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Schafer: Another week, another scandal unmasks an investor with a gambler's mind
Archegos Capital Management seems pretty typical of what you might call modern Wall Street.
Business
Wells Fargo, big downtown employer, plans September return to the office
More and more, it looks like the time around Labor Day won't just be about the return to school.
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Petition drive kicks off in St. Paul to put rent control on the November ballot
The proposal is more detailed than similar efforts this year in Minneapolis.
Agriculture
Minnesota farmers had most profitable year since 2012
The results became clear late in the year when commodity prices suddenly climbed after government aid rolled in.
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Workforce shortage constrains growth in Duluth area
Thousands have yet to rejoin the workforce as employers in the region seek more applicants.
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Another failure for Space X Starship test
A camera on the rocket froze Tuesday and dense fog in South Texas obscured views of the rocket coming apart right before touchdown.
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Virgin Galactic to start testing latest spaceship
Company officials said it will likely be summer before the ship — designed and manufactured in California — undergoes glide flight testing in southern New Mexico.
Business
Cargill to officially exit sugar-trading business
The Minnetonka-based agribusiness sold its stake in Alvean, the world's largest sugar company.
Business
Minneapolis venture fund launches new 'studio' to launch startups
Great North Ventures has raised $13.8M of about $24M for its new fund.
Business
St. Anthony: After couple opened smoothie shop, downtown emptied out but they stayed
They keep it open daily in downtown Mpls. after virus ruined smooth opening.
Business
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.
Business
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.
Local
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.
Business
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.
Business
Minnesota data center sector bounces back
Data center construction and lease expansions rise amid 5G, Edge and internet controlled devices
Business
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
Local
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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