November 28, 2020

COVID-19 canceled governor's turkey meet-and-greet

The annual gubernatorial turkey meet-and-greet was killed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Minnesota is the biggest turkey producer and processor in the U.S., according to the […]
November 28, 2020

Twin Cities customers still shopped on Black Friday — just not as many as past years

Shoppers who felt brave enough to search for deals during the pandemic hit stores Friday for traditional day-after-Thanksgiving promotions, but gone were predawn throngs that […]
November 27, 2020

CDC panel meets Tuesday to vote on COVID-19 vaccine priority

ATLANTA — A panel of U.S. advisers will meet Tuesday to vote on how scarce, initial supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine will be given out […]
November 27, 2020

Delta pilots agree to pay cut to avoid furloughs

Delta Air Lines pilots agreed to pay cuts to avoid furloughs. The deal allows the Atlanta-based airline to reduce pilots’ guaranteed pay by 5%. Those […]
November 27, 2020

Amazon employees in Minnesota are building bridges to a more diverse management team

Mahammud Hirsi was a hard-driving young manager at Amazon.com when he and a half dozen other Somali supervisors started a monthly lunch meeting three years […]
November 27, 2020

Small retail virtual events

Small retail virtual events • The Metropolitan Economic Development Association offers its first virtual shopping experience at meda.net/medas-marketplace through Dec. 6 to support Black, Indigenous and […]
November 27, 2020

Michigan restaurant leaves franchise over virus restrictions

An owner of a restaurant in Michigan’s Thumb Region said Friday that the franchisee has split from its corporate office and changed its name after […]
November 27, 2020

Biz Buzz: Changed Black Friday still brings in shoppers

But, as we can say with nearly every experience since March, this holiday season will be different. Most stores were closed this Thanksgiving, in a […]
November 27, 2020

Small retailers in Twin Cities worry holiday season might leave them behind

Board and Batten boutique in Lakeville used to be closed Thanksgiving week. It allowed owner Mary Fritz to decorate the windows and add displays to […]
November 27, 2020

Etsy, Adobe rise; National Oilwell, Comerica fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: Etsy, up $15.46 to $160.55 Consumers appeared to prefer shopping from home instead of […]