September 26, 2020

Minnesota solar developers fault Xcel for delays in their projects

Minnesota solar-energy developers said their proposed projects — from rooftop arrays to community solar gardens — are suffering long delays at the hands of Xcel […]
September 26, 2020

Puckett comes back from shooting, revives Wendy's House of Soul amid pandemic

Wendy Puckett, a veteran Minneapolis cook and caterer, is resilient. She survived being shot with a pellet gun last fall, which put her in the […]
September 26, 2020

Running a tighter Shipt: Target-owned delivery service aims for growth

As shoppers shifted habits toward online purchases in the midst of stay-at-home orders in the spring, the Target-owned Shipt same-day delivery business grew its orders, […]
September 26, 2020

Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

NEW YORK — Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we […]
September 26, 2020

Kansas City weighs another bid to honor Martin Luther King

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A year after a divisive debate that ended with Kansas City residents voting to remove the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]
September 26, 2020

Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions in central London

LONDON — Thousands gathered Saturday at London’s Trafalgar Square to protest lockdowns and social distancing rules imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. London’s Metropolitan […]
September 26, 2020

Got $1.35 million? You could be the next owner of this historic Duluth home

After 13 years and numerous awards, the Duluth innkeepers are ready to sell historic A.G. Thomson House. They recently listed the property — made up […]
September 26, 2020

Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but then the unexpected happened. They kept […]
September 26, 2020

Early vote shows signs of Black voters' shift to mail voting

RALEIGH, N.C. — Shirley Dixon-Mosley had never sent a ballot through the mail. She always treasured casting her ballot in person. But for November’s election, […]
September 26, 2020

Ambition is a must in business, life

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was very skillful at turning away any questions he didn’t like. However, in 1928, after Coolidge issued his famous “I do […]