Business & Economy

The debate continues about whether taxpayers or drug companies should pay for opioid prevention and treatment programs in Minnesota.

Red Lake find nearly 200 people living in encampment during the week-long survey conducted to gather information about the residents of the camp and their needs.

The U.S. jobless rate last month was the lowest since 1969, though the economy added a lower-than-expected 134,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

Opponents have protested in downtown Minneapolis against Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

The statute of limitations for bringing criminal charges has long run out, but civil cases have no such limits, and the financial penalties could be staggering.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $2.5 million to the RETAIN project, helping employees return to work faster and employers keep productivity high.

Minnesota retailers are girding for higher supply costs as a new round of tariffs make Chinese-made consumer goods more expensive. But there's little certainty about the extent to which those costs will translate to higher prices for shoppers.

Robots are key to a new wave of local agriculture that aims to raise lettuce, basil and other produce in metropolitan areas while conserving water and sidestepping the high costs of human labor.

The online retailer that's run by the world's richest man was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.

Farm groups welcomed the agreement the U.S., Canada and Mexico have reached to replace NAFTA, but still want retaliatory tariffs on agricultural products to end.

Ottawa agreed to make it easier for U.S. farmers to ship dairy products into Canada. The U.S. also agreed to shield Canada from auto tariffs.

The new deal, reached just before a midnight deadline imposed by the U.S., will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.

Nearly 400 people have attended public hearings across Minnesota concerning complaints about Frontier Communications. In Ceylon, the problems are in plain sight. Most of the cables lay on the ground. Others are supported by trees or branches -- even draped across a propane gas tank.

Canada's ambassador to Washington said Sunday that the U.S. and Canada have made a lot of progress in free trade talks, but there is no deal yet.

Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new, four-year labor contract that covers hundreds of mine workers on Minnesota's Iron Range.

Corporate America is jumping deeper into the health care its workers receive beyond just giving them insurance cards and a list of doctors they can visit.

Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit alleging Musk duped investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company.

With demand for high-quality preschools seemingly insatiable yet supply starkly limited in America's most expensive cities, nonrefundable waiting list fees are becoming routine.

It's being called the highest minimum wage in the country. Thousands of airport workers in New York and New Jersey — baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, people at concession stands — will see their hourly pay rise to $19 by 2023.

The vulnerability that caused the breach was found Tuesday and was fixed on Thursday night, Facebook says. The company is working with the FBI and conducting an investigation, which is "still in its early stages," the company said.