Business and Economic News

Southeast Minnesota officials aren't sure why an Indiana company has spent more than $3 million acquiring property in their area.
Train to nowhere: Twin Cities light rail becomes home for the homeless
Some 200 people use Metro Transit's rail system each night as a rolling shelter. That homeless population is rising at an alarming rate. A late night ride-along reveals challenges that have no easy answers.
Trump says U.S. will help penalized Chinese company
ZTE, which has more than 70,000 employees and has supplied networks or equipment to some of the world's biggest telecom companies, said in early May that it had halted its main operations as a result of a U.S. Commerce Department "denial order."
A new organization devoted to ending racial economic disparities in Minnesota is based on the idea that those gaps hinder prosperity for all.
I-94, I-394 closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes
The west metro will be a maze of detours again this weekend, and Mother's Day and the spring fishing opener won't make it an easier. Here's your guide to the construction hassles.
AT&T chief lobbyist out after hiring Trump attorney, Cohen
The chief lobbyist for AT&T is leaving the company after overseeing a $50,000-per-month contract for President Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen to serve as a political consultant.
Starbucks: No need to purchase to use the potty
Starbucks Chair Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, whether they bought a drink or not. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.
Recession nearly killed her MN gymnastics studio. Now, she's on a roll.
Brenda Nolby navigated some tough economic times. But the Ham Lake entrepreneur proved her staying power. Now her studio is thriving, and she's Minnesota's Small Business Person of the Year.
Transportation proposal divides unions, leaves DFLers in the middle
The debate at the Minnesota Capitol over a proposed constitutional amendment on transportation funding has created an unusual divide within organized labor.