Business and Economic News

Worker advocates allege wage theft at Edina apartment project site
A group of workers involved in the construction of an Edina apartment project allege wage theft against a Minneapolis-based real estate developer's subcontractor.
Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net
The idea got a boost from the pandemic, when an array of cash relief helped cut child poverty and keep people housed. Researchers are studying how much money, for how long, may have lasting impact.
Thousands of Twin Cities janitors begin three-day strike
About 4,000 commercial janitors from around the Twin Cities started a three-day strike on Monday — with additional walkouts by other unions planned, or possible, over the next week.