Business and Economic News

Dakota Access CEO: Company committed to finishing project
The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition and a federal order to halt construction near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota.
Kashkari: Fed could address economic disparities
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president Neel Kashkari says he sees the bank's economists offering possible responses to some of Minnesota's and the nation's biggest economic challenges.
Twin Metals sues over mineral leases near Boundary Waters
Twin Metals wants to hold onto federal leases needed to pursue a controversial $2.8 billion underground copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters.
Target to hire more than 70,000 for holiday season
Target plans to hire more than 70,000 season workers for the holiday shopping season and an additional 7,500 people for its distribution facilities.
Minnesota hops farm gets a mighty expansion
Eric Sannerud and Ben Boo are about to own the largest hops farm in the state. They recently courted $4.6 million in investment for Mighty Axe Hops, buying 80 acres in Foley.
Feds halt work on part of oil pipeline despite court ruling
The government also asked the Texas-based company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline to "voluntarily pause" action on a wider span that an American Indian tribe says holds sacred artifacts.
Striking Allina nurse says more than health coverage at stake
Some 400 Allina nurses have returned to work while more than 4,200 continue their open-ended strike. A striking nurse and negotiator tells MPR News the concerns go beyond what health plans the nurses can choose.
Gary Cunningham offers a new direction for race relations in America
Minnesotan Gary Cunningham says America has come a long way and attitudes are shifting. But he believes the next transformation needs to be economic inclusion of people of color into the mainstream of America.