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Transportation
The longer than usual winter helped boost Polaris' snowmobile sales, although it hurt parts of the company's business that depend on warmer weather, including motorcycle sales.
Metro Transit is seeking to hire more than 100 bus drivers to replace those who will become train operators for the new Central Corridor light-rail system.
Known primarily for its recreational vehicles, Polaris has acquired a French automobile company that makes low-speed personal vehicles, as well as commercial vehicles.
Governor Mark Dayton focused on higher education and Capitol renovations in his $750 million bonding proposal, which also calls for Nicollet Mall to be reconstructed.
Pinnacle, the regional carrier of Delta Air Lines, plans to hire hundreds after moving its headquarters from Memphis to the Twin Cities.
Shippers are having trouble hauling their full cargo loads on Lake Superior because water levels are well below their monthly averages.
The Department of Transportation’s plan to complete $1.1 billion worth of road construction projects this year may cause heavy delays and traffic this summer.
The airplane manufacturer appointed Pat Waddick, a longtime employee and chief engineer of the company’s original aircraft, as president.
The area surrounding the Bakken rock formation has seen a spike in oil production in recent years, bringing both job seekers and businesses to the area—including some with local ties.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport garnered 18.3 percent of votes cast by travel agent owners, managers, and agents across the country.
Stan Gadek is being replaced on an interim basis by Vice President and General Counsel John Fredericksen.
Enhanced buses would operate with pre-boarding payment and access through any door to speed up exit and entry at stops.
The company’s fourth-quarter earnings per share, announced Tuesday, were slightly lower than what analysts were expecting—and its CEO acknowledged that C.H. Robinson is off to a slow start this year in its North American trucking logistics business.
Pinnacle Airlines, a regional carrier for Delta Air Lines, is moving to Minnesota and has been offered a $550,000 loan from the state, which will be forgiven if the company brings at least 200 jobs to the Twin Cities.
Access America Transport, which was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the country’s fastest-growing private companies, plans to add 500 Twin Cities jobs during the next five years.
Union President Michelle Sommers said “a lot of [members] feel that the way things have gone everywhere else in the country, it wasn’t a bad deal overall.”
Where are all the gas stations going?