June 24, 2020

Minnesota’s construction industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, and recovery may be slow

Even as the economy starts to slowly reopen and workers return to jobs, there’s reason to believe it will be a while longer before the […]
June 24, 2020

'Local love' helps small town cafe thrive in its first year open

Last November, Ava and Ben Horn and their longtime friends Cambria Kolstad-DeVaney and Dan DeVaney opened Free Range Exchange, a farm-to-table cafe on Main Street […]
June 24, 2020

Growing hunger projected across Minnesota

Anthony Wright, right, and Valerie Kuhlman, left, pack emergency meal kits during a volunteer shift and Second Harvest Heartland in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Wednesday, […]
June 24, 2020

Mayo Clinic to restore pay and return workers furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic announced today it will restore pay levels for staff effective June 24 and return furloughed workers by the end of […]
June 23, 2020

Agritourism industry faces challenge in COVID-19 fallout, but opportunity also exists

For the Sanner family, the pandemic has made for a strange year to celebrate their 10th anniversary of being in business. Tonya and Dean Sanner, […]
June 23, 2020

Macmillan CEO steps back from day-to-day operations

Readers wait in line at Macmillan booth at the Book Expo trade show in 2013. Mark Lennihan/AP The CEO of Macmillan — one of the […]
June 23, 2020

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to change reservation window July 1

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is shortening its window for making reservations for camping and lodging to 120 days, or four months. Previously, customers […]
June 22, 2020

What’s up with unemployment in Minnesota? The view from the May numbers

MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Minnesota’s labor force in May consisted of 3,067,999 people, an increase of 1,500 compared to April. Minnesota’s labor force in […]
June 22, 2020

Farm Service Agency offices have begun reopening

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, offices had been closed in an effort to keep the virus from spreading. The North Dakota FSA county offices are […]
June 22, 2020

HDC Welcomes New Board Members

The Human Development Center’s Board of Directors would like to give a big, friendly welcome to its newest members Peggy Downing (retired Physical Therapist), Nick […]