Business and Economic News

A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back
Of the hundreds of companies that have tried a four-day workweek, very few are manufacturers. Advanced RV in Willoughby, Ohio, is showing how it can be done.
The 'R' word: Why this time might be an exception to a key recession rule
The author of the “Sahm Rule” is less worried about rising unemployment this time, even though October's rate was up 0.5 percent from a recent low, a jump typically associated with the onset of recession.
Twin Cities airport set for $242 million in interior renovations
Leaders with the Metropolitan Airports Commission said MSP’s Terminal 1 will undergo renovations in its concourses and 75 gate areas — what officials are calling the largest interior renovation project for gates and concourses since the airport opened in 1962.
FDA approves Zepbound, a new obesity drug that will take on Wegovy
Eli Lilly said the obesity medicine, which helped adults in clinical studies lose about 20% of their body weight, will be available in the U.S. by the end of the year. The list price will be $1,060.
Emerging Farmers office pushes to expand diversity in farming
Lillian Otieno is the first director of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Office of Emerging Farmers. She was a coordinator with the office and its sole employee before state lawmakers voted to expand it in May 2023.
EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota
Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — poses an imminent danger to human health.