Business and Economic News

Jonathan Foley: How to feed the world's people without destroying the planet
Jonathan Foley says agriculture contributes more to climate change than anything else we do. It's also the biggest user of water and land.
Downtown St. Paul road closure brings traffic jams
The city is rebuilding Jackson Street in the next two years, between Shepard Road and 11th Street. Kellogg Boulevard will be closed up to 18 weeks, officials say.
St. Paul City Council members voted to launch a study of sick time earlier this month, partly due to reports of food-borne illness in state health data.
Minneapolis Fed chief sees moderate U.S. growth in 2016
The nation's economy is doing pretty well and will continue growing at a moderate rate this year, new Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said Tuesday.
Minnesota cropland values slip as grain prices fall
Minnesota farmland prices fell 5.5 percent during the first nine months of 2015, according to a University of Minnesota analysis.
Minnesota farmers find going organic no easy task
Americans' rapidly growing appetite for organic food is changing the entire U.S. food chain. Many farmers are trying to adapt, but not everybody makes it to that organic future.
UMD is seeking funding to demonstrate the viability of a new technology for processing a mineral called ilmenite.