October 13, 2015

Windom beef plant closure means loss of 260 jobs in small town

A beef processing facility in southwest Minnesota is closing.
Business
October 13, 2015
Bryn Mawr Brewing Founder Dan Justesen and investor/partners Tammy Lee Stanoch and CFO Jim Moore at Bassett Creek, which runs through the old Glenwood

St. Anthony: Bryn Mawr microbrewery is on tap

Jim Moore, a veteran financial guy, and Dan Justesen, a veteran of the local craft microbrew industry, say there's room for another Twin Cities craft brewery.
Business
October 13, 2015

Twitter to lay off more than 300 workers

Business
October 12, 2015

Insurers pulling some offerings from MNsure

The move affects 6,500 and causes concerns about the exchange's finances.
Business
October 12, 2015

Apple disables news app in China, reflecting censors

Business
October 12, 2015
Business
October 12, 2015

H.I.G. Capital buys HelpSystems in Eden Prairie

The fast-growing company has seen sales grow more than 10 percent this year.
Business
October 12, 2015
In this Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 photo, the headquarters of Ucare is pictured in Minneapolis.

UCare cutting workforce by nearly 250 people

Nearly 250 positions, or 29 % of its workforce, being cut.
Business
October 12, 2015
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi speaks during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Monday, Sept. 28, 2

Egypt falls back to authoritiarian rule under President Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi

The country's divided liberals can only watch as President Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi consolidates power.
Business
October 12, 2015
PricewaterhouseCoopers will move its Minneapolis office to Plaza Seven, pictured here, which will be renamed PwC Tower.

PricewaterhouseCoopers will move its Minneapolis office next summer

PricewaterhouseCoopers will move to Plaza Seven to accommodate its evolving staff and recent growth.
Business
October 12, 2015
AB InBev, maker of Budweiser, announced an agreement in principle with SABMiller to take over the brewer at 44 pounds ($67.63) a share to create the w

AB InBev said to mull higher SABMiller bid as deadline looms

But the Budweiser maker may have to raise a bit more to get the deal done.
Business
October 12, 2015
Business
October 12, 2015

Minnesota amputees seek help in Congress to overturn Medicare limits on prosthetics

Their access to certain prosthetics is in jeopardy without Congress' help.
Business
October 12, 2015
Philanthropist Erika Binger, left, and Satin Taylor Huff, whom Binger mentored 15 years ago at Boys & Girls Club, have a conversation in the Star Trib

Upcoming Youthprise conference hopes to spark entrepreneurial spirit

Local
October 12, 2015
Jack Wheatley, a farmer in Thorp, Wash., said visits from state regulators have made him take safety more seriously and he has made safety updates pro

Midwest's hands-off approach to farm safety has a cost: lost lives

Washington state's approach to workplace safety illustrates how death rates drop sharply when oversight covers every farm, no matter how small.
Business
October 12, 2015
International arrivals at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. ] LEILA NAVIDI leila.navidi@startribune.com /

It's time to address shortfalls at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Business
October 12, 2015
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 file photo, an oil worker walks by an oil pump during a sandstorm that blew in, in the desert oil fields of Sakh

Norway feels the pain of oil collapse

As the bust hits, maybe its Scandinavian neighbor Sweden has the right idea.
Business
October 12, 2015
My Job: Senia Mae Tuominen, acupuncturist

My Job: Senia Mae Tuominen, acupuncturist

Senia Mae Tuominen is a practitioner of oriental medicine at Healing Insights in St. Paul.
Business
October 12, 2015

Ask Matt: I want the job, but what about layoffs?

Business

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