Team Leader | Business

After jobs in Illinois and upstate New York in business and metro news as well as features, Roberts moved to Apple Valley at the end of 2014 with her journalist husband and their two sons and has enjoyed exploring Minnesota, from the giant ball of twine to Lake Pepin, Twin Cities landmarks, town baseball and the Twins. Find her on Instagram at @cathy_robertsstrib.


Star Tribune Top Workplaces nomination deadline extended

Any organization with 50 or more employees can be nominated for the list.


Lee Anderson made his fortune by adding onto his family's plumbing business

Lee and Penny Anderson pledged $75 million to University of St. Thomas on Tuesday.


Nominate your company for Minnesota's Top Workplaces list

The deadline to nominate companies is Feb. 10.


Northshore Mining will be closed until at least next spring

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Friday the company has enough scrap steel to last until next spring and won't need the Iron Range pellets until then.


Workers changed during the pandemic, and Minnesota employers must, too

More workers want flexibility, and a culture that respects their views.


Workers will demand more flexibility. Minnesota company leaders need to figure it out

Those leaders will need to come up with ways to accommodate a new way of thinking.


Inflation, supply chain troubles catch up to Minnesota public companies

Companies ended 2021 on a strong note and were able to raise prices, but in the first quarter, firms from Polaris to Target took a hit on profits or operating margins.


Polaris sees challenging quarter, with profits down 48%

Profit margins were down as the company dealt with supply-chain disruptions that had it chasing presold orders and inflation.


Several Minnesotans make Forbes billionaire list

Glen Taylor, Stanley Hubbard, Richard Schulze and a dozen Cargill heirs are among the billionaires.


Nominate your company for 2022 Minnesota Top Workplaces

The Star Tribune, working with partner Energage, will again compile the state's Top Workplaces based on a surveying process.