January 23, 2021

In a tough year, donors came through for Minnesota's charities

Donors to Minnesota nonprofits were surprisingly generous last year. The total from Give to the Max Day in November blew through the previous donation record, […]
January 23, 2021

Biden calls Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's López Obrador

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s first calls to foreign leaders went to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at […]
January 23, 2021

Wordplay can make meaning clearer

Precision in writing delivers not only clarity, but credibility that builds trust. Any enterprise aiming to sell its products, services or ideas does well to […]
January 23, 2021

Looking for help navigating the college maze? Read this book!

A college degree is a valuable asset, a necessary although not sufficient condition for getting the kind of job and career that offers intriguing opportunities […]
January 23, 2021

Great year in the markets? Watch out for that tax bite that might be coming

The stock market had yet another record-breaking year in 2020. While that means many portfolios likely ended up in the black, it could also mean […]
January 23, 2021

Post-pandemic, how to avoid a return to credit card debt

Americans have shaved off more than $100 billion of credit card debt during the coronavirus pandemic and, as vaccines raise hopes for a more open […]
January 23, 2021

City of Duluth to host public meeting next week on East Superior Street construction

The city of Duluth is preparing for construction on East Superior Street between 45th and 60th avenues east that will take place later this year. […]
January 23, 2021

Ranking Minnesota's top 100 nonprofits, with the largest's revenue at $13.8B

Medica Medica is a nonprofit health plan headquartered in Minnesota. It provides health care coverage in the employer, individual, Medicaid and Medicare markets in Minnesota, […]
January 23, 2021

Minnesota nonprofits getting creative to crawl out of COVID-19 financial hole

Nonprofits across the spectrum have tackled the constraints of the pandemic in similar ways with creativity as the watchword. The work of compiling the annual […]
January 23, 2021

FAA employee charged with taking part in US Capitol riot

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Federal Aviation Administration employee and QAnon follower from California who had been on the FBI’s radar is facing federal charges after […]