Business
November 14, 2021
Jen Reopelle hung ornaments at her “Made for Love” booth at a Christmas bazaar at Union Depot in St. Paul. Pop-up holiday markets are appearing ac

Holiday pop-up markets are back this year, attracting shoppers around Twin Cities

The concept originated in Germany and is now common around the world, a low-cost way for local artisans and makers to get their wares in front of shoppers.
Business
November 13, 2021
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Minnesota evictions climb toward pre-pandemic levels as most renter protections lifted

Filings on pace to reach pre-COVID levels, but legal aid is available.
Business
November 13, 2021
The dilemma resurfaces annually as charities make their holiday and year-end appeals: How much should a person donate to charity?

How much should you give to charity?

There are basically five overlapping reasons why we give.
Business
November 13, 2021
South x Southeast Minnesota Brewing Co. opened last year in Pine Island and is already expanding under owners Ann Fahy-Gust, left, and Tessa Leung.

Woman-owned brewery brews up big expansion in southern Minnesota

South x Southeast Minnesota Brewing Co. in Pine Island has grown by demystifying craft beer.
Business
November 13, 2021
Ryan Cos., developers of the Highland Bridge project on the site of the old Ford Motor plant in St. Paul, have put some plans on hold following the ap

Schafer: St. Paul rent control vote turns builders, bankers away from capital city

The Twin Cities needs new multifamily housing and capital is flooding in for projects. St. Paul's voters just assured the city won't get it.
Business
November 13, 2021
Some major financial figures are starting to worry about a stock bubble as central banks still are willing to accommodate on interest rates.

Bubble fears are rising as financial conditions flash boom times

Business
November 13, 2021
AmeriCorps volunteers at a food-distribution event in St. Paul in July 2020.

Farrell: Retirees experiment with ways to earn money, serve communities, such as AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps programs, managed locally by ServeMinnesota, represent one way for retirees or near-retirees to stay involved in the community.
Business
November 13, 2021
The USDA will conduct a trial of higher processing speeds at nine pork plants across the country, the agency announced last week.

U.S. to allow pork plants to operate faster in trial program

The Quality Pork Processors plant in Austin, Minn., which serves Hormel Foods, is one of the sites chosen by the USDA for a one-year experiment.
Business
November 13, 2021
Park Hae-soo as Cho Sang-woo, Jung-jae Lee as Seong Gi-hun and HoYeon Jung as Sae-byeok in “Squid Game.”

Gilson: Write freely, and then rewrite

The key to good writing is good editing of your work. Otherwise, key plot points could be too confusing.
Business
November 13, 2021
Prices for exercise equipment have declined sharply as people return to gyms.

Quitting Peloton? You can save money, even back at the gym

The fitness market is changing again as people regain their confidence to go back to gyms and health clubs.
Business
November 13, 2021
Michelle Keller, head grower at Living Greens Farm in Faribault, showed a growing room with butter lettuce.

Minnesota's Living Greens Farm has ambitious indoor produce plans

Vegetables grown indoors still a small fraction of produce market, but Faribault company sees a lot of possibility.
Business
November 13, 2021
It’s a symptom of bull market-fatigue that it’s easier listing reasons to be negative than optimistic, our columnists write.

Leading indicators support market strength

It's a symptom of bull market-fatigue that it's easier listing reasons to be negative, than optimistic.
Business
November 13, 2021
Dana Chabot, right, and his wife, Pat, center, moved from Madison, Wis., to a condo in downtown Minneapolis in November 2020.

Are people really moving out of the Twin Cities?

Group studied the impact of urban unrest, rising crime and the COVID-19 pandemic on the Twin Cities housing market.
Business
November 12, 2021
Outgoing Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap with son Andy Paap and grandson Lennox Paap at their Blue Earth County farm.

Minnesota Farm Bureau leader steps down after 16 years

Kevin Paap, who's led one of state's top ag interest groups, is wrappig up his tenure this month.
Business
November 12, 2021
Bloomberg is reporting that General Mills has hired an investment firm to sell Progresso and Hamburger Helper brands.

General Mills putting Progresso, Hamburger Helper up for sale, report says

General Mills has hired investment firm Goldman Sachs for the potential sale.
Business
November 12, 2021
CEO Joe Hobot at the American Indian OIC at Franklin and Cedar avenues, adjacent to an Indian-developed affordable housing project that also is part o

Twin Cities American Indian business leaders coordinating on development projects

The American Indian OIC is one of the groups that are ready to build new facilities to improve their programs.
Business
November 11, 2021
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South St. Paul immigrant slaughterhouses weigh options for growth, relocation

South St. Paul businesses are among the last vestiges of meatpacking mecca
Business
November 11, 2021
JAMF Holding went public in 2020 and is traded on the Nasdaq market.

Minneapolis-based Jamf Holding sees Q3 revenue increase 36%

Jamf spent a good portion of its earnings call explaining how a new Apple initiative should not affect its business.
Business
November 11, 2021
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis measured the effect of minimum wage ordinances in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Study: Mpls., St. Paul minimum wage increases led to loss of restaurant jobs

But the study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis did not find other correlations to job losses in other low-wage sectors
Business
November 11, 2021
Rob Phythian, a member of the Fantasy Sports Hall of Fame, is now developing a software engine for sports gambling through SharpLink Gaming.

Minneapolis-based SharpLink Gaming preps for more rollout of legalized sports betting

SharpLink Gaming, one of Minnesota's newest public companies, hopes to connect fantasy sports players with legal sports books.

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