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November 3, 2017
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Minnesota nonprofits, foundations come out against House tax plan

State's nonprofit sector fears the worst from proposed GOP overhaul.
Business
November 3, 2017
IBM is moving a step closer to selling its property in Rochester, which started to build in the late 1950s and some of its largest offices. The compan

IBM moves forward with Rochester campus sale

After a sale, the company plans to rent office space for itself on a portion of the property.
Business
November 3, 2017

Mayo winding down HMO in Wisconsin

Like other insurers across the country, the health plan won't sell to individuals in 2018.
Minneapolis
November 3, 2017
Jason Gehrke, cq, of Albrecht Signs, installed new signs at 8th and Nicollet along the Nicollet Mall, Friday, October 13, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN. ] E

Nicollet Mall reopening celebration pushed back a day

The event was moved because of a scheduling conflict.
Business
November 3, 2017
Yolanda Johnson, 45, examines parts of clocks by touching them as she works on the assembly line on Oct. 6, 2017 in Chicago. Workers are manufacturing

Clocks made by visually impaired Chicago workers hit store shelves

Chicago employees use their sense of touch to assemble and test the clocks.
Business
November 3, 2017

Five mobile banking alerts to help you fight fraud

November 3, 2017
The Rev. Dinah Tatman, center, with Greater New Vision Ministries, Inc., announces details of a new economic boycott as Rev. Ronald Bobo, left, pastor

St. Louis black leaders urge boycott of Target, other stores

Black St. Louis faith and civic leaders involved in recent protests over the acquittal of a former white police officer in the killing of a black suspect are calling for supporters to boycott a dozen businesses, including Target and a grocery store chain.
Business
November 3, 2017
Long lines in several cities For Apple iPhone X

Long lines in several cities For Apple iPhone X

Dozens of people waited outside Apple stores in Chicago, Miami and Boston, some of them all night, before the iPhone X went on sale Friday.
Business
November 3, 2017
Tom Fallenstein, chief executive of Halloweencostumes.com, a Mankato-based online retailer, says the immediate days after the holiday are when staffer

For Minn. costume-selling giant, November is the time to catch up on sleep

Mankato-based HalloweenCostumes.com grapples with an extreme form of retail seasonality.
Business
November 3, 2017
Doctors implant a coronary heart stent.

Heart stents fail to ease chest pain, landmark study says

The findings in the study of nonemergency chest pain contradict widespread assumptions that using the metal mesh tubes would allow patients to exercise more by providing better blood flow.
Business
November 3, 2017
Bruegger's Bagels to remain its own brand under Caribou Coffee ownership

Bruegger's Bagels to remain its own brand under Caribou Coffee ownership

Caribou Coffee will keep Bruegger's an independent brand despite its close relationship with rival Einstein Bros. Bagels.
Business
November 3, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, speaks next to Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., during a news conference announcing the GOP tax overhaul Thursday in W

Paulsen, Lewis tout GOP tax plan as good deal for Minnesota

Republicans in Minnesota's congressional delegation are all in on the GOP tax plan unveiled Thursday, despite concerns about loss of state deductions.
Local
November 2, 2017
Taylor Cupp with Mortenson showed Joselyn Raymundo a virtual reality walkthrough of Discovery Square in a heated tent following an outdoor groundbreak

Mayo's Discovery Square starts to take shape in Rochester

Business
November 2, 2017

In tourist-heavy Florida, vacation rental owners, hotels battle over beds

Operators like Airbnb have at times beaten traditional hotels for tax collections in holiday hot spots.
Business
November 2, 2017
Construction workers build a home in the new Lennar Homes development called The Reserve at Spring Meadows in Plymouth.

Lennar-CalAtlantic deal unites top Twin Cities homebuilders

The deal may ultimately produce more options to entry-level new home buyers in the Twin Cities.
St. Paul
November 2, 2017
Hazardous debris on the recycler's property.

State fines St. Paul metal recycler over polluting creek with oil discharge

Water had an oily film and emitted an "obnoxious odor," state regulators said.
St. Paul
November 2, 2017
Rebecca Noecker, St. Paul City Council member.

St. Paul City Council member fights for park at police annex over development

Rebecca Noecker wants to stick to the original plan to expand Pedro Park, keeping a promise to a neighborhood woefully short of green space.
Business
November 2, 2017

Employer health costs up 4.7 percent in Minnesota

The report says annual increases remain low across the country compared with previous periods.
Business
November 2, 2017

Company news: Winnebago adds another Minnesota executive

Business
November 2, 2017
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Tennant misses mark in Q3 because of acquisition costs

CEO Chris Killingstad said integration of IPC operations is going well.

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