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Minnesota employers pause after hiring spree

Minnesota employers pause after hiring spree

Minnesota employers took a breather after adding nearly 32,000 jobs from May through July. Statewide payroll employment fell by 200 positions in August, and the jobless rate dropped below 3 percent as fewer people were job-hunting.
by Bill Catlin

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How Minnesota's farmers are faring in the deepening U.S.-China trade war

President Trump announced earlier this week that beginning next Monday, an additional $200 billion dollars' worth of Chinese goods will be taxed. China plans to fire back with more tariffs of its own. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Kevin Paap for an update on what Minnesota's farmers are hearing in this latest volley of tariffs.
by Cathy Wurzer

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China's premier appeals for free trade amid tariff battle

China's premier appeals for free trade amid tariff battle

China's No. 2 leader appealed Wednesday for support for free trade and promised to improve conditions for foreign companies following tit-for-tat U.S. and Chinese tariff hikes in a battle over Beijing's technology policy.
by Associated Press

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Tougher laws on pipeline protests face test in Louisiana

Tougher laws on pipeline protests face test in Louisiana

A number of states are making it harder to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Recent felony arrests in Louisiana could be a test case for these tougher new laws.
by Travis Lux

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Metro Transit hopes apprenticeships can help ease driver shortage

Metro Transit hopes apprenticeships can help ease driver shortage

Amid a tight labor market that has many industries hurting for workers, Metro Transit is launching an apprenticeship program to address a shortage of drivers that has forced service cutbacks.
by Martin Moylan

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Apprenticeships need industry buy-in to succeed

Businesses in Minnesota offer training and education to attract employees, but there needs to be industry-wide support.
by Kerri Miller and Manda Lillie

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Native American leaders look for solutions to homeless encampment

More than 300 people are estimated to be living in tents near Hiawatha and Franklin avenues in Minneapolis. The Wall of Forgotten Natives, as some are calling it, is the largest homeless encampment in recent Minnesota history.
by Cathy Wurzer

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General Mills fiscal 1Q sales fall short

General Mills fiscal 1Q sales fall short

General Mills Inc. reported mixed first-quarter financial results as costs weighed down profit and a sales increase fell short of expectations.
by Associated Press

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Japanese billionaire books first moonshot aboard SpaceX's 'Big Falcon Rocket'

Japanese billionaire books first moonshot aboard SpaceX's 'Big Falcon Rocket'

Yusaku Maezawa would be the first person since 1972 to travel around the moon and the first-ever private citizen to do it. He was introduced at SpaceX headquarters near Los Angeles Monday night.
by Giles Snyder

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