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Amid pandemic and legal dispute, Bremer Bank's finances held up solidly

February 10
Jeanne Crain
Net profit slipped just a little but revenue rose sharply in 'challenging environment.'

Schafer: Walz's strategy for EVs could leave dealers stranded with models

February 10
Gov. Tim Walz, at a press conference last month.
The governor's desire to change Minnesota's auto market relies too much on rules rather than incentives.
Business
February 10
Michael Kevane’s Prius received a new catalytic converter in San Jose, Calif., after the vehicle’s old one was stripped and stolen.

As metal prices soar, catalytic converters targeted by thieves

Nationwide, including in the Twin Cities, police are reporting a surge in cases.
Local
February 10
In this 2011 photo, a welcome sign for Fargo, N.D., sits in the rising floodwaters of the Red River as a flood engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Eng

$2.75 billion Red River diversion project approved

A big administrative hurdle was cleared with the approval of a permit from the Minnesota DNR.
Duluth
February 10
The Ronald McDonald House Northland opened in Duluth on Wednesday. It is the charity’s first house in northeastern Minnesota.

'The house that love built': Duluth's first Ronald McDonald House opens to families

The five-bedroom suite is now available for families with children in local hospitals.
Coronavirus
February 10
Mary Turner called for ending the pandemic via fair vaccine distribution.

North Memorial Health Hospital nurse named to Biden COVID task force

Mary Turner, president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, will join group focused on health inequities.
Local
February 10
Nancy Przymus, from right, holds a sign against the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, as her neighbor Blue Delliquanti  holds a sign supporting the plan during

Supreme Court rules environmental lawsuit against Minneapolis 2040 plan can continue

Advocacy groups wanted Minneapolis to complete an environmental review before approving the 2040 plan.
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Vikings
February 10
Vikings hire former receiver Martin Nance as chief marketing officer

Vikings hire former receiver Martin Nance as chief marketing officer

Nance played with the Vikings in 2006 and '07, then earned business degrees at Michigan and Harvard.
Business
February 10
New features have been added to the Cub Foods off Lake Street, including a global foods market with Mediterranean, Hispanic and Caribbean offerings.

Cub Foods store off Lake Street, destroyed by rioting, reopens today

Another closed Cub, on Broadway, will fully reopen in April with a new name and community center.
Business
February 9
Graco is planning to build a facility in Dayton to accommodate two of its operating divisions that are now located in Minneapolis. (File photo by Glen

Graco plans to build Dayton facility for two of its operating divisions

Company expects to move 225 workers from Minneapolis HQ.
Business
February 9
The esports venture affiliated with the owners of the Minnesota Vikings has been renamed Version1. The Eagan-based company announced a team that will

Wilfs' esports venture expands with Valorant team, changes company name

Now with three teams, the company will be called Version1.
Business
February 9
Robert Smith, founder of Vista Equity, in a 2019 file photo.

How some bets on Minnesota companies paid off for investor Vista Equity

Some of the biggest wins for a Texas investment fund recently have been with Minnesota tech companies.
Business
February 9
UnitedHealth Group earlier this month promoted Andrew Witty to chief executive, effective immediately. (Photo by Richard Fleischman/UnitedHealth Group

New UnitedHealth CEO Witty could see $18.8 million in pay for 2021

After abrupt departure, former CEO will see salary and incentive pay for two years.
The annual Star Tribune 50 looks at the state's largest public companies. Combined, the companies on the list employ more than 1.2 million people.
Business
State's top 50 public companies – with No. 1 at $242B in revenue
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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.
Local
February 9
The Airbnb logo.

Roseville restricts short-term rentals after problem party houses

The City Council voted to license short-term rentals and require minimum stays when the property owner does not live onsite.
Business
February 9

Charge: Twin Cities adviser stole $2.25M from investors, built $1.7M home, $49K SUV

The thefts over three years also funded a cruise and a Tiffany jewelry purchase, according to federal prosecutors.
Business
February 9
The Brunswick Corp., which makes Lund and Crestliner boats, says it needs dozens more employees at its world headquarters in New York Mills, Minn.  Cr

Surge in demand for pleasure boating amid pandemic has Minnesota builders busy

The facility in New York Mills that builds Lund and Crestliner boats has added 114 positions in past 6 months and needs to fill 60 more.
Business
February 9
Sun Country Airlines took the first step toward an initial public offering Monday. CEO Jude Bricker, in a file photo

Sun Country Airlines is going public, will list on Nasdaq

After a transformation, Sun Country reaches a turning point in its ownership.
Business
February 8
CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Cleveland-Cliffs has a solution to extend HibTac’s life of mine, using land it controls.

Cleveland Cliffs says no thanks to Walz's U.S. Steel partnership idea

Cliffs CEO said the company has own remedy to Hibbing Taconite ore shortage in northern Minnesota.
Business
February 8
The Louriston Dairy near Murdock, built and operated by Riverview LLP, is home to 9,500 cows, 40 times more than the average American dairy. The compa
Agriculture News and trends about Minnesota's farm economy
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We've created a new destination for everything agriculture in Minnesota and around the country.
Business
February 8
Tesla could soon be worth $1 trillion,   Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter said. He explained why in a lengthy research report aimed at investmen

Is Tesla worth a trillion dollars? You bet, says a Minnesota analyst

A Piper Sandler analyst makes an aggressive call on Tesla, just like one did on Apple in the early 2000s.
Business
February 8
Target's All in Motion brand had more than $1 billion in sales in its first year. (Provided by Target)

Target activewear brand generated more than $1B in sales in first year

Target markets All in Motion as an affordable, high-quality activewear line for the entire family.
Business
February 8
Medica Executive Vice President Geoff Bartsh, left, and Medica Chief Operating Officer Rob Geyer, photographed near the corner of University and Lexin

Out of riots and rubble, Medica brings 50 jobs to new St. Paul office

Response to Floyd's death moved execs of health plan to take steps to combat disparities with St. Paul call center