Business
North Dakota oil production dips in June
Rainy weather, an abundance of natural gas and a tight labor market played a role in the decline, officials said.
Business
USDA to purchase $50 million in milk, give it to food banks
Beleaguered dairy farmers welcome the relief, but dark clouds loom.
Local
Rolland Anderson, longtime advertising executive and mentor, dies at 82
Revered for his artistic eye for ads and clever headlines, Anderson built a lasting legacy in his ability to mentor and elevate others.
Business
Median home sale price rises to $268,000 in the Twin Cities, a record for July
More houses are coming on the market, but buyers are still scrambling to find entry-level properties.
Business
Hormel sells Nebraska pork plant to group of Minnesota, S.D. farmers
The deal was initiated by a consortium of 220 hog farmers in an effort to capture a greater percentage of the value for the hogs they raise, the consortium said.
East Metro
After retail, former site of a Maplewood golf course will get market-rate apartments
The Trail's Edge of Maplewood will be a market-rate building with amenities such as a community room, theater, parcel and mail room and business office.
Business
Minnesota adds 11,200 jobs in July; unemployment falls sharply for blacks, teens
May-to-July period was one of best for hiring that Minn. has seen since 1990.
St. Paul
New hotel to be built in downtown St. Paul
The Raymond Group paid nearly $2.6 million for a surface parking lot on the corner of Jackson Street and E. 9th Street, a couple blocks from Mears Park.
Business
Business
Biotech thriving in Minnesota as overall health startup fundraising slows
A slow-down in health fundraises of less than $4M blamed on loss of angel investor tax credit
Business
Flipgrid plans to expand under Microsoft
Flipgrid, which raised millions from local investors in 2015, was acquired earlier this summer by Microsoft.
Business
CEO Pay Watch: General Mills' Jeff Harmening made $4.1 million in fiscal 2018
Harmening got an increase to his base salary to $1.2 million that accounts for his new role as CEO.
Business
Best Buy makes $800 million investment in aging America
Retailer buys GreatCall, one of the nation's largest providers of health and personal emergency response calls.
Minneapolis
Developers release new renderings of north Mpls. riverfront concert venue
Developers are sharing more information about possible plans to transform part of the Minneapolis riverfront.
South Metro
Onetime Burnsville nursing home aide charged with sexually assaulting vulnerable resident
The staffer was caught on top of the woman, investigators said.
Minneapolis
Colorado developer looks to juggle two North Loop apartment projects
Solaris looks to add more than 300 upscale units in hot Minneapolis neighborhood.
Business
Enbridge oil spill insurance inadequate, Minnesota regulators say
Commerce officials are raising questions about coverage as part of their review of the company's proposed Line 3 project.
Business
Rich Wasielewski to retire as CEO of electronics maker Nortech Systems
The announcement came as Nortech reported its best quarterly profit in seven years.
Business
At investment conference, executives discuss growth plans as fund managers contend with fee pressure
The CFA Society's annual gathering captured economic optimism and industry worry.
Business
Alexa, Cortana finally get the conversation going
It marks the first time competing digital assistants can interact.
Browse Business Sections
Latest Columns
Elsewhere in Business
- Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China stocks get bump from new property measures
- China rolls out new measures to fix its property crisis, spur growth
- NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre
- UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama
- Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
- Stock market today: Asian shares retreat after Wall St edges back from records
- Watchdog: EPA's lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on unverified data
- What to stream this weekend: 'Bridgerton,' Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'American Fiction'
- Donor and consultant convicted again of trying to bribe North Carolina's insurance commissioner
- Former Connecticut budget official arrested, pleads not guilty to bribery and extortion charges
Most Read
- Minnesotans among least likely to climb income ladder in U.S.
- Why Minnesota millennials feel worse off than their parents
- Nortech Systems closing Blue Earth facility prompting 74 layoffs
- Luxury apartment tower on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis fetched many bids, sold at value
- Target limits Pride merchandise to select stores after last year's backlash
Business
Complete coverage of business news in the Twin Cities, Minnesota and elsewhere, including Fortune 500 Minnesota companies: UnitedHealth Group, Target, Best Buy, 3M, CHS, U.S. Bancorp, General Mills, C.H. Robinson, Land O’Lakes, Ecolab, Ameriprise Financial, Xcel Energy, Hormel Foods, Thrivent Financial, Polaris, Securian Financial Group, Fastenal and Patterson Cos.