August 28, 2020

Biden-linked firm won California voter outreach contract

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California agency that oversees elections has signed a $35 million contract with a firm linked to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign to […]
August 27, 2020

Judge orders USPS to provide info on service changes

YAKIMA, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington state is giving the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service 10 days to turn over records […]
August 27, 2020

State urges Minnesota farmers to plant more vegetative cover to fight nitrate contamination

Hemp, hazelnuts, oats, turnips, alfalfa, Kernza … there’s a sizable menu of plants to grow for vegetative cover in fields, but much more needs to […]
August 27, 2020

Amazon has a new fitness tracker and wants to get personal

NEW YORK — Amazon, the company that made shopping from a La-Z-Boy possible, is going into the fitness-tracking business. The company started selling a wrist […]
August 27, 2020

Businesses assess damage after riots and looting hit Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis

The scraping of glass could be heard up and down Nicollet Mall as business owners and building managers began to clean up Thursday after a […]
August 27, 2020

Jakob van Zyl, key Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, dies

PASADENA, Calif. — Jakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions […]
August 27, 2020

Emerson buying Medina utility software company for $1.6 billion

Emerson will pay $1.6 billion to acquire Open Systems International Inc., a Medina-based company that provides software for utility industries. Emerson, a St. Louis-based global […]
August 27, 2020

Emerson buying Medina utility software company for $1.68 billion

Emerson will pay $1.68 billion to acquire Open Systems International Inc., a Medina-based company that provides software for utility industries. Emerson, a St. Louis-based global […]
August 27, 2020

Consultant to review utility CEO pay after Trump criticism

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority has hired a new independent consultant to take a fresh look into its executive compensation after President Donald […]
August 27, 2020

Abbott, Abercrombie & Fitch rise; Coty, Greif fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday: NetApp Inc., up $1.70 to $43.91. The data storage company handily beat Wall Street’s […]