Business
Ramstad: In Leech Lake Band, people can use their PTO to get personal loans
Leech Lake Financial Services makes personal loans by taking workers' vacation time as collateral.
Business
Minnesota alleges Reynolds, Walmart falsely advertised waste bags as recyclable
State Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the lawsuit, which says consumers can't recycle the polyethylene bags at any facility in Minnesota, rendering items within them also non-recyclable.
Golf
Reusse: Don't expect peace in golf after PGA Tour, LIV merger
PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan has some explaining to do among golfers who remained loyal to the PGA, according to former tour golfers Tom Lehman and Tim Herron.
Business
Minneapolis floats new vision for downtown's Nicollet Mall
No buses and looser liquor rules were among the recommendations put forth by a task force of advisers that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey assembled.
Local
Minnesota puts a cost estimate on getting toxic PFAS out of wastewater: At least $14 billion
The study offered a wide range of costs — up to $28 billion — to implement still-new technologies that would remove and destroy "forever chemicals" from wastewater.
Minneapolis
Former landlords stripped of properties say Mpls. violated their rights
The landlords say the city owes them millions for forcing them to liquidate their properties.
Duluth
A load of beet-pulp pellets marks return of Duluth's long-idled Grain Elevator A
Hansen-Mueller is expanding from the use of railroads and will now have direct access to the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Minneapolis floats new vision for downtown's Nicollet Mall: No buses, looser liquor rules
No buses and looser liquor rules were among the recommendations put forth by a task force of advisers that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey assembled.
Business
C.H. Robinson names former Ford Motor and Amazon executive as new CEO
Dave Bozeman, an executive with industry experience in auto manufacturing and logistics is named CEO at C.H. Robinson.
Business
The future of beverages: Robot bartenders and reusable soda bottles
Janet Johanson is CEO of BevSource, one of the nation's leading suppliers to the beverage industry.
Rochester
Mayo unveils billion-dollar expansion in Rochester
The expansion involves several blocks downtown surrounding Mayo facilities, with a goal to streamline and modernize the campus.
Business
Bush Foundation giving $50M to descendants of enslaved people
The Open Road Fund is the first of its kind in Minnesota and one of the first large-scale programs nationwide that ties grants to the descendants of slavery.
Business
Minnesota's export growth slowed in first months of 2023 but still surpassed nation's
State exports to Canada and Mexico increased while those to China declined.
Business
UnitedHealth Group offers over $3 billion for home health company
The acquisition proposal of Amedisys Inc. comes after the Louisiana-based company agreed to merge with another, establishing competitive offers.
Business
'Forever chemical' trial delayed; 3M settlement appears near
Major trial over toxic PFAS chemicals used in firefighting foam was slated to start Monday in a South Carolina federal court.
Business
Mackay: Successful people need grit, something that combines courage and determination
In other words, you don't give up and you do more than is expected.
Business
How to become an investor and dabble in the stock market
Just a few bucks a day can, in the long term, help achieve financial goals. But it's not without risk.
Minneapolis
North Minneapolis businesses concerned about Blue Line LRT
Some worry the line will displace residents and businesses, like Rondo in the 1960s. Others are more optimistic.
Business
Minnesota's public companies grow 7%, half as fast as the previous year
Yet while revenue grew, overall net profit and market capitalization fell.
Business
Iowa company bids $13 million for Windom slaughterhouse, will not retain the workers
The new buyer will not retain the workforce, which totaled 1,007 employees at the time of bankruptcy. A South Dakota pork group will buy the plant's hogs for $1.3 million.
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