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CEO of Eden Prairie-based Tennant Co. retiring after 15 years
Chris Killingstad will retire in March; he will be succeeded by Dave Huml.
Maple Plain-based Proto Labs CEO Vicki Holt will retire March 1
Taking over will be Robert Bodor, who heads the company's Americas business.
Minnesota's TCF will merge with Ohio bank, give up its name
The name of the U of M's football stadium will change, along with bank branches.
Twin Cities Auto Show moving to State Fairgrounds
The annual event also is moving to May because of the pandemic.
Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly "a candidate" for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many other species awaiting that designation.
The Latest: Quebec to close all non-essential businesses
Quebec's premier is closing all non-essential businesses across the Canadian province from Christmas until at least Jan. 11.
Canada getting 168K Moderna vaccine doses before year end
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada has contracted to receive up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, pending approval by the country's health regulator.
US water polo players flock to Europe to prepare for Tokyo
One day, after another grueling practice with his water polo team in Italy, Ben Hallock hopped on a scooter and drove to the top of a nearby mountain.
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Millions in COVID-19 relief soon headed for Minnesota businesses, workers
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign the state COVID-19 relief package into law this week.
Kraus-Anderson starts six White Bear Lake school expansion projects
The $33 million construction effort is first phase of a $326 million bond referendum
From Lake Street to Lake Elmo, big red K shines brightly again
The Lake Elmo man won the 9-foot-tall K in auction with tax and fees bringing the pricetag to $2,339.41.
3M sales grow 8% in November, continuing to accelerate since pandemic low
If trends continue, the company expects to top 2019 fourth quarter sales.
North Dakota oil production not likely to improve for months
October production was essentially flat; natural gas production was up 2%.
TCF name to disappear in $22 billion merger with Ohio bank
The acquisition by Huntington Bancshares comes nearly two years after TCF Financial, which had been based in Wayzata, and Michigan-based Chemical Bank announced a $3.6 billion merger.
Last to see pandemic's pain, funeral directors carry burden
The pandemic is taking a mental and physical toll on the nation's funeral directors, who are stretched to capacity in many areas even as they help families make sense of a new way of mourning.
How a Minnesota nursing home fell into a COVID-19 black hole
As COVID-19 raced across the U.S., elderly residents in long-term care faced the gravest peril. But little was done, and the virus savaged care centers plagued for years by poor infection control and lax oversight.
200 businesses say they'll reopen this week, defying Walz's shutdown order
Move comes as state suspends liquor license of East Grand Forks bar offering sit-down service
Complexities of government aid continue to emerge for small Minnesota businesses
The recession has crashed Vinny Vassallo's limo business.Vincent Limousine, founded in 2004 by Vassallo, a then-laid off factory supervisor, had a growth year in 2019…