Business
Rise Modular CEO aims to 'industrialize construction' with factory-built modular apartments
The factory assembly-line approach offers potential savings of 10% to 20% on construction costs and speeds up the work, generating revenue sooner.
Business
Solar industry-Xcel flap won't dim long-term growth of Minnesota industry
Minnesota solar-energy developers have filed 120 complaints with state utility regulators.
Business
Sons of Norway anchors biggest mixed-use addition in Uptown in decade
Daymark Uptown and a familiar tenant have settled in on West Lake Street.
Business
Minnesota malls get creative to lure shoppers as holidays approach
As the holiday shopping season approaches, new stores have begun to open and Twin Cities malls and their tenants have gotten creative on everything from product pickups to photos with Santa Claus as they work to stir up sales and regain the business they lost.
Business
Metro Transit training helps to fuel a Twin Cities family's drive to achieve
The three Young women all graduated within the last year from two-year state university programs.
Business
Schafer: People giving up on work is another sign that this recession is worse
And it's a message that employers and policymakers ought to be thinking more about.
Local
As winter approaches, Payne Avenue business owners are determined to hold on
The St. Paul neighborhood's renaissance is threatened, but owners are determined to hang in there.
Business
Trump: Democrats' win would put U.S. economy in peril
Trump was making a late reelection pitch to voters Saturday in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Local
Construction accident kills one person, injures another near Litchfield
A concrete boom truck tipped over on two people.
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Wells Fargo offers down-payment help for first-time Twin Cities home buyers
NeighborhoodLIFT program provides coaching to first-time buyers and thousands of dollars in down payment assistance.
Business
Furniture retailer Room & Board has best August, September in history
Adjusting with the times, the retailer has expanded its online operation, which now accounts for 60% of its sales.
Business
Starbucks ties corporate diversity to executive pay
The coffee retailer is striving for better representation at all levels.
Business
Nervous about how election may affect the stock market? It pays to revisit some basics
A lot of investors are on edge ahead of the election.
Business
Job losses for high earners hit the economy. For low-wage workers, they hit home
A close look at the figures on the distribution of income among American taxpayers tells us a lot.
Business
How to offset low interest rates in retirement? Plan on some sort of work
How comfortable are you relying on stocks for steady, reliable income in retirement?
Business
Automakers could entice buyers with advanced air-filtration systems
Whether it's because of wildfire smoke or a deadly virus, there's more focus than ever on what people are breathing in.
Business
Why investors should resist the urge to reach for yield
The benefit of higher yield comes with a trade-off.
Business
Class of 2019 borrowed less, report finds
But this trend could come to an end due to the pandemic.
Business
Dems would provide digital platforms a needed 21st century makeover
After the election, the path could be clear for Congress to pass new antitrust legislation that would be appropriate for the digital 21st century.
Business
North Dakota oil production swells as wells go back online
The steep oil price drop in the spring caused a big dip in production, but the industry is back to more normal levels.
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