Business and Economic News

Should your car warn you that you’re speeding? California lawmakers vote yes
California could become the first state to require technology in cars that warns drivers when they're going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. But critics say lawmakers are moving too fast.
Verizon buying Frontier in $20B deal to strengthen its fiber network
Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal that helps bolster its fiber network. Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday that the transaction will also help it in the areas of artificial intelligence and IoT. 
The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home
Small family farmers are often “land rich, cash poor,” and nursing homes and other types of long-term care are expensive. Many worry about sacrificing their land to pay for care at the end of life.
Grants will help create pollinator pathways in Minnesota
More than $1 million in grants to 10 local organizations will help expand pollinator habitat in Minnesota. The Pollinator Pathways grants are part of the popular Lawns to Legumes program.
CentraCare to expand space, services in St. Cloud area
The $228.8 million expansion will create more space for outpatient services including orthopedics, neurosciences and rehabilitation — services that are in growing demand due to an aging population.