Business and Economic News

'Narconomics': How drug cartels operate like Walmart
Reporter Tom Wainwright says cartels that control the region's drug trade use business models that are surprisingly similar to those of big-box stores and franchises.
Deep in winter, Duluth's ship repair season hums
Great Lakes ship owners are investing more than $100 million this winter to upgrade vessels. But finishing by spring takes "swat teams" of workers and a ballet of cranes. Here's how it's done.