Business
October 8, 2015
The Empire State Building, left, and 432 Park Ave., center, dominate the midtown Manhattan skyline, Saturday, July 4, 2015 in New York in a view from

Atop the U.S. residential market, Manhattan continues to deliver for property owners

A shortage of inventory has pushed the median price to near $1 million.
Business
October 8, 2015

Barrel O'Fun sold to Ohio snack maker

Owner KLN Enterprises has been in the snack business since 1973.
Business
October 8, 2015
The Minnesota State Capitol is undergoing a major renovation and is now closed to the public. It is planned to reopen for the 2017 legislative season.

Schafer: Minn. has taken 'tax the rich' about as far as it can

Business
October 8, 2015

Stalled Xcel solar garden program in Minnesota may end up in court

Clean energy developers complain the rules are unclear, and Xcel Energy is to slow connecting solar projects to substations.
Business
October 8, 2015
Free financial advice without the third degree

Free financial advice without the third degree

Free financial advice without the third degree
Business
October 7, 2015

Local company news roundup

Business
October 7, 2015

Small business health insurance premiums will see only small bumps

Rates are expected to increase an average of 1 percent for 2016.
Business
October 7, 2015
Young turkeys represent hope for Minnesota's industry, still battling back from bird flu. “I’m keeping my fingers crossed, my eyes cross

Bird flu fears in Minnesota pick up as waterfowl head south

All of the state's turkey farms are expected to be back in business by year's end, but industry output won't be back to normal until at least the end of 2016's first quarter.
Business
October 7, 2015
The agribusiness giant Cargill will be increasingly cost-conscious as it moves forward.

Cargill reports steady operating results, bounce in net profit

The agribusiness giant, though a private company, is making differences in its results more clear.
West Metro
October 7, 2015

Minn. Supreme Court upholds state's limits on payday loans

The case involved an out-of-state lender that made payday loans to Minnesota borrowers at annual interest rates of up to 1,369 percent.
Politics
October 7, 2015
Sen. Al Franken, shown at the University of Minnesota, wants two federal agencies to investigate whether Apple Inc. is breaking antitrust law in how i

Sen. Franken calls out Republicans for trying to block net neutrality

Sen. Franken calls out Republicans for trying to block net neutrality
Business
October 7, 2015
FILE - This June 16, 2011 file photo shows boxes of Cheerios in a store in Akron, N.Y. Large food companies are trying to head off state-by-state effo

FDA says it received 125 complaints about gluten-free Cheerios before recall

General Mills said it knows how the gluten got into its flour and has taken steps to prevent it.
Music
October 6, 2015
Tangled up in Big Blue: IBM debuts Bob Dylan commercial

Tangled up in Big Blue: IBM debuts Bob Dylan commercial

The spot aired on "Monday Night Football," featured Dylan again demonstrating he's a man of few words that aren't lyrics.
Local
October 6, 2015
Scott Collier was paralyzed in a farm accident two years ago. He was able to get back to farming with help from the AgrAbility program by modifying an

Part 3: For farmers, it's a job for life – and death

Almost half of the Minnesotans who died in farm accidents in the past decade were 65 or older, according to a Star Tribune review of more than 200 death investigations.
Business
October 6, 2015

Hospital CEOs target unhealthy housing

Where people live can have a profound impact, speakers say.
Business
October 6, 2015

Software maker Code42 raises $85 million from investors

It's the biggest venture capital fundraising by a Minnesota company this year.
Business
October 6, 2015
3M's headquarters are in Maplewood.

3M sells its $100 million library systems business to One Equity

The company, focusing on core businesses, also selling French sign and license plate fabricator.
Local
October 6, 2015

Obituary: Emery Bulinski, owner of Ely's Snowbank Lodge

Business
October 6, 2015

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