Business
November 30, 2018
GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, October 4, 2007 -- Minnetonka, Minn. -- UnitedHealth Group Headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn.

UnitedHealth takes aim at health records

Nation's largest insurer makes moves in a market crowded by startups and large tech firms.
Local
November 30, 2018
An image, provided by Lyft, shows the color scheme of its bike-sharing bicycles.

Lyft acquires operator of Nice Ride Minnesota

Users will be able to access the bikes using Lyft's app in 2019.
Business
November 30, 2018
At 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2018, about 20 people waited in line for the 5 p.m. opening of Best Buy on Upper Peach Street in Summit Townsh

Shoppers may be hanging back for later holiday sales, survey finds

Sales and traffic were down from last year over five-day weekend, according to the NRF, but retailers still on record-setting pace.
Local
November 30, 2018

Minnesota issues long-delayed pollution permit for Minntac tailings basin

State says it will protect nearby lakes and streams, but environmentalists call the permit inadequate.
Business
November 30, 2018
Cousins Subs plans to add 20 or more Twin Cities locations over the next three to four years.

Cousins Subs plans big return to Twin Cities after 2015 exit

The company closed five locations here in 2015 but promises a refreshed concept.
Business
November 30, 2018
STEVE ALEXANDER � salexander@startribune.com Coborn's grocery store in Elk River

Coborn's will buy most Hornbacher's stores as Supervalu's new owner begins making grocery deals

UNFI hopes to sell most of Supervalu's retailers to grocery chains that will continue to use Supervalu as their wholesale supplier.
Business
November 30, 2018
A recent Minnesota Monthly cover.

Minnesota Monthly to reduce print frequency to 6 issues a year

But the magazine will keep "monthly" in the title.
Business
November 30, 2018

Medicare deadline comes with an asterisk

For more than 300,000 people losing Medicare Cost plans, there are limited ways to re-visit decisions after Dec. 7.
West Metro
November 30, 2018
Edina's 50th & France is losing another retailer--Bay St. Shoes will likely close in January. It's joining several others that have closed since a maj

Edina's 50th & France loses more retailers but gains some too

Edina's 50th & France loses more retailers but gains some too
West Metro
November 30, 2018
Masonry work is underway at the Concierge Apartments in Richfield. Out-of-state investors are snapping up older apartment complexes like this one in t

Concierge Apartments in Richfield, site of controversial renovation, sold

The sale comes just months after owners settled a lawsuit with displaced tenants.
Local
November 30, 2018
Best Buy customer service specialist Seth Hotchkiss waited on customers at the store in Roseville. Going for pickup rather than delivery might be wort

Cyber Monday shoppers find thieves snooping at their stoops

Those waiting for packages are encouraged to be vigilant in this peak time for theft.
Business
November 30, 2018
FIEL - In this Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, shoppers sit on a bench with a decorated with U.S. flag browsing their smartphones outside a fashion boutiq

Minnesota exports growing at a slower rate than earlier in year

Trade tariffs, strong U.S. dollar putting pressure on markets.
Business
November 29, 2018
The open concept dining room and livingroom in a 2,100 square foot, three bedroom, three bath, side by side model townhome Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, i

Building permits are off, but townhouses stay Twin Cities bright spot

Side-by-side townhouses in inner-ring suburbs continue to see strong demand.
Business
November 29, 2018
FILE -- A worker checks molten steel at one of the blast furnaces at the ArcelorMittal steelworks in Dunkirk, France, Feb. 18, 2014. The Trump adminis

Iron Range Steelworkers ratify ArcelorMittal labor agreement

Four-year contract is with ArcelorMittal operations nationwide.
Business
November 29, 2018
Former Twin Cities gold coin dealer indicted for fraud charges.

Prosecutors say former Twin Cities gold coin dealer defrauded customers of $1.1 million

Wire and mail fraud are among the federal charges filed against Jamie Lee Smith.
Business
November 29, 2018
Bright Health co-founders, from left to right: Bob Sheehy, CEO; Tom Valdivia, Chief Medical Officer; and Kyle Rolfing, President (Photo courtesy of Br

Insurer Bright Health raises $200 million to finance expansion

The Minneapolis-based startup is selling Medicare health plans and individual health insurance coverage.
Business
November 29, 2018

Cargill plans $70M investment in Thai seafood, poultry business

Minnetonka-based firm is aiming to meet demand for protein in Asia.
Local
November 29, 2018

Feds: 4 restaurants in S. Minnesota, Iowa cheated 113 workers out of $831K in pay

Some workers earned only their tips, according to Labor Department investigators.
Variety
November 29, 2018
Donaldson's Christmas display, 1957.

Revisit 6 retail titans from Minnesota's 20th-century department store heyday

New book "Thank You for Shopping" remembers the golden age of department stores.
Business
November 29, 2018
Target gives shoppers advance notice of its annual 10% off gift cards

Target gives shoppers advance notice of its annual 10% off gift cards

Target gives shoppers advance notice of its annual 10% off gift cards

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