Business and Economic News

Nearly $1.4 billion in coronavirus relief payments sent to dead people
The improper payments happened due to confusion over whether dead people should receive the payments from the IRS, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
New lawsuit targets Minnesota's copper-nickel mining rules
The rules, written in 1993, should be updated to ban mining in the same watershed as the BWCAW, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters said.
St. Paul council leans toward approving tenant protections this summer
With financial pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic mounting for many Minnesota families, the St. Paul City Council is considering new tenant protections.
Growing hunger projected across Minnesota
An analysis of economic data has food relief organizations projecting a 65 percent increase in demand at food shelves across Minnesota.
Macmillan CEO steps back from day-to-day operations
John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan — one of the Big Five book publishing houses — has stepped back from day-to-day operations, after five employees organized an industry-wide protest against racism.
Get a comfortable chair: Permanent work from home is coming
After three months with much of the country working from home, many employers and their workers say the benefits of remote work — cost savings and a more relaxed atmosphere — outweigh the drawbacks.
Waiting for justice for Floyd, north siders work the land as an act of healing
An urban garden in the Hawthorne neighborhood in north Minneapolis has been in the works for months. But after the police killed George Floyd, it has become a healing space — particularly for Black residents who often feel targeted and criminalized. 
The latest pandemic shortage: Banks running low on coins
In another sign of how the coronavirus is disrupting commerce, banks are running short of nickels, dimes and quarters. The Federal Reserve, which supplies banks, is having to ration change.