Business and Economic News

Trump slaps tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines
The move has met with both praise and criticism from the solar energy industry. Manufacturers lobbied for the tariffs, while solar installers warned that American jobs will be lost.
McNally Smith came within 'hair's breadth' of reopening
After McNally Smith College of Music closed in late December, an effort to reopen the school as a nonprofit continued. But the deal fell through at the eleventh hour.
Minnesota lake named for pro-slavery Calhoun gets new name
The state of Minnesota has approved changing the name of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis to its original Dakota Indian name of Bde Maka Ska.
Climate change burrows its way into business models
We're talking business this week on Climate Cast -- how climate change affects the way companies work, and the expansion of the hybrid and electric vehicle market.
Tax law gives unexpected break to farmers who sell to co-ops
Lawmakers say they didn't intend to give a competitive advantage to co-ops. But it's not clear they can rework the legislation given the partisan divide on Capitol Hill.
Minnesota employers continued adding to their payrolls in December, with 8,900 new jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since July of 2000.
Minnesota doesn't make the cut for new Amazon HQ
Minnesota didn't make the list of 20 finalists for Amazon's second headquarters, and the secretive nature of the state's proposal makes it hard to know why.
Farmers struggling with low milk prices find little help from safety net
Dairy farmers have been scraping by these last few years with milk prices in 2018 nearing a two-year low, and a protection program for dairy farmers has been a failure, some say.