September 17, 2020

US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

SEATTLE — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the […]
September 17, 2020

Minnesota hits end of $300 monthly jobless bonus; jobs recovery sped up last month

Minnesota exhausted its share of funds from a temporary federal program providing a $300 weekly bonus to unemployment payments, officials said Thursday. That will impact […]
September 17, 2020

Dave & Buster's, Carnival fall; Sorrento, Herman Miller rise

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday: Veeva Systems Inc., down $4.87 to $263.20. The cloud-based software provider, which focuses on […]
September 17, 2020

Macmillan CEO forced out over 'direction' of company

NEW YORK — Macmillan’s longtime CEO, John Sargent, will be leaving at the end of the year, forced out by what parent company Holtzbrinck Publishing […]
September 17, 2020

Papa John's announces plan for new headquarters in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Pizza purveyor Papa John’s announced plans Thursday to move its global headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky to a yet-to-be-determined location in metro Atlanta, bringing […]
September 17, 2020

Top Trump trade adviser says Foxconn will 'bear great fruit'

MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser on Thursday lauded the Foxconn manufacturing project in Wisconsin, despite ongoing questions about the Taiwan-based company’s […]
September 17, 2020

Miami Herald apologizes for 'racist' insert column

MIAMI — The Miami Herald is investigating how it published a paid insert with what it called “racist and anti-Semitic commentary” and distributed to readers […]
September 17, 2020

Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' on National Book Awards longlist

NEW YORK — Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste,” her acclaimed study of racism in the United States, is among 10 nominees on the National Book Award longlist […]
September 17, 2020

Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission’s report on the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, but some panel members […]
September 17, 2020

CEO of Bloomington-based Apogee retiring in February

Apogee Enterprises CEO Joseph Puishys will retire at the end of February from the Bloomington-based company he has led since 2011. The announcement came as […]