January 13, 2021

Flint water crisis: Rooted in neglect, fallout continues

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water […]
January 13, 2021

Third round of PPP has begun, with a head start for minority-owned businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration launched the third wave of its Paycheck Protection Program forgivable-loan initiative, starting with a three-day exclusive outreach through U.S. Treasury-certified […]
January 13, 2021

NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection

New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. […]
January 13, 2021

Duluth's city-run Spirit Mountain ski area at financial crossroads

Standing on top of Spirit Mountain, looking down the snowy slopes that drop 700 feet toward west Duluth, it’s easy to see why the state […]
January 13, 2021

Minnesota's child-care providers await federal COVID relief funds as they fight to stay open

Everything at Kim Mueller’s in-home child-care business is different these days. At naptime, cots are cloaked in tents to limit the spread of droplets. Partitions […]
January 12, 2021

Ross to retire as president, CEO of Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce

David Ross sent an announcement to members of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday notifying them of his plans to step down as […]
January 12, 2021

USDA cuts estimate of 2020 crop harvest, prices spike for corn and soybeans

CHICAGO – U.S. soybean and corn supplies in September will be smaller than previously forecast due to a reduced estimate of last fall’s harvest, the […]
January 12, 2021

Environmentalists fight move to reduce beetle's protections

OMAHA, Neb. — An environmental group said Tuesday that it plans to sue the U.S. government over a decision to reclassify a large scavenging beetle […]
January 12, 2021

Pilgrim's Pride agrees to $75M settlement with some customers

Pilgrim’s Pride and Tyson Foods have settled price-fixing litigation by a group of poultry buyers that accused them of violating U.S. antitrust law by conspiring […]
January 12, 2021

Maurices not impacted by sale of headquarters building

The building housing Maurices’ headquarters in downtown Duluth showed up on a certificate of real estate value from the Minnesota Department of Revenue last week, […]