Marijuana rescheduling will make pot businesses 'significantly more profitable'
Tax write-offs could save businesses millions and lead to lower prices for consumers.
Food companies keep pushing protein. How much do we actually need?
Protein is in high demand, and it is showing up in more packaged foods as a result.
Taylor, Lore, Rodriguez head to mediation over Timberwolves, Lynx ownership
If parties can't come to a resolution, arbitration is the next step.
Business
Congress slams UnitedHealth's cybersecurity, calls company 'a monopoly on steroids'
Andrew Witty is on Capitol Hill today, answering questions about the health giant's data breach.
Business
Minnesota bankruptcy law firm files for bankruptcy after losing fight with another bankruptcy firm
The St. Cloud firm, one of the oldest bankruptcy law firms in the state, lost a fight involving Google Ads.
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Tough question for Gophers donors: Give to the U or to the athletes?
There's a delicate dance of donating to college athletics in 2024. One of the steps is how all parties figure out who gets what and how. That's part of the new world in the NIL era.
Business
A 'leaner' 3M emerges as CEO hands off company to new leader
After spinning off its health care division, 3M forecasts boosted profits this year but smaller dividend.
Business
While homebuilding is up in the Twin Cities, apartment construction is way behind
At a time when there's already a shortage of housing in many parts of the metro, apartment developers have received only enough permits to build 115 apartments and other multifamily units, 55% fewer than last year.
Business
Is your company on the list of Minnesota's 2022 Top Workplaces?
Worker expectations change at Minnesota firms as pandemic retreats.
Business
General Mills buys Belgian pet food brand Edgard & Cooper
The acquisition gives the company broad access to a $25 billion pet food market in Europe.
Business
Ecolab sells surgical business for nearly $1 billion
Medline, an Illinois-based private company, bought the unit, which makes products such as operating room drapes.
Business
Target CEO was paid $18.1 million in 2023
The company's profits improved last year but Brian Cornell's realized pay dropped 47%.
Business
Money, Work, Know-How
Stories for Minnesotans who want to develop careers, build businesses, find opportunities, make more money and spend it wisely — and about the people who can help them do it.
Business
CHS and ag co-op Growmark decide not to merge
The two cooperatives began an "exploratory process" early this year.
Business
Land O'Lakes delivers a profit for its dairy unit that, like the industry, has been strained
The Minnesota-based cooperative's animal nutrition business is "in transition," however.
Business
With $324.2 billion in revenue, UnitedHealth again tops list of Minnesota public companies
The top 50 companies as a whole posted revenue of $750.7 billion, up 7% from the year before. However, growth was slower than in 2021.
Business
General Mills could sell $2B-plus North American yogurt business, including Yoplait
Golden Valley-based Mills already has sold its stake in yogurt in Europe.
Business
Minneapolis-made app aims to be embedded in car touch screens
A Q&A with Jazz Hampton, the CEO of Minneapolis-based TurnSignl, an on-demand, real-time app that gives drivers access to live legal representation during traffic stops and accidents.
Business
What commission changes mean for Minnesota homebuyers, sellers and agents
The National Association of Realtors' settlement, reached in March, is most likely to affect those looking to purchase a home.
Business
Mackay: Asking the right type of questions can help get you ahead
The key is to ask open-ended questions and listen closely before asking a follow-up.
Business
Friends split a mortgage, share a home to beat high housing costs
A growing number of nonmarried people are sharing the high cost of homeownership.
Business
After hiring bonanza, tech workers now grapple with layoffs and disillusionment
Companies went on a tech hiring spree in the pandemic, but many of those jobs have since been cut.
We've created a new destination for everything agriculture in Minnesota and around the country.
Business
Ramstad: Minnesota demographer takes deeper look at migration, workforce pressure
Every business owner and executive should read it to understand the consumption, labor trends.
Business
Eliminating emotional behaviors leads to sounder financial decisions
The work of recently passed Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman helps illuminate how emotions can interfere with rational decisionmaking.
Business
Challenging some long-held grammar rules
Do we really need to use the proper who/whom in writing when people often shirk that rule in everyday speech?
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