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Polaris expands partnership to make new line of autonomous vehicles
The Medina-based company will work with Boston-based Optimus Ride to develop new electric platform.
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Twin Cities agents offer remodeling amid scramble for homes to sell
They offer to handle the renovation hassles to coax hesitant sellers to put their homes on the market.
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Bush Foundation takes on debt for $100M effort to close wealth gap
The St. Paul-based foundation, one of the largest in Minnesota, announced Monday that it will disburse double the amount of funding it ordinarily grants each year. Not only that, it will allocate the money directly to Black and Native American individuals through community-based groups.
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UnitedHealth's proposed $13 billion IT acquisition gets closer regulatory review
A national hospital group is concerned the deal could distort patient care decisions and claims processing.
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Minnesota data center sector bounces back
Data center construction and lease expansions rise amid 5G, Edge and internet controlled devices
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As businesses think about the pandemic's end, a new job is emerging: Director of Remote Work
The year away from the office highlighted the need to put someone in charge of supporting remote workers and coordinating a long-term strategy.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says 'normalcy is on the horizon' in State of the State address
The first-term governor warned Minnesotans to get vaccinated and stay vigilant as cases start to rise again, spurred in part by more infectious variants of the virus
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Minnesota farms, food industry face another pandemic growing season
Last year the COVID-19 pandemic triggered major disruptions in the state's $112 billion industry. Meatpacking plant closures and declines in sales to restaurants forced some livestock to be euthanized.
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Austin is 'the hottest market in the country'
Texas' capital city has emerged as hot spot for commercial real estate investment, tech hubs.
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Greenhouse gases from Line 3 pipeline raise questions about meeting Minnesota's goals for cutting emissions
One ruling says project will add 193B tons of carbon; PUC says pipeline isn't the cause.
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First trial starts this week in massive 3M earplugs litigation
Nearly 230,000 claims are pending in federal court.
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General Mills takes trip through social media grinder after man claims shrimp tails in cereal
Allegation over shrimp tails in cereal goes viral, then flakes out.
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New general counsel at Radisson talks about returning to hospitality amid COVID
Hotel veteran sees brand growth as key, looks to diversify ranks of owners.
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Mpls. skyway retailers in limbo: 'It's been absolute devastation'
The Minneapolis skyway system used to be traversed by hundreds of thousands of people every weekday. Since the pandemic and unrest that began after George Floyd's death, most of the 200 or so businesses on or just off the skyway have closed. For places that are open, business is down.
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Minneapolis skyway retailers stuck in limbo: 'It's been absolute devastation'
The Minneapolis skyway system used to be traversed by hundreds of thousands of people every weekday. Since the pandemic and unrest that began after George Floyd's death, most of the 200 or so businesses on or just off the skyway have closed. For places that are open, business is down.
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