March 22, 2021

Fraudsters still claim unemployment relief, as feds pump billions more into system

California reported a significant surge in unemployment claims this year for independent contractors, accounting for more than a quarter of all such claims nationally and […]
March 22, 2021

Out of whack: Lack of homes for sale sends prices surging, frustrates buyers

A record low number of homes for sale is pushing up prices and making it harder for first-time buyers to afford homeownership. Gene J. Puskar/AP […]
March 21, 2021

Minneapolis businesses rush to install security shutters after city changes rules to allow them

Last week, for the first time in months, Dave Hautman took the plywood off his windows and rolled down new metal shutters to protect the […]
March 21, 2021

Minneapolis no longer Canadian Pacific's U.S. headquarters in $25B deal

Canadian Pacific Railway announced Sunday that it was acquiring Kansas City Southern for about $25 billion to create the first freight rail network connecting the […]
March 21, 2021

Alexander: Despite name, 'digital' computer speakers are really analog

Q: My Boston Acoustics BA735 digital speakers came with a previous computer, but I’d like to connect them to my MacBook Pro. The speakers and […]
March 21, 2021

'The market seems crazy': startups wrestle with flood of offers

SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Schaffer, chief financial officer of Expensify, a startup that makes business expense-reporting software, has been relentlessly hounded since last year. It […]
March 21, 2021

Minnesota's Claros commercializes 'green-chemistry' pollution fixes

A University of Minnesota spinoff is commercializing “green chemistry” solutions that combat coronaviruses as well as neutralize mercury and other industrial-born pollution “We solve environmental […]
March 21, 2021

H. White Men's Room breaks ground for new coffee shop addition in north Minneapolis

A tiny project is brewing in north Minneapolis that fills big hopes for the city and Houston White, the barber and fashion designer determined to […]
March 21, 2021

How talent strategy impacts performance

Organizations that want to stay competitive in today’s market need to take an integrated approach when developing their people (talent) strategy, including alignment with the […]
March 21, 2021

California has a new idea for homes at risk from rising seas: buy, rent, retreat

At a normal tide on a normal day on the Southern California coast, ankle-high waves glide over a narrow strip of gold sand. On one […]