Target to reduce number of stores carrying Pride-themed merchandise after last year’s backlashMay 10, 2024 1:08 PMBy The Associated PressTarget, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to stock Pride-themed products, including adult apparel, home goods, foods and beverages would be based on “guest insights and consumer research.”
Play4min 12secRideshare drivers find themselves at similar crossroads 1 year after Walz vetoMay 10, 2024 12:35 PMBy Clay MastersRideshare drivers have been pushing for urgent action on driver pay and job security protections for the last year and a half. Lawmakers and the governor are facing pressure to strike a statewide deal or risk losing Uber and Lyft service starting in July.
Minneapolis approves plan to redevelop area where Kmart store blocked Nicollet Ave. for decadesMay 10, 2024 10:51 AMBy MPR News StaffThe 10-acre project area will become the site of mixed use buildings, a park and new bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
Plug your nose! Malodorous corpse flower to bloom soon at Como Park Zoo and ConservatoryMay 8, 2024 1:40 PMBy Ellie RothA rare and stinky corpse flower is about to bloom at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul.
Biden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll TrumpMay 8, 2024 5:46 AMBy The Associated PressPresident Joe Biden is racing into yet another battleground state. Biden on Wednesday is traveling to Racine, Wis., where he’ll highlight a decision by Microsoft to build a $3.3 billion data center that is expected to create roughly 2,000 jobs.
Gov. Tim Walz signs ‘Taylor Swift bill’ into law, requiring more regulation in the ticketing industryMay 7, 2024 2:54 PMBy Ellie RothThe law requires ticket sellers to list the full price, including fees, up-front on their website. It also bans speculative ticketing, where tickets are sold before they are actually available. And it will prevent ticket companies and resellers from using deceptive practices.
Play6min 19secAhead of Tuesday address, Minneapolis mayor discusses housing and homelessnessMay 6, 2024 5:51 PMBy Megan Burks and Tom CrannAhead of his State of the City address Tuesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann in a wide-ranging interview. On the agenda: a tough 2024 budget year, potentially steep property tax increases, homeless encampments and the city’s housing wins.
FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 DreamlinerMay 6, 2024 4:08 PMBy Russell Lewis The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.
Duluth electric utility owner Allete sold for $6.2 billionMay 6, 2024 12:30 PMBy Dan KrakerThe parent company of Duluth-based utility Minnesota Power will go private after a $6.2 billion sale, which the company said was needed to help fund its green energy transition.
Play9min 25secMinnesota paving the way for a new type of shopping center: cultural mallsMay 6, 2024 9:47 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa KuznetsovAcross the Twin Cities cultural destinations are being developed in empty malls and big box stores.