November 14, 2023

Taller cars and trucks are more dangerous for pedestrians, according to crash data

GMC pickup trucks on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas. The average U.S. passenger vehicle has gotten about 8 inches taller […]
November 13, 2023

UAW workers at major Ford and GM truck plants vote 'no' on record contract deals

Workers form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. […]
November 13, 2023

Toys R Us to open new flagship store at Mall of America

An iconic toy store chain that largely vanished from the retail landscape in recent years announced Monday that it’s planning to open a new flagship […]
November 12, 2023

A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back

Bill Kowalcic works on wall panels in the finishing department at Advanced RV. After the company went to a four-day workweek, his team figured out […]
November 12, 2023

The 'R' word: Why this time might be an exception to a key recession rule

The unemployment rate jumped in October, but layoffs are still rare. Joe Raedle/Getty Images October's unemployment rate set off alarm bells in some quarters. That's […]
November 12, 2023

The UAW won big in the auto strike — but what does it mean for the rest of us?

UAW members attend a solidarity rally in Detroit on Sept. 15. The union struck lucrative new deals with each of the Big Three automakers. The […]
November 10, 2023

Biden touts rural achievements as part of ‘barnstorming’ tour

The Biden administration is in the final days of a two-week national rural “barnstorm” designed to take the administration’s accomplishments to rural America, which could […]
November 9, 2023

Premium Iowa Pork projects spring re-opening of former HyLife plant

The new owner of the former HyLife plant in Windom, Minn., is looking to resume processing pork in the facility sometime in spring 2024.  In a […]
November 9, 2023

Herbst’s Hard-Won Harvest

Herbst’s concord grape ice cream with sesame mousse on milk toast. Chef Eric Simpson’s ambitious farm-to-table menu attests to the Upper Midwest’s agricultural bounty — […]
November 9, 2023

Goodbye to the O.G. Caribou Coffee

Farewell, ‘Bou! | Google Maps Edina’s Caribou — the chain’s first-ever location — is closing The first-ever Caribou Coffee, located in Edina, Minnesota at 4408 […]