Business
October 20, 2017
Hennepin County has plans to buy the landmark Thrivent Financial building in downtown Minneapolis for $55 million. Photographed on Tuesday, August 29,

Executive sues Thrivent, saying he was fired because he is black

Thrivent denies allegation, saying he violated their leadership standards.
Business
October 20, 2017

Few changes in Medicare plans for 2018; 2019 is another story

Seniors are finding more options and lower prices for the coming year, but plans used by 350,000 could disappear in 2019.
Business
October 20, 2017
Adriana Ortiz and Joseph Ramirez at Accenture on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, where they were interns. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/TNS) ORG XMIT

Workforce plans put new emphasis on paid internships, apprenticeships

Business
October 20, 2017

Half Price Books exec sells margarita mix on the side

Business
October 20, 2017
A Wells Fargo Bank is shown in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

New regulatory scrutiny on Wells Fargo over foreign exchange, auto insurance

News accounts on Friday said the nation's No. 3 bank is facing questions on businesses that go beyond the fraudulent account scandal of the past year.
Business
October 20, 2017

Five top benefits of a Roth IRA

Business
October 20, 2017
A person demonstrates what it would be like to use the device at home for a patient who might need to take a blood pressure reading with the device as

Medtronic alliance looks to expand use of home-monitoring devices

Medtronic's latest deal was another step in expanding the use of home-monitoring devices as it tries to cater to patients
Business
October 20, 2017
Author and money coach Liz Davidson offers advice on how to find a competent financial adviser. (Fotolia) ORG XMIT: 1179254

10 questions to ask a financial adviser

This vital relationship involves your life savings and relies on trust, so it makes sense to interview several professionals
Business
October 20, 2017
Rendering of what the Vermont Target will look like. (Provided by Target)

Target will soon be in all 50 states with store in works for holdout Vermont

Target will open a store next year in South Burlington, Vermont, so it will soon have stores in every U.S. state
Business
October 20, 2017
In this Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Whi

FDA watching for med-tech shortages in wake of Puerto Rico power grid failure

Agency says its working with companies to prevent shortages of devices in U.S.
Vikings
October 20, 2017
Worn areas of the gray carpet in both terminals at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will be replaced in time for the Super Bowl. Richard Tso

MSP spiffing up its carpeting, hopes to avoid Portland turf battle

No one expects the outrage that ensued when Portland replaced its carpeting.
Local
October 20, 2017
Gov. Mark Dayton

Dayton, client advocates blast Minnesota HMO for $120M transfer

The move by Medica Health Plans is also reigniting a debate about the role of Minnesota's nonprofit health plans.
Business
October 19, 2017

Schafer: Bloomington firm Stevens Foster invests locally, keeps the bar high

Business
October 19, 2017

Minnesota adds 6,400 jobs in September, with broader patterns holding steady

Minnesota is adding jobs faster than the nation as a whole, and the metro area outpaces the state overall.
Business
October 19, 2017
Target CEO Brian Cornell addresses reporters and investors at the Minneapolis-based retailer's new store in Manhattan's Herald Square.

Target to remodel more stores in battle with Amazon, Walmart

With updated stores paying off, Minneapolis retailer boosts how many it will redo.
Business
October 19, 2017

AdvaMed turns to White House to intervene in stent price cap dispute with India

Trade group says device price cap dispute is "existential threat."
West Metro
October 19, 2017
Olav Madsen, former tenant of the Crossroads at Penn apartment complex in Richfield. Former tenants and their landlords reached what housing advocates

Former tenants of Crossroads apartments in Richfield reach $650K settlement

The settlement is the largest of its kind in the nation, housing advocates say.
Business
October 19, 2017
JetBlue airplanes are seen at JFK airport in a Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 file photo. German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 it

JetBlue coming to MSP: 6 things you need to know to get on board

The budget airline will begin operating three daily nonstop flights between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Boston in May. What's the big deal? We'll tell you.
October 19, 2017
Hundreds of assorted-flavor cans of Spam were on display in "Can Central" near the entrance of the Spam Museum Thursday. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUN

Spam heists in Hawaii prompt retailers to put wildly popular meat in locked cases

The thefts are most likely part of a Spam black market that's taking off in a state where the demand for Spam knows no bounds.
Business
October 19, 2017

Todd Grill takes the helm at Counselor Realtor

Business

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