January 16, 2021

Minnesota's $850 million settlement plans to address 3M 'forever chemicals' hit resistance in east metro

Melissa DeWoskin will never know whether the toxic “forever chemicals” from her contaminated private well in West Lakeland Township played a role in her daughter’s […]
January 16, 2021

UK chooses Cornish village as site for G-7 summit in June

LONDON — The British government has chosen an English village on the coast of Cornwall as the site for the next annual summit of leading […]
January 16, 2021

For region’s breweries, aluminum can shortage comes at an already difficult time

With it, the Watford City, N.D.-based brewery planned to package its beer for distribution throughout the state and, in time, beyond. Cans, of course, were […]
January 16, 2021

4 financial 'experts' who could steer you wrong

None of us knows everything we need to know about money, so we may turn to experts for help. But some money professionals who offer […]
January 16, 2021

Hy-Vee, other Twin Cities supermarkets add incentives to keep new e-commerce customers

Hy-Vee saw its grocery delivery and curbside pickup business quadruple in 2020. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the sudden need for e-commerce delivery across retail […]
January 16, 2021

Schafer: Distrust is all around, especially in America

The authors of the annual Edelman report on people’s trust in major institutions should be forgiven for declaring a bankruptcy in their most recent annual […]
January 16, 2021

Working-from-home arrangements predate pandemic

Like many, I have written several times in the past year about how work-from-home arrangements forced by the corona­virus pandemic will affect the future of […]
January 16, 2021

Pockets of University Avenue in St. Paul turn from blight to bright

Four nights after George Floyd died in the custody of Minneapolis police, four men were caught on camera breaking into the Enterprise Rent-A-Car building in […]
January 16, 2021

Will your savings last in retirement? This approach may help

The fear strikes when retirement becomes a realistic option: Will I run out of money? The question is pressing since corporate America abandoned pensions for […]
January 16, 2021

Tax help for people who miss out on a valuable credit

Working families can benefit from a federal tax credit intended to put cash in their pockets. But millions miss out on the earned-income tax credit […]