrepreneurs see a market in downsizing boomers, nesting millennials
Minneapolis
July 7, 2015
Anthony Theba and his son Aten-Wa Theba at the building Anthony hopes to turn into a bike shop. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Friday, June 2

Big investment is arriving on E. 38th Street in Minneapolis

Development in the historic heart of south Minneapolis' black business district along E. 38th Street includes projects as large as a multimillion-dollar grocery store and as small as a bike center aimed at helping to overcome the racial gap in cycling.
Business
July 7, 2015
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks with members of the media at Tesla's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Musk: Space X is still unsure what caused June 28 rocket failure

Musk calls the failure a "huge blow" to the privately-held rocket manufacturer.
Business
July 7, 2015
FILE-- In this Friday, July 12, 2013, file photo Jo Mullen picks up a box of Twinkies at Wal-Mart, in Bristol, Pa. The new owners of Hostess have lean

Hostess Brands, after turnaround, plans an IPO

The maker of Twinkies and Ho-hos has been through bankruptcy and reshaped itself for modern retailing. The private equity firm that picked it up now sees a payoff in a public listing.
Business
July 7, 2015
The new Vikings stadium under construction.

Vikings tap many sources for stadium funds

It's now possible to accurately estimate what the owners will end up putting into the stadium. It's about $572 million.
Business
July 7, 2015
Barber Happy Khalif and his customer Abdi Bombolo at Happy Khalif's Barber Shop at Karmel Square in Minneapolis, Minn. on January 3, 2012.

African immigrants found to be a powerful economic force in Twin Cities

Concordia report shows they're an economic force in Twin Cities.
Business
July 6, 2015
Business
July 6, 2015

Insurers would split $194 million in ACA payments to cover losses

But Affordable Care Act money won't eliminate individual market losses, health plans say.
Business
July 6, 2015
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2003 file photo, clerks shout in the Euro Dollar Futures pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Most pits in Chicago and New

For Chicago futures traders, one final round in the ring

Monday was the last day for most of CME Group's legendary trading pits.
Business
July 6, 2015
Matthew Cassady (left) stands near two men dressed in periodic soldier costumes at Fort Snelling in St. Paul.

My Job: Matthew Cassady, program specialist, Historic Fort Snelling

Matthew Cassady is Program Specialist for Historic Fort Snelling in St. Paul.
Business
July 6, 2015

Ask Matt: What's it like to work at a startup company?

July 6, 2015
This product image provided by Mondelez shows an "Oreo Thin". Mondelez International Inc. says it will add "Oreo Thins," which have a similar cookie-t

Don't twist that Oreo: Cookie gets skinny, 'sophisticated'

Oreos are getting a skinny new look, and its maker says the new cookie is a "sophisticated" snack for grown-ups that isn't meant to be twisted or dunked.
Local
July 6, 2015

Consulting deals can earn doctors 6-figure paydays, new data shows

Health care companies paid doctors across the country about $369 million in consulting payments in 2014, including $10 million that went to physicians in Minnesota.
Business
July 5, 2015
Mike Yeager, president of Yeager Machine, starting July 1st will not longer have to pay sales taxes on his machines. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE)

Minnesota companies breathe easier as tax rebate program ends

Capital equipment purchases for small businesses are now tax-exempt.
Business
July 5, 2015
CEO Lee Schram of Deluxe Corp chatted about skating with George's Shoe Repair owners Chris George and Brian George at their shop on Grand Avenue near

CEO focuses on top-line growth at revamped Deluxe

Business
July 5, 2015

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