Business
February 7, 2019

Company news: Augeo acquires Wingnut Advertising

Business
February 7, 2019

Battle is brewing to develop the Netflix for video game streaming

A fight is shaping up between big media and technology firms.
Business
February 7, 2019
Close up of estate tax return

Why Minnesota needs to rethink its estate tax

Business
February 7, 2019

Business Bookshelf: 'Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe'

Business
February 7, 2019

Gadgets: Warby Parker introduces augmented reality tool called Virtual Try-On

The technology superimposes computer-generated images onto real-world imagery, like your face on camera with various pairs of virtual glasses.
Business
February 7, 2019
In this July 18, 2018 photo, soybean farmer Michael Petefish holds soybeans from last season's crop at his farm near Claremont in southern Minnesota.

Tariffs could cost Minnesota 16,100 jobs, free-trade group says

A new report said the state will lose 16,100 jobs if the trade war continues.
West Metro
February 7, 2019
Timothy McNeil

Dayton, other Minn. cities trying to cope with court ruling limiting road improvement fees

The moratorium on new construction in one of Hennepin County's fastest-growing cities came after Supreme Court call.
Local
February 6, 2019
PolyMet Mining Cor. proposes to use the old LTV taconite facility to process copper-nickel ore.

Former EPA lawyer challenges regulators on PolyMet water permit

Ex-EPA lawyer says Chicago office "suppressed" employees' PolyMet concerns.
East Metro
February 6, 2019

Little Canada lands new BIX Produce headquarters with $190K incentive package

Suburb has signed a deal to bring a longtime St. Paul food processor to the city.
Business
February 6, 2019
A man looks out the window of the SPS Commerce building in downtown Minneapolis. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFOR

SPS Tower in downtown Minneapolis sells for $144M to Japanese buyer

Business
February 6, 2019
Inge Thulin, shown at 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood. He will retire as chairman in June, a year after stepping down as CEO. ORG XMIT: MIN1804251

Thulin to retire in June as 3M board chairman

Mike Roman, who became CEO last summer, will now move into the role.
West Metro
February 6, 2019

Carver gets $1 million state grant to build infrastructure for relocating Lakeview Industries

Lakeview Industries is moving to the new site from neighboring Chaska.
Local
February 6, 2019
Workers make sure that each section of the replacement Line 3 that is joined passes mustard. Enbridge already has started building the 14-mile stretch

4 protesters charged with trying to halt flow of Enbridge pipeline in Itasca County

The charges say they failed in their effort to stem the flow because they brought the wrong tool.
Business
February 6, 2019

Boston Scientific shares rise nearly 3 percent after earnings beat expectations

Sales of cardiovascular devices rose 7.7 percent during the last quarter.
Variety
February 6, 2019
Zach Bohlman photographed in the car he uses to drive for Uber and Lyft. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – January 21, 201

From millennials to seniors, Twin Cities workers embrace 'side hustle' economy

Twin Cities workers are taking up side gigs to pay for necessities or splurge on niceties.
Minneapolis
February 6, 2019
Dr. Jon Pryor, CEO of Hennepin Healthcare, which operates HCMC in Minneapolis.

CEO of Hennepin Healthcare, which operates HCMC, to resign

Pryor confirmed he's resigning but deferred to the hospital board as to the explanation.
Variety
February 6, 2019
Bluefin Bay will be the latest high-profile Minnesota resort to change hands. Dennis Rysdahl, who has owned the resort since 1984, is retiring.

Bluefin Bay, the iconic North Shore resort, up for sale

It's the first time in 35 years that the property in Tofte, Minn., has been listed for sale.
Business
February 6, 2019
This undated image provided by Anheuser-Busch shows a scene from the company's Bud Light 2019 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Anheuser-Busch via AP)

Schafer: Bud Light's Super Bowl ad missed target market, upset farmers

For students of business, the whole episode seems baffling.
Business
February 6, 2019
Young people from across Minnesota enter the office of Gov. Tim Walz at the state Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. where they met h

Lawmakers want Minnesota's energy to be carbon-free by 2050

Dozens of people showed up at the State Capitol to champion or warn against the idea.
Local
February 5, 2019

Rochester eyes 'transit villages' to ease traffic and parking crush

A pair of parking ramps surrounded by housing and retail are envisioned for the city.

Business

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