Business and Economic News

Hmong farmers adapted to cold climate, unwelcoming people and thrived
While Hmong farmers have found a great deal of success in farmers markets around Minnesota today, in the 1980s many struggled with learning American farming techniques and were greeted with opposition in the rural community they tried to make home.
Hotly anticipated northern Minn. wood siding plant delayed
Louisiana Pacific, which last year announced the purchase of a former mill in Cook, Minn., to expand its thriving engineered wood siding business -- now says it will first convert a mill the company operates in British Columbia to make siding.
Kellogg to cut 200 jobs in St. Paul metro
The food company says it'll eliminate the positions in July and August at its Vadnais Heights distribution center.
MN appeals court backs new owners of St. Anthony mobile home park
Residents of Lowry Grove had argued state law gave them the right to buy the property and keep the park open. The court dismissed the claim but said residents may be entitled to more money.
Have the 'miserable' airlines finally reached a tipping point?
"We're a bunch of tuna crammed into a can and it's miserable," said one traveler. Now, airlines hope they can get past the perception that they put profit over passenger comfort.
As coal jobs decline, solar sector shines
The loss of jobs has stung as the coal industry has declined. Renewable power -- especially solar -- is now where the jobs are. Solar jobs outnumber those in coal, but coal jobs pay more.
The pitch seeks to raise funds from Chinese investors through the U.S. government's EB-5 visa program, which allows permanent U.S. residency for those who finance projects that create a certain amount of jobs.
Delta apologizes to family that was kicked off a plane over a toddler's seat
Delta is the latest airline to face fallout from an on-plane dispute, after a family that was forced off of an overnight flight from Maui to California posted video that saw the crew say agents would put the parents in jail and place their children in foster care.