Bill Lukitsch
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Bill Lukitsch is a business reporter for the Star Tribune.
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At Twin Cities Auto Show, shoppers eye car purchases ahead of looming tariffs
Minnesota car dealers witnessed a March surge in showroom traffic right after the White House announced the hefty import taxes.
April 11, 2025
Despite dour outlook on consumer travel, Delta stock soars on tariff pause
Delta’s stock price climbed 23% Wednesday after company leaders pointed to softer domestic demand among consumers.
April 9, 2025
Minnesota stocks plummet as tariffs’ impact spooks consumers and companies
Economists are warning of a recession as tariffs prompt higher prices, unemployment.
April 4, 2025
Minnesota HOA board members, property managers rally to kill reform bill
Proposed bipartisan legislation would tighten the rules on homeowners associations, which have authority over a majority of new housing built in the state.
April 2, 2025
Medical examiner identifies sole person killed in Brooklyn Park crash as U.S. Bank executive
The longtime company executive has held a private pilot license since 2008. Authorities continued to investigate the crash Tuesday.
April 1, 2025
From a Minnesota farm to bank headquarters: Terry Dolan remembered after fatal plane crash
The Minneapolis-based company’s chief administrative officer is believed to have piloted the single-engine plane that crashed in Brooklyn Park.
March 31, 2025
As COVID spread, so did fraud. Minnesota saw a lot of it.
Minnesota had the nation’s largest pandemic-related fraud in the Feeding Our Future fiasco. But grifters absconded with millions more in dozens of unrelated cases.
March 29, 2025
Real estate company offering cash for exclusive home-selling rights barred from Minnesota
The company convinced unwitting homeowners to sign contracts that could outlive them. Some penalties under the contracts exceeded $10,000.
March 26, 2025
1-Up for Game Informer: Minneapolis-based publication wins new life after abrupt fold
The publication started in 1991 as a magazine filled with news about the video game industry.
March 25, 2025
Life Time confirms plan to close beloved basketball court, convert it for new high-energy competition
Life Time plans to rededicate the NBA-regulation court to ‘a high-energy, cardio, and functional training competition’ called LT Games.
March 25, 2025
Property insurance increases of 400% seen at some condos, HOA properties
Insurance rates rising fast across the state, but jumps can be especially pronounced at buildings managed by a homeowner association.
March 21, 2025
Preliminary report offers moment-to-moment account of February’s Delta crash in Toronto
Cause of crash remains under investigation as Canadian authorities work to determine exact sequence of events.
March 20, 2025
