Business and Economic News

The financially challenged Rochester Post-Bulletin will become the latest property of Fargo-based Forum Communications, which publishes dozens of newspapers in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Wisconsin.
Minnesota posts 3.3 percent jobless rate in April
Minnesota saw a slight uptick in its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, although it gained jobs in April, state officials said Thursday.
North Dakota's new boom: wind energy
"Wind energy means jobs, and these are really good jobs," says one industry leader.
Beer here: Taproom boom takes root across Minnesota
Lawmakers in 2011 backed the "Surly bill," creating a taproom license in Minnesota and letting small breweries make and sell their wares on site. It's helped drive new business and build community ties across the state.
Google clears regulatory hurdle to build Minnesota data center
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday OK'd agreements between Google and Xcel Energy to provide electricity for the data center from two dedicated wind farms.