Richfield-based electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. announced more detailed plans to boost diversity and inclusion within its ranks while also ramping up the company’s community-building efforts. “We know it’s
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The city of Minneapolis has been working on plans to redevelop its Upper Harbor site along the Mississippi River in North Minneapolis for years. The 48-acre property, which includes nearly
Maplewood-based 3M Co. issued a statement Thursday morning outlining plans to “advance [the company’s] operating model, improve cost structure, and accelerate innovation.” Translation: The Fortune 500 conglomerate is launching a
When the pandemic first hit last spring and turned the economy upside down, many pundits were quick to write obituaries for operators of co-working office spaces. How could they survive
The state’s economic recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is losing steam. In a sobering new assessment from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the agency’s
Steve Grove is trying to help. Really. Grove, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), knows that the pandemic economy has been tough for many Minnesotans.
Despite the ongoing pandemic and the evaporation of many jobs, the housing market keeps cooking. Trade association Housing First Minnesota reports that builders pulled permits for 701 single-family homes across
Richfield-based electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. has announced plans to exit its operations in Mexico and close 41 stores there. The news, which had not previously been disclosed by
In the wake of the pandemic’s effects on air travel, Maplewood-based 3M Co. has teamed up with California-based Safran Cabin to design and create safer and cleaner aircraft interiors. Safran
Target Corp.-owned Shipt Inc. announced Monday that it’s adding 50,000 more shoppers to its national same-day delivery network. That’s in addition to the 100,000 additional shoppers that Shipt announced plans
Leaders of the state’s hospitality industry are appealing to Gov. Tim Walz, calling for a $200 million emergency grant fund and other measures to help businesses “already on the financial
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was joined by Minneapolis City Council members Andrea Jenkins and Linea Palmisano with other partners on Tuesday morning to announce a proposal for the city to
On Tuesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has been in force since 2010. There has been great concern,
You think you want to be mayor of Minneapolis? You probably don’t. The list of dumpsters currently on fire is long. First the Covid-19 virus hit, followed by pandemic-related economic
In the social unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, protests turned into riots, and many businesses were damaged, looted, burned, or destroyed. Amid the chaos,
Downtown Minneapolis has been largely abandoned since last spring. But on a Wednesday night in late August, a raucous round of looting and window smashing hit the Nicollet Mall like
Minneapolis-based Star Tribune Media Co. announced Wednesday morning that it was abruptly shutting down City Pages, an alternative weekly that had been a local staple for 40 years. The last
When the history books are written, 2020 will not be a year fondly remembered by bankers—or anyone else. Major chunks of the economy ground to a halt in mid-March as