Twin Cities rising: 10 game-changing commercial real estate developments
Is the economy slowing down? Not if you keep watch on construction cranes in the Twin Cities.
Business
Getting by: How businesses in one Greater Minnesota town are dealing with ‘social distancing’ disruptions
“It’s a really tough time right now because of the uncertainty,” said Judy Hulterstrum, executive director of the Litchfield Area Chamber of Commerce, “but we’re staying as positive as we can.”
Zoom hacks from local pros: Tips and tricks for better video conferencing
Even though Zoom has become a daily necessity for doing business, many still find video conferencing to feel awkward and unnatural.
‘It’s a start’: How the Legislature’s COVID-19 bill aims to help Minnesota child care providers
Under the coronavirus aid package passed by the Minnesota Legislature Thursday, child care providers can apply for a $4,500 monthly grant, with larger centers eligible for an additional monthly grant of up to $15,500, based on capacity.
Minnesota companies ramp up production to combat COVID-19
The moves come in response to shortages nationwide. Health care workers say they do not have enough respiratory masks to protect staff, while hospitals say there’s a critical need for more mechanical ventilators.
Asked to stay open during the COVID-19 crisis, Minnesota child care providers are calling for financial aid to help them stay afloat
The longer schools and businesses stay shut, the more uncertain the future is for many providers.
What internet providers are doing to keep Minnesotans online during the pandemic
Internet providers in Minnesota have signed on to the Keep Americans Connected Pledge, which says that the companies won’t terminate internet service to residential or small business customers for reasons connected to the coronavirus crisis.
Signs of the pandemic times: A photo essay
MinnPost took a tour of the marquees and storefronts of the ghost town that is the Twin Cities.
‘There will be like zero income’: How coronavirus is crushing Minnesota’s private bus companies
Bus companies across the state have seen a plummet in bookings as people clamp down on non-essential travel and schools close their doors.
Bottles, caps and cans: the state of booze bills before the 2020 Minnesota Legislature
As recently as Monday, craft brewers and distillers hoped some compromise with the Teamsters and liquor store owners around several issues might be possible this year. Now?
Inside the Twin Cities’ big law firm mergers
Huge mergers are altering the Twin Cities legal landscape, where firms face intense competition for business clients and legal talent.
What happened when a group of Twin Cities investors tried to buy the Pioneer Press — and what it says about the future of the paper
From mid-2016 until early 2018, a consortium of Twin Cities investors negotiated to buy the Pioneer Press from Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that owns the paper. It didn’t go well.
Fire problems continue to plague popular models of Polaris off-road vehicles
Medina-based Polaris Industries, a global leader in sales of off-road vehicles, also has the dubious distinction of leading the industry in the number of safety recalls, a new report shows.
The IRS decided to get tough against Microsoft. Microsoft got tougher.
For years, the company has moved billions in profits to Puerto Rico to avoid taxes. When the IRS pushed it to pay, Microsoft protested that the agency wasn’t being nice. Then it aggressively fought back in court, lobbied Congress and changed the law.
For Trump loyalist Rep. Jim Hagedorn, ethanol rules pose a challenge
Hagedorn’s First District is heavily invested in ethanol, and producers there are concerned about Trump moves to reduce use of the biofuel.
Blue Plate Restaurant Group sued over ‘employee wellness surcharge’
Restaurateurs say surcharges are needed to offset growing health care costs and mandatory minimum wage increases.
A Minnesota man assumed his DNA-heritage test result would be the same as his identical twin. Why wasn’t it?
Despite what the marketing may lead you to believe, family heritage DNA testing should be regarded as estimates at best.
Can the Twin Cities support two minor league baseball teams?
That’s the big question after a proposal to build a $42 million, 8,500-capacity stadium in Shakopee near Canterbury Park that would be home to a team called the Metro Millers was unveiled this week.
Inside the multibillion-dollar reuse industry: What happens to all your discarded stuff?
An excerpt from the new book “Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale,” by journalist Adam Minter.
From the land of sky-blue waters, a history of Hamm’s beer
Hamm’s was brewed in Minnesota for well over a century.
