Local
March 24, 2020
Chippewa Valley Ethanol in Benson, Minn. Provided by Chippewa Valley Ethanol.

Minnesota ethanol producer ramping up production of industrial alcohol used in sanitizers

A biofuels downturn has been exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown.
Local
March 24, 2020
The rebuilding of the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, seen here in October 2019, will be suspended over COVID-19 concerns.

Husky Energy halts $750 million project to rebuild Superior refinery

The refinery was damaged in a 2018 explosion and fire.
Local
March 24, 2020
The Minnesota Talent and Recruiting Network (MNTRN) held a "Lunch and Learn" event, examining the impact of aging workforce trends on the state's empl

Minnesota offers emergency loans to help small business stay afloat

The program is designed as a stopgap until federal money starts flowing.
Local
March 24, 2020

What's open, closed or canceled in Minnesota because of the coronavirus

An easy-to-use directory of closures and openings in Minnesota due to COVID-19.
Local
March 24, 2020
Minnesota Realtors is calling for a halt to all real estate open houses statewide as a precuation to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Minnesota Realtors group says open houses should be halted

Agents are encouraged to use virtual house tours to minimize contact.
Local
March 24, 2020
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, shown finishing a press conference on coronavirus last week, and other top political leaders are confronting fundamental ethi

Trump, Walz, other leaders face fundamental choices between health and wealth

As economic toll rises, hard choices are being rethought by officials at every level.
Local
March 23, 2020
Polaris is shutting down its factories for a week, it said Monday.

Polaris, Winnebago temporarily closing factories

Polaris and Winnebago have suspended manufacturing as demand screeches to a halt.
Local
March 23, 2020
In this Wednesday, June 22, 2016 photo "Skyslide" juts out from the side of the U.S. Bank Tower building in downtown Los Angeles. Starting this weeken

U.S. Bank lifts pay for 30,000 'front-line' workers by 20%

Business
March 23, 2020
An HVAC worker at Daikin Applied North America in Faribault, Minn. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune) ORG XMIT: MIN1905141645095943

Minnesota factories still churning out goods despite coronavirus

Factories are trying to protect employees, reconfigure their operations
Business
March 23, 2020

SBA ramps up business loans as Fed pledges action

Local
March 23, 2020
Ecolab corporate headquarters building in St. Paul, Minn. (Ken Wolter/Dreamstime/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1520485 ORG XMIT: MIN1912191640489805

Ecolab seeing sharp rise in sales of disinfectants that can neutralize coronavirus

Local
March 23, 2020
Registered nurse Kim Lutes left, and others carried 1,200 N95 masks donated by Rich Forstner, president of White Bear Lake contracting firm Mavo Syste

Mask by mask, scores answer call for gear for health care workers

The nationwide and state effort stretched the gamut, from huge corporations exponentially multiplying their mask production to a neighbor in Victoria driving to a nurse's house to deliver three leftover masks.
Local
March 23, 2020
Veteran bartender/server Penny Masuku and co-owner Barb Eide Gardiner shut down Hen House restaurant in downtown Minneapolis before Happy Hour ended o

Twin Cities restaurant workers are among first victims of shutdown

Eateries were ordered shut except for takeout, so many had to lay off employees.
Local
March 23, 2020
A technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island.

Like patients, Minnesota doctors are frustrated by virus test, supply shortages

Physicians try coping with shortages in tests and supplies.
Business
March 22, 2020
Lisa K. Johnson, director of production at Solve, the independent Minneapolis-based branding and advertising agency.

Elevating role of video is new production director's aim at Solve ad agency

Ad agency Solve expands in-house services.
Business
March 22, 2020

Making the most of your business posts on Facebook

Using Facebook to retain existing customers makes sense because they are the ones mostly likely to follow a brand on social media.
Business
March 22, 2020

Reyer: How to coach a manager who is struggling to manage

It might not be easy to break through, but once you can get him to reflect on his management style, growth can occur.
Business
March 22, 2020
Lou Holtz

Mackay: The bucket list can be a powerful motivator

It helps keeps you motivated and goal-oriented.
Local
March 22, 2020
Shoppers looked into the closed Apple Store at the Mall of America on Tuesday in Bloomington. In Minnesota, 4% of the state's workforce sought unemplo

Economic crisis in wake of virus has Minnesota shaking all week

The coronavirus pandemic and the measures meant to fight the spread of the virus brought a shocking new business reality to the state. But unlike a flood or hurricane, no one knows when it will end.
Business
March 22, 2020
Dan Larson, senior vice president of marketing at Arctic Wolf (left) and Chief Revenue Officer Nick Schneider are based in Eden Prairie, Photo: Arctic

How Silicon Valley's Arctic Wolf made it to Minnesota's 'Silicon Prairie'

Arctic Wolf looks to double the size of its cybersecurity office in Minnesota.

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