Business and Economic News

 Minnesota food shelves shift gears and deliver groceries to immigrants in hiding
Many Immigrants and BIPOC in greater Minnesota remain too afraid to go to work, school, or shop for groceries. In southern Minnesota, food shelves are adapting, making deliveries of food and necessities to those who don't have enough to eat.
Google revealed as tenant for massive Pine Island data center project
The city of Pine Island has revealed that Google is the big tech company behind a proposed large-scale data center, which has been the center of controversy in the small community just north of Rochester.
ALDI plans downtown St. Paul grocery store
ALDI has filed permits to open a grocery store in downtown St. Paul, taking over the former Lunds & Byerlys space, though an opening date remains unclear.
The economic impact of ICE in Minnesota
Increased immigration enforcement has disrupted workplaces, employees and local businesses. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with experts about the impact and how to move forward.   
Minneapolis Fed President has ‘cautious optimism’ about economy, defends need for Fed independence
Neel Kashkari, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, discussed the Upper Midwest economy, data centers and the central bank's independence during a wide-ranging interview with MPR and at a fireside chat with the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce.