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Flexible schedules for manufacturing employees are paying off for Land O'Lakes
More manufacturers are chopping up and rotating shifts to attract and retain workers.
East Grand Forks sugar beet factory fined $350K for air quality violations
The American Crystal Sugar plant emitted high levels of particulate matter and hydrogen sulfide over several years.
Longtime downtown Fargo staple Zandbroz Variety closing in June
The iconic bookstore and gift shop helped rejuvenate the main shopping and entertainment district when it opened in 1991.
Minnesota marijuana sales could be delayed or in short supply if planting doesn't start soon
Growers need time to get cannabis planted, harvested, tested and processed — preferably before retailers open.
Hormel settles pork price-fixing suits for $11 million
The company will pay less than other major pork producers have to date to settle the antitrust cases.
Minnesota's struggling plastic film recycler facing eviction for $1.3 million in unpaid rent, bills
Myplas USA owes nearly $400,000 in back rent and faces an $895,000 lien for unpaid electrical work on the facility that was the first of its kind in the state.
Millennials: Is your financial reality not living up to expectations? Get in touch.
We're exploring income disparity and how it affects people's lives.
Where do MLB baseballs come from? Cargill cattle, of course
The Minnesota-based company supplies most of the Holstein hides that become the millions of prized pearls produced every year.
CHS earnings dinged by warm winter
The Minnesota-based ag co-op saw much-improved results in grain and oilseeds.
There may be something worse than pee in your Cheerios, say lawsuits alleging pesticide contamination
Lawsuits in New York and California allege the Minnesota company's flagship cereal contains high levels of chlormequat.