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Meal-kit companies quickly face serious challenges
Donaldson breaks ground on $15M R&D center in Bloomington
$15M center should be operational next year.
Time crunched as the grass grows? Another landscaping app arrives in the Twin Cities
General Mills awards teens for clever ideas to reduce hunger, food waste
Siblings' plan to get more food waste used for compost earned them $50K award from General Mills program
Xcel to extend nuclear plant, close 2 coal plants, add solar
Within 11 years, Xcel says it can end coal generation in Minnesota, but it also plans to extend the life of its Monticello nuclear plant by another decade to 2040.
Empty storefronts fuel concern about future of Grand Avenue
Task force to study whether vacancies reflect normal churn, or a new normal.
'Medicare for All's' rich benefits 'leapfrog' other nations
Generous benefits. No copays. No need for private policies. The "Medicare for All" plan advocated by leading 2020 Democrats appears more lavish than what's offered in other advanced countries, compounding the cost but also potentially broadening its popular appeal.
Park Nicollet spending $13.5 million to replace Lakeville clinic
Park Nicollet replacing Lakeville site for $13.5M.
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Habitat for Humanity to add 11 homes in St. Paul's North End
Habitat for Humanity, thanks partly to a growing partnership with Bremer Bank, will help 100-plus working-class families, primarily minorities, into Twin Cities homes this year
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Schafer: VivaQuant makes intriguing bet on equity crowdfunding
VivaQuant is not anything like the dozen or so Minnesota businesses that have sought funding directly from small investors in the last few years.
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Child-bride law turns into Danish election issue as prime minister's son affected
The son of Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been tripped up by the country's strict immigration laws, which will force his Harvard-educated American…
After IMF bailout, the political pendulum is swinging again in Argentina
Fernández could make comeback after president needed IMF bailout.
Habitat for Humanity to add 11 homes in St. Paul's North End
Habitat for Humanity, thanks partly to a growing partnership with Bremer Bank, will help 100-plus working-class families, primarily minorities, into Twin Cities homes this year
Wealth of Westeros: Economics of mercy and other final lessons
So Daenerys broke the wheel, after all. Or at least knocked it out of alignment.
Schafer: VivaQuant makes intriguing bet on equity crowdfunding
VivaQuant is not anything like the dozen or so Minnesota businesses that have sought funding directly from small investors in the last few years.
Business review from the Economist
Business review from the EconomistU.S.-China trade war escalatesChina said it would increase tariffs on a range of U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's…
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Credit card debt killing you? Say hello to the 'Rule of Eight'
It's a perfect storm of technology that enables consumers to make impulse purchases while marketers create highly targeted, sophisticated ads.
States defy Trump on green initiatives
They're moving to fend off president's deregulation
Back to the basics: More companies offering financial education
With workers feeling strain of their own money issues, more companies are doing something about it: offering education.