Can Minnesota county budgets survive coronavirus?
Counties face falling revenues and increased demand for services during coronavirus pandemic.
Economy
How do you run a regional sports network when there are no sports?
At a time when Fox Sports North is normally gearing up for one of its busiest stretches, COVID-19 has brought the sports calendar to a halt. So how does Minnesota’s regional sports network choose what to put on TV?
Unemployment benefits for Minnesota freelancers have started, but not everyone has been paid yet
While DEED has already processed 10,000 applications since implementing the program on April 24, it still has a ways to go.
Small farms are immune to safety investigations, even when a worker dies
In 1976, a few years after OSHA was created, Congress attached a rider to the agency’s budget that exempted farms with 10 or fewer employees from enforcement. The rider is included every year.
Minnesota’s farmers markets will be open soon. But they’re going to look different
COVID-19 has prompted drastic changes in the way farmers markets are planning to operate.
In the ‘climate refuge’ city of Duluth, a fight brews over the hometown utility
For those pushing for a carbon-free Duluth, the biggest roadblock may be a company that has long been critical to the region’s economy — and its identity: Minnesota Power.
The daily coronavirus update: Up to 100,000 Minnesotans could go back to work Monday
Minnesota also announced 21 deaths and 221 new COVID-19 cases.
Congress set to replenish small business rescue funds
Congress will add funds to the Paycheck Protection Program, even amid reports of misuse of the program.
Minnesota’s Cook County has no confirmed COVID-19 cases. But it’s seen the highest jump in unemployment anywhere in the state
Cook’s economy relies heavily on tourism, but it’s not clear when the tourists will come.
How the Walz administration is developing its plans for restarting Minnesota’s economy
Walz has not released a comprehensive plan for reviving business in Minnesota yet, a subject of growing frustration among some Republicans, but his administration has been working behind the scenes over the last week to build its strategy.
The employment sectors that have seen the biggest share of unemployment applications during the COVID-19 crisis
Some areas have seen a third or more of their workforce file for unemployment.
Self-employed and contract workers are now eligible for unemployment benefits in Minnesota. Here’s what you need to know
States have some discretion to determine who is covered, but essentially, any individual who has exhausted all rights to regular unemployment and is self-employed should qualify.
COVID-19 is a huge story for newspapers across Minnesota. For some, it could also be their undoing.
The massive decline in print advertising brought on by the coronavirus crisis is “going to separate the haves and the have-nots,” said Star Tribune Publisher Michael J. Klingensmith.
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.”
‘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.
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 workers need to know about unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 emergency
Waiting periods are waived; people lacking child care may qualify; caps lifted for business owners; and more.
How Minnesotan is buffalo check?
The red and black square pattern is having a moment nationally, but in Minnesota it never really went away.
Is Duluth in the Rust Belt?
Detroit and Cleveland, sure. Duluth?
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.
