May 16, 2021

Digital-first marketer Ovative relies on internal innovation

Dale Nitschke’s Ovative Group, the decade-old digital-first marketer, didn’t pause for the pandemic. Ovative’s revenue grew 42% last year to $36 million and it’s up […]
May 16, 2021

Do spring cleaning to get all the clutter out of your mind

American novelist James Lane Allen had long been impressed by the ancient philosophy that a man becomes what he thinks; that a man’s character is […]
May 16, 2021

Plans to reduce jobless benefits spreads to 16 states

With new claims for unemployment benefits inching down, a growing number of Republican governors around the country have announced they are withdrawing from an array […]
May 16, 2021

Tech Savvy: Apple AirTags help locate lost items

Whether it be forgetfulness due to old age, multitasking one too many things or rushing around in today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to forget the […]
May 16, 2021

Minneapolis friends create video app that connects drivers with lawyers during traffic stops

Minneapolis attorney Jazz Hampton participated in peaceful protests last year calling for racial justice and justice for George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis […]
May 16, 2021

Gas pipeline operator says 'normal operations' have resumed

The operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline — hit on May 7th by a ransomware attack — announced Saturday that it has resumed “normal […]
May 15, 2021

Minnesota family-owned company on track to build third of U.S. wind projects this year

Just off the main drag in Avon, a sleepy town in the middle of Stearns County, is a fourth-generation company steeped in experience building the […]
May 15, 2021

Minnesota family-owned company will build one-third of U.S. wind projects this year

Just off the main drag in Avon, a sleepy town in the middle of Stearns County, is a fourth-generation company steeped in experience building the […]
May 15, 2021

Death of Chicago's grain options pits hits traders as crop prices soar

U.S. grain brokers lamented CME Group Inc.’s decision to permanently end open-outcry options trading, saying that pit traders could help navigate volatile markets. The owner […]
May 15, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar sparks new debate on business competition

In her new book “Antitrust,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar recounts a conversation in Albert Lea with a retired farmer’s wife who approached Klobuchar to say she […]