Local
March 9, 2019
A patient received a prescription from his doctor as he combats chronic pain.

Chronic pain patients worry about bearing costs of opioid bills

Patients who rely on prescription opioids to manage chronic pain are raising fresh concerns about a proposal aimed at tackling the overdose epidemic.
Business
March 9, 2019
Tiara Hill graduated from Dunwoody with a degree in welding and will be returning to get a degree in industrial engineering.

As Minneapolis' Graco staffs up with robots, Dunwoody trains people to program them

Robots are taking positions on factory floors of companies strapped by labor shortages. Now those companies, such as Graco of Minneapolis, need people to program the robots.
Business
March 9, 2019

New European law causing headache for Minnesota med-tech companies

Some firms could pull products from Europe, while others might not compete there at all.
Business
March 9, 2019
Hand of young adult pointing elderly person where to sign

Legacy letter can explain your money values to your heirs

Business
March 9, 2019
FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. Yes, money matters are personal, but don’t be embarrassed or reticent. The

Here are some money mistakes even smart people make

Even smart people can make financial missteps – such as waiting and waiting for "just the right moment" – but there are antidotes.
Business
March 9, 2019
CEO Alan Arthur of Aeon, the affordable housing developer-manager.

Aeon's Alan Arthur fights the good fight for affordable housing

Business
March 8, 2019
The Minnesota Health Action Group has developed a guide to help employers manage drug costs and increase price transparency.

Minnesota employers target high medication prices with 'playbook'

Free guide aims to help employers manage costs, increase transparency.
Local
March 8, 2019
Alissa Jones brought out an order for a customer at the order pickup desk at the downtown Minneapolis Target store in February.

Costco joins Amazon with $15 minimum wage, putting pressure on Target, Best Buy

Target Corp. has promised to hit that level for all workers by the end of 2020.
Business
March 8, 2019
A building of the 3M headquarters in seen from Landfall.

Critics say shortfall in EPA standards can stymie cases against 3M, others

EPA hasn't issued standards on chemicals dumped by 3M and others that have tainted water.
Business
March 8, 2019

Mayo Clinic going slow on potential clinic in Hudson, Wis.

One year after the city granted a zoning request, Mayo has "no plans" right now to build in Hudson, an official said.
Business
March 8, 2019
How to get free or reduced tickets to Twin Cities Auto Show and make $150, too

How to get free or reduced tickets to Twin Cities Auto Show and make $150, too

Sit in a monster truck, test drive electric vehicles, and talk to current and former Minnesota Viking greats, all at the Twin Cities Auto Show.
East Metro
March 8, 2019
Irina Vaynerman, Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and Attorney General Keith Ellison announce a lawsuit against CSL Pl

State sues plasma donation company on behalf of transgender woman

CSL Plasma forced the woman to identify as a man for years, and banned her when she resisted, her attorney said.
Minneapolis
March 8, 2019
Andrew Ellis and his wife, Harriet, sitting at a table in their south Minneapolis house. Ellis is looking at orders for repairs for alleged violations

Supreme Court rules against Minneapolis landlord with decadeslong history of substandard conditions

Landlord Andrew Ellis had been targeted by tenant protests as far back as 1976.
Business
March 8, 2019

Mackay: Don't let the naysayers stifle your creativity

Business
March 8, 2019
Ryan Murray

Movers & Shakers: Solve's Ryan Murray brings Hollywood experience to Minneapolis ad agency

Local
March 8, 2019
The higher-ethanol fuel blend called E15 has hit the Twin Cities through an unusual marriage between the state corn growers and independent gas statio

Researchers: Biofuels mandate may cause more harm than good with plowed-up land

Researchers say higher demand for corn and soybeans has hurt the environment.
Business
March 7, 2019
John Ghingo, president of Applegate Farms, the organic meats unit of Hormel Foods Corp., said the company's "Blend Burgers" are a response to consumer

Applegate rolls out 'blend burgers,' as plant-based food trend muscles into meat

At organic food trade show, plant-based ingredients are influencing many new products.
South Metro
March 7, 2019
Eagan, MN, Tuesday, February 3, 2004 -- Susan Brown, 48, is training to become a radiation therapist and is pictured here in class at Argosy Universit

Argosy's Eagan campus will close Friday, school confirms

For-profit university has withheld students' loans while in receivership.
Business
March 7, 2019
An app created by PerkHealth, the University of Minnesota and Fairview HealthEast Kidney Stone Institute took top honors in a federal competition call

Award-winning health care app updating paper questionnaires to smartphone age

Partnership between doctors treating kidney stones, Perk Motivation and the University of Minnesota won the federal government's Step Up App Challenge.
Local
March 7, 2019

Minnesota attorney general sounds alarm over 'tech support' scammers

Keith Ellison said office fielded more than 300 complaints last year.

Business

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