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Business and Economic News

A new generation of farmers faces mounting challenges

A new generation of farmers faces mounting challenges

Expensive equipment and limited access to land are just a couple of the realities new farmers encounter.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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How to get more women into corner offices

The number of female CEOs leading Fortune 500 companies may be at an all time high, but, frankly, the number is still pretty low. How can we get more women into corner offices?
by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff and Elizabeth Shockman

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Travelers worried as Sun Country becomes no-frills

Travelers worried as Sun Country becomes no-frills

Sun Country is considering transforming the airline into a carrier more like Spirit, Allegiant or other discount operators. Analysts say that could be risky, and travelers agree.
by Martin Moylan

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Line 3 oil pipeline environmental review released

The final environmental impact statement of the so-called "Line 3" project does not issue a final decision on whether the pipeline can be built.
by Dan Kraker

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MN jobless rate steady at 3.7 percent in July; 7,700 jobs added

MN jobless rate steady at 3.7 percent in July; 7,700 jobs added

Minnesota has added 66,701 jobs in the past 12 months, an increase of 2.3 percent, outpacing the national jobs growth rate in that time, state officials said Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota readies first inflation-adjusted minimum wage hike

In January, the floor wage for large employers will rise 15 cents to $9.65 per hour; small employers' minimum wage will run $7.87 an hour, the State Labor and Industry Department says.
by Brian Bakst

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Wisconsin Assembly set to approve $3 billion for Foxconn

The tax breaks up for a vote Thursday would be the largest in state history and the biggest to a foreign company in the U.S. The electronics giant is looking to build a massive display panel factory in the state.
by The Associated Press

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Trump increasingly isolated as business panels dismantled

Trump increasingly isolated as business panels dismantled

CEOs had been tendering their resignations from White House panels after the president lay blame for the violence at a white supremacist rally on "both sides."
by The Associated Press

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Duluth's aviation industry is soaring

Duluth's aviation industry is soaring

A new report from the Duluth International Airport shows the number of aviation-related jobs in the Duluth region grew by 39 percent over the past decade.
by Dan Kraker

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