Business and Economic News

As clock runs down on Alliance Bank Center, tenants begin to move out
Business owners at Alliance Bank Center will have to move to a new location or close their shops when the power shuts off at the end of the month.
Stearns County dairy herd tests positive for avian flu
The H5N1 virus appeared in raw milk samples collected from a Stearns County herd. Health officials say there's no concern for public safety, because milk sold in stores is pasteurized to kill bacteria and viruses.
Xcel Energy wants to store more spent fuel at Prairie Island nuclear plant. Public hearings are this week
Xcel wants to continue operating the plant into the 2050s. It’s requesting to store an additional 34 casks of spent fuel at the site. But spent fuel storage has a history of controversy at the plant near Red Wing, which is just 700 yards from the Prairie Island Indian Community.
Letter carriers speak out against Trump plans to privatize U.S. Postal Service
Demonstrators rallied in St. Paul and Duluth on Sunday against calls to privatize the U.S. Postal Service. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith called the move a “hostile takeover” by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions
During the first Trump administration, many journalists worried most about being called “fake news.” They now face a more assertive President Donald Trump in his second term as a blitz of action by his new administration has journalists on their heels.
Craft brewers consider kicking the aluminum tariff can to customers
Craft brewers are feeling the impact of tariffs through increases in ingredient costs, but perhaps more significantly through tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel, which are pushing up the cost of their cans. Now breweries around the area are trying to decide how much they can pass on to customers.
It's your last chance to claim pandemic-era stimulus checks, the IRS says. Here's how
The IRS says some Americans who have not filed their 2021 tax returns could be eligible for a pandemic-era relief payment, as long as they do so by April 15. Here's what to know as Tax Day approaches.