Business
October 3, 2019
Piff owners Ben Alberts and Bill Crubaugh. Piff is a high-end streetwear consignment store in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, October 3, 2019. ] RENE

Piff, a favorite of Viking Stefon Diggs, draws fresh infusion of capital

Minneapolis urban streetwear boutique Piff rides wave of 'hype fashion.'
Business
October 3, 2019
Ryan Cos. and the Excelsior Group plan to break ground on the 10 West End office building in St. Louis Park.
Courtesy Ryan Cos./The Excelsior Group

Groundbreaking next week for 11-story office complex in St. Louis Park's West End

Ryan Cos. and Excelsior Group have secured financing for the project but have not yet signed tenants.
Business
October 3, 2019
Mayo Clinic is opening a facility in London. (GLEN STUBBE/Star Tribune)

Mayo expands global reach by opening clinic in London

The facility is part of a new partnership with Oxford University Clinic.
Minneapolis
October 3, 2019
Commerce leaders say the increased crime in downtown Minneapolis has driven customers away from the area.

Business leaders call for more police in downtown Minneapolis

City Council Member Lisa Goodman joined them and said she would like to hire more officers and rethink other policies to improve safety in the area.
Business
October 3, 2019
Lawson Commons in St. Paul renamed for Infor

Lawson Commons in St. Paul renamed for Infor

Infor, which bought Lawson Software in 2011, also pledged to add 100 workers in the Twin Cities.
Variety
October 2, 2019
Credit: Provided by Transport America

Trucker wins $22,500 from Eagan employer in rift over his service dog riding along

Transport America agreed to pay the amount to trucker Matthew Ellison, 30, of Linton, N.D., as well as revise its policies.
Business
October 2, 2019
Gabe Totzke (left) and Donald Hetrick install a second-floor window. ] NICOLE NERI • nicole.neri@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Constr

Apartment, home construction continues at hectic pace in Twin Cities

September new construction permits up 6% from last year, as supply of entry level existing homes remains tight.
Business
October 2, 2019
Rick Carter, CEO of LHB architecture and engineering firm. (RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII/Star Tribune)

Minneapolis architecture giant makes key acquisition to expand affordable housing

LHB architectural and engineering firm bought St. Paul-based CRA in deal that closed Tuesday.
Business
October 2, 2019
Forever 21 store in New York City.

Forever 21's location at Mall of America on list to close

In bankruptcy filings, the MOA store is listed among 180 possible locations but fate could depend on renegotiating lease terms.
Duluth
October 2, 2019
The owner of Monaco Air, pictured here at the Duluth International Airport, has asked the city for help with a $4 million hangar he said could draw bi

Pie in the sky? Duluth company pitches new $4 million airport hangar

Monaco Air wants the city to help pay for the project.
Business
October 2, 2019

Alexander: Laptop won't stop opening Edge browser

While there are ways to disable or remove Edge, they may damage the operating system. A better solution is to make Edge less intrusive.
Business
October 2, 2019
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SHOPIFY INC. - Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister (right), and Shopify CEO, Tobias Lutke, have a fireside chat, Tuesday,

September was a rough month for Canada's top tech firms

Tech stocks jumped nearly 60% in August, then gave much of it back.
Business
October 2, 2019
Shown is the MNsure call center in St. Paul. Many MNsure rates for next year will have average increases or hold steady. (Photo by (Glen Stubbe/Star T

MNsure rates holding steady for 2020, a sign of stability for the market

Regulators approved 2020 average premiums that are flat or down slightly.
Business
October 2, 2019

Judge allows PFAS suit in Ohio to proceed against 3M, other companies

The plaintiff, a firefighter, says he has chemicals in his blood due to his job.
Business
October 1, 2019
Developers offer a peek at the progress inside former Dayton's

Developers offer a peek at the progress inside former Dayton's

A new three-level retail atrium in the bottom floors signifies the recent progress at the former downtown department store, being rehabbed into a contemporary office and retail complex in a $214 million project.
Local
October 1, 2019

New name marks new chapter in partnership for Fairview, University of Minnesota

Leaders unveil M Health Fairview, a new brand and alliance to expand high-level care and fund more research.
Business
October 1, 2019
Mike Dietrich, a grind operator at the Abbott Ball Co. in Connecticut, attaches a hook to lift a 1,000-pound vat of carbon drill balls to pour into th

Manufacturing in Minnesota slumps but faring better than nation as whole

Factory downturns in August and September end 32 months of growth for Midwest.
Local
October 1, 2019
Gov. Tim Walz worked Tuesday with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity site supervisor Jesse Dinh, right, and fellow volunteer, Deluxe Corp. CEO Barry McC

40 Minnesota executives, including Gov. Walz, put to work by Habitat for Humanity

House-building agency enjoys a record year, and execs from Andersen, Toro, Schwan's and others marked that on Tuesday.
Business
October 1, 2019
Enbridge is long finished with the short Wisconsin portion of its $2.6 billion proposed pipeline. The Minnesota portion still needs regulatory approva

Process to approve Enbridge's Minnesota pipeline back in motion

Agency directed to address flaws found in environmental impact statement.
Business
October 1, 2019
SportEngine founders Carson Kipfer (left), Justin Kaufenberg (center) and Greg Blasko,

Former SportsEngine CEO joins Rally Ventures

Justin Kaufenberg, the founding CEO and who departed SportsEngine last week, three years after its acquisition, has joined Rally Ventures as a as a partner.

Business

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