Business
Ecolab pledges to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050
St. Paul-based Ecolab is the latest company to align its environmental goals with the U.N. Global Compact's new "Business Ambition" challenge.
Business
Regis sells 121 of its SmartStyle salons inside Walmarts
The SmartStyle locations are in Walmart Supercenters.
Duluth
State regulators approve rate increase for Minnesota Power customers
The 5.8% interim increase goes into effect Jan. 1.
Business
Veteran Twin Cities nonprofit executive will take over as CEO of YWCA Minneapolis
Michelle Basham, a veteran nonprofit executive who founded a youth-homelessness agency at 19, will take over as CEO of YWCA Minneapolis in January.
Business
Mayo Clinic closing hospital, clinics in southwest Minnesota
Clinic cites difficulties with attracting patients and doctors to Springfield's medical center.
East Metro
Walmart will stop selling Water Gremlin items
State now says that up to 24 children may have been poisoned by take-home lead dust.
Business
Enbridge takes two steps forward on controversial Line 3 oil pipeline project
The update to a key pipeline across Minnesota will employ 4,000 people at its peak.
Business
Criticism mounts as peak season for Amazon arrives
The most valuable brand facing eroding consumer sentiment.
Local
Minnesota sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth marketing
The governor and attorney general describe the litigation as a sequel to landmark 1990s tobacco case.
Business
JBS to buy nearly shuttered Pipestone, Minn., meat plant, preserving 130 jobs
The world's largest beef and pork processor is expanding its footprint in Minnesota with the purchase of a nearly-shuttered beef processing plant in Pipestone.
Duluth
Used-gear store in Duluth aims to get people outdoors
Duluth shop wants to offer a sustainable way to try activities.
Duluth
Cleveland Cliffs buying AK Steel in $1.1B deal in bid to create integrated iron and steel making company
Cliffs to gain flat-rolled and tube steel making operations in North America and Europe.
Business
It's riskier to work in retail than on America's factory floors
The uptick in nonfatal injuries comes amid forecasts for a record holiday shopping season.
Agriculture
Free trade advocates sound the alarm, tell Minnesotans that U.S. is 'falling behind'
Without USMCA, there will be no progress with China, trade leaders warned at a Minneapolis forum.
Business
General Mills joins the plant-based frenzy with a new dairy-free yogurt
The mega food maker launches a coconut-milk based product to compete for consumers.
Business
UnitedHealth Group touts Optum effect on its corporate growth
Growth comes as health care giant diversifies beyond its core health insurance business.
Business
Cargill commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
The commitment follows a contentious summer when Cargill faced severe activist criticism during the recent spate of fires in and around the Amazon.
Business
Female-led Abilitech Medical raises $7.4 million
Abilitech Medical, which won the grand prize of this fall's Minnesota Cup entrepreneur competition, has closed on a $7.4 million round of investor capital to bring to market its flagship product: a wearable device that empowers a person with muscular dystrophy or other condition that precludes arm movement.
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