Business
April 19, 2019
With 2 more large Twin Cities thrift stores closing, are resale retailers in danger?

With 2 more large Twin Cities thrift stores closing, are resale retailers in danger?

Savers closed stores on Lake St. in Minneapolis and in St. Paul's Sun Ray Center.
Business
April 18, 2019
A display window at Christopher & Banks at Mall of America from 2015. (DAVID BREWSTER/STAR TRIBUNE)

Christopher & Banks delisted from New York Stock Exchange

The specialty women's retail chain failed to meet minimum market cap of $15 million.
Business
April 18, 2019
The Sleep Number headquarters in downtown Minneapolis. (DAVID JOLES/ david.joles@startribune.com)

Minneapolis-based Sleep Number stock price takes a dive

The drop came a day after the company reported quarterly revenue that was slightly below expectations.
Business
April 18, 2019
Steve Hine, Steve Hine, labor market economist for the state of Minnesota

Job growth has stalled in Minnesota

Minnesota is down 2,700 jobs during the first three months of the year.
Business
April 18, 2019
Xcel customers next month will start seeing refunds related to the utility's savings through federal tax reform. (Star Tribune file photo)

Xcel Energy's tax cut will be passed on to customers starting next month

State utility regulators approved the Minneapolis-based utility's plan to distribute the money.
Business
April 18, 2019
FILE- This Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, file photo shows a home offered for sale in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell, Ga. On Thursday, Oct. 11, Freddie Mac r

Twin Cities home sales slip in March as supply of starter houses drops

It's been a less-than-stellar spring for first-time home buyers in the Twin Cities.
Business
April 18, 2019
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, Uber employees test a self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car, in Pittsburgh. After taking millions of

Schafer: How many jobs will robots eliminate?

Self-driving cars and other robotic technologies won't come for a while, a top McKinsey executive says. But until then, leaders in business and society need to figure out how millions of people's jobs will be affected.
West Metro
April 18, 2019
A rendering of a proposed water park adjoining the Mall of America.

Bloomington goes ahead with Mall of America water park

City leaders commit $7.5 million to fully develop plans for the massive $250 million facility.
Business
April 18, 2019
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves. (Photo taken by Dee DePass)

Cleveland-Cliffs drops lawsuit against Minnesota DNR

Cliffs keeps lawsuit against Mesabi Metallics, claiming trespassing at Nashwauk mine site.
Business
April 18, 2019

Playground maker pledges to plant another 33,000 trees to offset carbon footprint

In honor of Monday's Earth Day, Landscape Structures Inc. has pledged to plant 33,800 trees this year.
Business
April 18, 2019
Loronzo Warren, 18, a student at Kennedy-King College in Chicago, works on an assignment on April 8, 2019. He also works part-time at a clothing store

Employers, workers battle over Chicago's proposed predictable scheduling law

Local
April 17, 2019
Drillers for Twin Metals, at a site near the Kiwishiwi River, pull a core sample from the drill pipe.

Minnesota group ramps up court challenge to Trump rulings on Twin Metals mining leases

An abrupt federal turnaround on lease approvals violates federal law, they argue.
Business
April 17, 2019

Four shopping apps that can help you save money

Business
April 17, 2019

Abbott Labs earnings exceed expectations, but investors unimpressed

Despite strong quarterly numbers, analysts want to see more upside going forward.
Business
April 17, 2019
A logo sign outside of facility occupied by U.S. Bancorp (Bank) in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 29, 2017. Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar *** Please Use Cre

U.S. Bank execs confident about economy as current expansion nears record

U.S. Bancorp leaders join other financial executives who believe expansion will continue
Business
April 17, 2019

Privacy 'poisoning' poses threat to companies using blockchain

Business
April 17, 2019

Local leaders, young athletes call for pay equity for women

Business
April 17, 2019
Corie Barry will take over as Best Buy's CEO in June.

New Best Buy CEO will make base pay of $1.1M

When Corie Barry moves into the CEO spot in June, her base pay will rise from $764,423 a year to $1.1 million.
Business
April 17, 2019

UnitedHealth sees big potential for OptumCare health provider business

The nation's largest health insurer touted its network of walk-in clinics while announcing financial results.
Business
April 16, 2019
Dave Wichmann will make a lot of money as CEO of UnitedHealth Group, although maybe not as much as his predecessor did.

UnitedHealth CEO warns against Democrats' push for single-payer health coverage

The company's shares took a hit last week after Sen. Bernie Sanders renewed a push to eliminate private insurers.

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