Business and Economic News

Minnesota lawmakers agree on help for businesses but not workers
State lawmakers say they have a partial agreement on COVID-19 relief for businesses but remain far apart on other proposals, including an extension of unemployment benefits.
Pet treat company eyeing former Del Monte plant in southern Minn.
Almost a year after California-based Del Monte Foods announced the closing of its canning plant in Sleepy Eye, Minn., a pet treat manufacturer is in talks to take over the facility.
Hudson approves three-day, weekly curfew for bars, restaurants
The Hudson City Council has approved a 10 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants across the city on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. It goes into effect this Friday and lasts through Jan. 3.
Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger. Feeding America, the nation's largest anti-hunger organization, has distributed 4.2 billion meals in an eight-month period. That's an unprecedented pace in the group's history.