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Construction career leader promotes app to attract state's future skilled trades workers
The app builds on the efforts of the Construction Careers Foundation, a nonprofit organization in St. Paul.
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'We can help a lot of people': Carver manufacturing company gets inspired and thrives
Lakeview Industries has shipped 5 million face masks to more than 20 states, including Minnesota. Another 1.5 million are on order.
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As virus loomed, Worthington pork plant refused to slow down
A week before JBS idled its Worthington pork plant, it was clear that meatpacking plants had become clusters of the virus. But until April 20, JBS was running the plant, which can slaughter as many as 21,000 hogs a day, at full tilt. JBS has made strides since shutting down, but workers say it was slow to react
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Schafer: Maintaining work community away from the office isn't easy
The change in thinking isn't where we work so much as it's how to work better with the tools we have.
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Will beloved Twin Cities restaurants survive COVID-19?
Many of those working in the Twin Cities' nationally recognized food scene are saying that their industry is in big trouble and might never recover.
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Peace Coffee brews a strategy to navigate difficult times
Consumers rushed to stores to buy coffee and food after the coronavirus forced most of them to work and study from home.
Business
Weekly market review: Toyota shares tumble on profit news
The automaker's net profit dropped nearly 90% in the January-March quarter from a year earlier.
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Tax relief for mortgage debt cancellation key issue for Minnesota Realtors
As it turns 100, Minnesota Realtors, a statewide trade group, looks ahead, including a rebranding.
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What's a good reason to get a personal loan?
As the economy shifts, so will the way a personal loan fits into your plans.
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Why this is a golden opportunity to add gold to your portfolio
Think of gold as a hedge against adverse economic outcomes
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'Zooming' might not be the way to go
Widespread anecdotal evidence suggests it is taking a subtle toll on people.
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5 mistakes REIT investors should avoid during the coronavirus crisis
While the thought of selling your REITs might feel good at the moment, this approach could cost you dearly in the long term.
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It's going to be different from now on, so think through a personal plan
One trick is to keep a diary. The notes are there to help you think through your likes, strengths, weaknesses and goals.
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Answer these questions to ask before canceling your travel credit card
One thing to consider: Are you planning to return to traveling as soon as possible?
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Senate leader, governor consider aid plan for Mall of America
A proposal to use a tax subsidy fund will have to overcome opposition from the city of Bloomington.
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For Minnesota businesses left in limbo, June 1 is the next date
The shutdown order still hangs over hair stylists, fitness centers and others whose work is still deemed too risky.
Business
With demand in the dumps, North Dakota oil fields grow quiet
The number of drilling rigs is reaching unprecedented lows in the fracking era as jobless claims spike.
Local
Next to a vineyard in southwest Minnesota, a site for euthanized hogs
Tens of thousands of pigs have been euthanized in Minnesota in recent weeks thanks to the shutdowns of meatpacking plants after outbreaks of coronavirus among workers. The site where euthanized hogs are ground into compost in Nobles County is a wide open field across the road from a lakeside vineyard.
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Hom Furniture in Bloomington reopens to customers
Hom Furniture reopens its Bloomington expansion with a HOM store, Dock 86 and a Gabberts store relocated from the Galleria.
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