Minnesota companies made deals in a hurry at the start of the year, then the virus hit
State's deal value in the year's first half was driven by Xcel's purchase, then sale, of a single property.
New VC firm to focus on pre-seed Minnesota startups
Well-known figure in the Twin Cities' tech community will take a chance on companies in the earliest stages.
Business
In battle over mail-in voting, the mail in Minnesota is running late
With plenty of examples of slow mail delivery in the Twin Cities, some customers feel as if they have become collateral damage.
Business
Three unemployed candidates for every job opening? The Great Recession was twice as bad
Number of openings high by historical standards.
Business
Insider trading
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. John R. Woerner, officer Exercised options: 20,581 Price: $107.61 Shares purchased: 9,873 Price: $163.83 Date:…
Business
Recent bankruptcy filings in Minneapolis and St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS Stand-Up MidAmerica MRI, P.A., doing business as SUMA MRI Inc., 604 N. Lilac Dr., Golden Valley; filed Aug. 10, 20-42006; Chap. 11; no schedules…
Business
Forum: GPS is getting competition from new Chinese system
China has launched the final leg of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite system, or BDS.
Business
Mackay: The ABCs of risk-taking
You have to go out on a limb at times — but not so far that you fall off.
Business
Minnesota mergers and acquisitions
8/4, NightOwl Global-HaystackID LLC: HaystackID, an eDiscovery services firm that helps corporations and law firms when faced with data-intensive investigations and litigation, has acquired NightOwl…
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Business people
Moving up Doran Cos., Bloomington, promoted Traci Tomas to chief operating officer. Tomas has more than 20 years of real estate experience. Before joining Doran…
Business
3 ways companies are trying to surviving COVID-19 era
Q: What advice do you have for companies trying to survive during COVID-19? A: Good question, and one that reminds me of a course I…
Business
State's top 50 public companies – with No. 1 at $242B in revenue
2019 will likely be remembered as the last full year of an economic expansion that lasted more than a decade. Next year's Star Tribune 50 is likely to look very different because of the coronavirus disruption.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 case growth now stabilizing at a higher level in Minnesota
Health officials are wary of the chance case growth could accelerate this fall.
Business
Minnesota and private partners need to support rebuilding inner-city commercial corridors
Many shops have shuttered indefinitely amid the one-two punch of COVID-19 and riot damage. But not enough has happened to get things going.
Business
How to make Facebook 'let go' of an e-mail address
There are two ways to change which e-mail address goes with which account.
Coronavirus
Revenue declines have Minnesota nonprofits looking for a boost amid 'Zoom fatigue'
Some organizations worry they may not survive the economic crisis.
Coronavirus
Mall of America tries to return to normalcy as owners continue to struggle
Months behind on its mortgage, the Bloomington megamall tries to lure patrons.
Business
Follow John Lewis' rule on how to communicate with conviction
To feel the power of simplicity, consider lyrics from the Great American Songbook.
We've created a new destination for everything agriculture in Minnesota and around the country.
Agriculture
Minnesota hog farmers fight visa restrictions: 'We need the labor'
The trade national program that employers can use is small and has been throttled by COVID-19: "We need the labor."
Eat & Drink
Top chef Ann Kim heading new Vikings hotel restaurant in Eagan
Ann Kim, the James Beard award-winning chef/co-owner of Young Joni and Pizzeria Lola in Minneapolis, is turning her…
Coronavirus
Can shortage threatens Minnesota's craft brewers
Cans were in short supply across the country even before the COVID-19 outbreak last spring, but as bars, restaurants and taprooms shuttered and Minnesotans hunkered down to sip some suds, a mad scramble for aluminum has resulted.
Business
A $2 trillion credit boom leaves America's smaller firms behind
For companies not large enough to tap fixed-income markets, the outlook is much more dire.
Business
Schafer: Will it take a pandemic to finally change college sports?
Without money, the unfairness in the way risks and rewards were spread around gets exposed.
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