Celebrities
September 2, 2015

Inside Netflix's plan to crush Apple globally

Local
September 2, 2015
David Hughes of PolyMet walked on the proposed site near Hoyt Lakes. The project prompted a decade of environmental review.

PolyMet mine water could flow northward, toward BWCA

A landscape changed by mining raises new questions about pollution decades in the future
Business
September 2, 2015
Andrew Zimmern is a chef, food writer and television personality known for his Bizarre Foods series. ] (JIM GEHRZ/STAR TRIBUNE) / June 22, 2013, St. L

Andrew Zimmern to sell new line of meat products through Evine Live

Chef and television host Andrew Zimmern is partnering with butcher Pat LaFrieda to sell a new line of meat products on Evine Live.
Business
September 2, 2015
Medtronic's Fridley headquarters. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN2012092716513397

Medtronic acquires Medina Medical for $150 million

Medina Medical's treatment for weakened blood vessels in the brain has yet to be approved in the U.S.
Business
September 1, 2015

Local company news roundup

Minneapolis
September 1, 2015
Scene on top of the new Vikings stadium Wednesday morning. A rescue was in progress for a worker reported to fallen into a crevice. Credit: Mndot 8/26

Worker who survived fall at Vikings stadium hit post on way down

A pole stopped one man's fall, but not the other's, the report says. The full state investigation could take months to be made public.
Business
September 1, 2015

Donaldson Co. sales, profits sink amid mining and ag declines

Excluding restructuring costs, the company's profit beat expectations.
Business
September 1, 2015

SEC accuses Owatonna fiber optics firm of investor fraud

Regulators say the southern Minnesota company has no employees, no operations and no revenue.
Business
September 1, 2015

Union representing Iron Range workers agree to continue talks with U.S. Steel, ArcelorMittal

Contracts with U.S. Steel and ArcelorMittal affecting more than 2,000 Iron Range workers expired Tuesday.
Business
September 1, 2015
Target headquarters in downtown Minneapolis.

Target lays off 235 in Twin Cities tech ops, 40 in India

Technology units had been spared in earlier layoffs while a new executive assessed the structure.
Business
September 1, 2015

Minnesota's manufacturing growth rate slows in August

Creighton University index shows central Midwest declined as a whole.
Business
September 1, 2015
A passenger looks out towards a Delta Air Lines Inc. plane at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco.

Delta to pay business fliers if it's later than American, United

It will pay up if American or United beat its on-time rate for business clients.
Business
September 1, 2015
A Delta plane lands at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, May 27, 2015. Delta Air Lines has pulled fare information from TripAdvisor and a numb

Delta's SkyMiles changes shake up frequent-flier programs

The latest effort by the nation's airlines — led by Delta — to lower the value of frequent-flier miles is this: More will be needed to get on a flight that's popular.
Business
September 1, 2015

Alexander: Pushing the limits of a PC's memory has its own limits

Music
September 1, 2015
Kenneth Jennings, St. Olaf Choir Conductor from 1968 to 1990 and Professor Emeritus of Music for St. Olaf College

St. Olaf Choir's Kenneth Jennings remembered for his musicianship, humble manner

Business
September 1, 2015
U.S. construction spending hits post-recession high

U.S. construction spending hits post-recession high

U.S. construction spending hit a new postrecession high in July, reinforcing the industry's position as a pillar of the economy. Total construction activity rose in July to a seasonally adjusted rate of $1.08 trillion, a 0.7 percent increase from the revised June spending of $1.07 trillion, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
South Metro
September 1, 2015

Flood of solar garden applications leaves some counties wary

Regulations are fuzzy as developers push for energy savings.
September 1, 2015

Minnesota apples plentiful this season

Fall is prime time for apples, and Minnesota has a bumper crop in 2015 with several varieties ready for picking.
Business
September 1, 2015
An Abra Auto Body employee works on a vehicle.

ABRA Auto Body & Glass buys all six Lehman's Garage locations

The acquisition is the latest in a string of purchases giving ABRA a national footprint.
Business
August 31, 2015
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Medtronic says second study confirms gene linked to sudden cardiac death

Medtronic says findings could identify defibrillator candidates.

Business

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