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Business and Economic News

Record growing season of mixed value to growers

Record growing season of mixed value to growers

The Twin Cities have gone over 200 days without a freezing temperature, but the value of a long growing season really depends what you grow and how you grow it.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Poverty wages for U.S. child care workers may be behind high turnover

Poverty wages for U.S. child care workers may be behind high turnover

The high cost of child care is a strain for many families in the U.S., yet child care workers average less than $10 an hour. This strain on workers hurts babies and toddlers, too, researchers say.
by Jennifer Ludden

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Target's top grocery exec out amid food section struggles

Target's top grocery exec out amid food section struggles

Target's top grocery executive is leaving the company months after the retail giant announced disappointing results that analysts blamed partly on its struggling food section.
by Associated Press

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U.S. added 161,000 new jobs in October; wages rise by 10 cents

U.S. added 161,000 new jobs in October; wages rise by 10 cents

The unemployment rate was little changed, ticking back down to 4.9 percent. Hourly earnings rose 10 cents over last month -- in total, wages are up 2.8 percent year over year.

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MN Supreme Court race: Candidate Q&As

MN Supreme Court race: Candidate Q&As

Incumbent Justice Natalie Hudson and attorney Michelle MacDonald joined the program to talk about why they should be on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
by MPR News Staff

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Wells Fargo employees face the wrath of the U5

Chris Arnold, NPR Planet Money correspondent, on his investigation into the situations of Wells Fargo employees
by MPR News Staff

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PolyMet files for permit to build northern Minn. copper mine

PolyMet files for permit to build northern Minn. copper mine

PolyMet's formal application for a permit to build a controversial copper-nickel mine is a key next step that triggers an extended review process of the company's finances and the mine's potential environmental impact.
by MPR News Staff

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Paying your Metro Transit fare? There's an app for that

Paying your Metro Transit fare? There's an app for that

The Twin Cities transit agency Thursday rolled out smartphone applications hoping they'll catch on with customers who won't have to stop and buy rail tickets or scramble for change at the bus stop.
by Tim Nelson

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