Business and Economic News

U.K. reaches draft Brexit deal with E.U. — but it may be a tough sell
The British prime minister's office confirmed the deal Tuesday without offering further details. But that did not silence Theresa May's critics at home, many of whom have already expressed opposition.
Cloquet residents have a new weekly newspaper: the Pine Knot News. On Friday, around 1,000 copies of the fourth issue will be delivered to subscribers and newsstands across Carlton County.
CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House
CNN claims the revocation of Jim Acosta's press pass violates the constitutional rights to freedom on the press and due process. CNN is asking for an immediate restraining order to return Acosta to the White House.
Jay Alix, a corporate turnaround specialist who serves on the board of Mayo Clinic, is donating $200 million to the medical school, which will be renamed the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in his honor.
Amazon's grand search for 2nd headquarters ends with split: NYC and DC suburb
Instead of building a massive second headquarters in one location, Amazon announced Tuesday that it would build two offices. The company also announced that it will open an operations center in Nashville, with more than 5,000 new jobs.
In Long Prairie, immigrants helped avert town's decline
Without the Hispanic workers who came for jobs in the town's meatpacking businesses, said the town's mayor, "there would be nothing left."