South Metro
September 16, 2017
Taco the miniature donkey is a regular customer (with mom Jody Ludden) at Fluegel's Farm, Garden and Pets.

Family-run farm store in Rosemount marks 90 years by changing with the times

Fluegel's Farm, Garden and Pets is an institution, connecting the rural and suburban.
Business
September 16, 2017
With the free Mayo Clinic First Aid program, Amazon's popular voice-activated digital assistant offers a hands-free way to access medical information.

Mayo Clinic offers first aid assistance via Amazon's Alexa digital assistant

Mayo Clinic, Amazon team up to form a new voice-activated system for dispensing reliable medical advice at home.
Business
September 16, 2017

Schafer: Teachers pension plan officials cry foul over report that used its numbers

When a standard changed, what was already a sizable financial hole turned into a crater.
Business
September 16, 2017
Steve Schlundt, president of lodging and residential for CSM, in one of the walkways in the newly remodeled Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, the Depot.

In hotels and homes, it's all about the experience, CSM executive says

When Steve Schlundt first joined Minneapolis-based CSM Corp. in the mid-1990s, the real estate company had only one hotel. Now, it has built or purchased more than 50.
Business
September 16, 2017
Tim Fink gives his wife, Molly, a kiss as she rests in her bed at Avamere Riverpark of Eugene in Eugene, Ore., July 17, 2017. The couple have used GoF

Raising money for an emergency raises money questions

Business
September 16, 2017

Farrell: Your life circumstances may dictate whether you heed market worries

Business
September 16, 2017
The sun set over the Bakken Oil Formation, behind an oil well near Williston. ] (JIM GEHRZ/STAR TRIBUNE) / September 26, 2013, Watford City, ND &#x201

North Dakota oil sees hurricane-related bump in prices

The energy reporting website Platts recently noted that "the Bakken crude differential in Clearbrook, Minnesota, soared to its highest level in four years."
Local
September 16, 2017

Free tuition draws Minnesota students to online university

At a time of mounting anxiety over college costs and student debt, the online University of the People is doing its best to smash the mold.
Home & Garden
September 16, 2017
3 Graphic teal and pink bedroom for a horse lover, Parade home #231 in Medina by Toll Brothers.

Model spaces: Here's what caught our eye at the Parade of Homes

Last weekend, we explored nearly two dozen homes on this year's Fall Parade of Homes to check out design features and decor trends. Here's what caught our eye.
Business
September 16, 2017
Businessman with good work ethic.

Forum: What to do when your values and your employer's clash

Business
September 16, 2017

When it comes to taxes, 'startup cost' is a narrow category

Business
September 16, 2017

Coach's Corner: Expanding business wants to stay unified as it grows

Business
September 16, 2017

Midwest Inside Trading

Home & Garden
September 16, 2017
Golden Valley
Built in 1955 , this three-bedroom, two-bath house has 1,737 square feet and features three bedrooms on one level, two fireplaces, forma

Home listings: What $229,900 buys in the Twin Cities

Business
September 15, 2017

Minnesota delegation pushes for 'reinsurance' approval

Lawmakers say speedy action is needed with premiums due to be released Oct. 2.
East Metro
September 15, 2017
ROSEVILLE, MN - SEPTEMBER 13: Rosedale Herbergers store grand re-opening celebration on September 13, 2017 in Roseville, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bet

Bon-Ton sheds Herberger's Rosedale store in $19 million deal

The company attempted a sale and lease-back of the same location last year.
Business
September 15, 2017
** FILE ** In this Feb. 20, 2007, file photo, the Capitol Limited Amtrak train arrives in Washington from Chicago. President Obama's recovery plan inc

Amtrak's Richard Anderson wants to remind you how bad flying is

That's the same Richard Anderson who once ran Delta Air Lines and Eagan-based Northwest. "The coach on Amtrak is better than the first-class product on any domestic airplane," he said.
Business
September 15, 2017
Jonah Stillman

Minnesota Vikings hire 18-year-old consultant to connect with Gen Z

Vikings exec says marketing is Jonah Stillman's business.
Business
September 15, 2017
The Gonda Building. Mayo Clinic employs over 59,000 people, 33,000 at its Rochester, MN location and system-wide treats over 1.2 million patients per

Mayo rolls out big health record project

The clinic's $1.5 billion technology upgrade honors the physician who shaped the history of medical charts.
South Metro
September 15, 2017

Goodhue County feedlot opponents say owner violates air standards

Neighbors opposed to a pending 4,700-hog operation measured air quality at other sites.

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