Business and Economic News

How employee-owned companies address inequities and help workers build wealth
Some companies are allowing their employees to become owners in the company, through models like co-ops or employee stock ownership plans. Guest host Chris Farrell talks with three experts about employee ownership, and what it looks like in Minnesota.
Hennepin Healthcare nurses picket outside Minneapolis hospital
Nurses with Hennepin Healthcare picketed outside Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on Monday, to draw attention to staffing concerns. Monday's picketing was separate from the strike authorization affecting 15,000 other nurses across the state.
As inflation soars, access to Indigenous foods declines
Traditional Indigenous foods — like wild rice, bison, fresh vegetables and fruit in the Midwest — are often inaccessible for Native families with low incomes in urban areas, and the recent inflation spike has propelled these foods even further out of reach.
From floods to slime: Mobile home residents say landlords make millions, neglect them
Elderly homeowners in Florida are suing the billion dollar company that owns their mobile home park. Big companies are buying up parks around the country, but critics say residents pay the price.
Poll: 69% of Native Americans say inflation is severely affecting their lives
A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound their already precarious situation.
How inflation is influencing politics in a bellwether Florida county
Voters in a key swing county in Florida are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates in the country. But it's not necessarily the deciding factor for some voters.