Business
December 1, 2016

Delta pilots ratify contract that yields 30 percent pay increase over four years

The approval rate was the highest ever seen in a deal between Delta and its pilots.
Business
December 1, 2016
Donaldson shares rose sharply after the maker of filtration devices, like the fuel, air intake, lube and coolant filters shown above, reported stronge

Donaldson's first-quarter earnings jump 50 percent

CEO is cautious, but firm sees encouraging signs.
Business
December 1, 2016

Wells Fargo changes bylaws, now requires separate CEO and chairman

Business
December 1, 2016
Hot Property: Fairfield Inn & Suites in Brooklyn Center

Hot Property: Fairfield Inn & Suites in Brooklyn Center

Business
December 1, 2016

Select Comfort tops J.D. Power's mattress satisfaction survey

Select Comfort tops J.D. Power's mattress satisfaction survey for the second straight year.
Business
December 1, 2016

"Cider Monday" trumps "Cyber Monday" at small retailer

Small retailer uses personal touch and community connections
Minneapolis
December 1, 2016
An investigation by federal employee rights authorities has prompted the Hennepin Healthcare System to halt age-related screenings of its older medica

Hennepin County Medical Center says it plans to cut staff in 2017

The hospital said it must respond to a "financial challenge."
Business
December 1, 2016
In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, photo, a job applicant attends a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Thursday, July 28, 2016, the Labor Department report

Beyond the metro area, job openings skew sharply to low end of skill, pay levels

The tilt is the greatest since before the last recession.
Business
November 30, 2016
Lucy Torres, left, and Jennifer Brietlow, sorted and packed carrots at the Featherstone Fruit and Vegetable Farm, Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Rush

Minn. veggie farmers had season ruined by state's extremely wet summer

Continued rains and constant moisture increased plant disease and spoilage.
Business
November 30, 2016

Schafer: Closing the deal was right move for Datalink

Business
November 30, 2016
General Mills headquarters campus Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Golden Valley, MN.](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune PER REQUEST HERE ARE GEN

General Mills joins effort to support bee and butterfly habitats

The company is giving $2 million to a pollinator conservation group.
Business
November 30, 2016

U.S. House passes 21st Century Cures Act

Included in the bill, which heads to the Senate, are key changes in the regulatory process used to evaluate new medical devices.
Business
November 30, 2016

Microsoft: 2016 a year of 'solid progress'

Business
November 30, 2016
Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, talks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2

Trump wants 'no absolute tax cut' for upper class, Mnuchin says

Treasury nominee says any tax cuts for the rich "will be offset by less deductions."
West Metro
November 30, 2016
Demonstrators blocked the intersection of 15th Ave. SE and 4th St. SE in Dinkytown and listened to speakers.

Minimum-wage workers take daylong fight to streets of Dinkytown

Coordinated actions included arrests, an Eden Prairie mall lockout and a U of M demonstration.
Business
November 30, 2016

Alexander: Samsung PC that updates slowly may be full or flawed

Business
November 29, 2016
Production at the Gold'n Plump Poultry production facility, Tuesday, April 20, 2016 in Cold Spring, MN.

Pilgrim's Pride buys St. Cloud-based Gold'n Plump for $350 million

The deal puts the largest chicken processor in the Midwest into the hands of the No. 2 chicken firm nationally.
Business
November 29, 2016
In this Nov.3, 2011 photo, Jim Weiler, of Jim Weiler Construction, sets a roof truss on a home under construction in LaPorte, Ind. Rising interest fro

Homebuilding permits remain strong in Twin Cities in November

Permits for overall construction rose 15 percent, and those for single-family homes jumped 20 percent.
Business
November 29, 2016
Medtronic Mounds View Campus

Medtronic in deal to help run labs in Cleveland medical center

The pact with University Hospitals Cleveland medical Center is Medtronic's first integrated health solutions agreement in the U.S.
Business
November 29, 2016

MTS Systems investigating possible ethics violations by employees in China

The ethics violation probe will delay the company's fourth quarter and year-end financial results, but it is not expected to affect them greatly.

Business

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