May 13, 2021

Brainerd Lakes Golf Course Guide

Golf Make plans for a great day of golf in the Brainerd Lakes Area. Written By: Denton L. Newman Jr | 1:00 pm, May 13, […]
May 13, 2021

After weak 2020, shipments through Twin Ports off to encouraging start

The port of Duluth-Superior floated nearly 4.2 million short tons of cargo through April, representing a 48% increase over the 2020 pace and a 23% […]
May 13, 2021

Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand the state’s Medicaid health care program to thousands of low-income adults after […]
May 13, 2021

After weak 2020, iron ore shipments on Great Lakes off to strong start

Taconite iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are trending up. The industry totaled 5.56 million tons of ore shipped in April, an increase of […]
May 13, 2021

Ex-UK PM Cameron grilled over links to bankrupt finance firm

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he never suspected that a financial services company he lobbied for would go under, threatening […]
May 13, 2021

Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires

NEW YORK — Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100 for […]
May 13, 2021

US jobless claims sink to 473K as more GOP governors bar aid

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers […]
May 13, 2021

Fowke, who made Xcel a leader in wind power, will retire as CEO this summer

Ben Fowke will retire in August after 10 years as chief executive of Xcel Energy Co., a period in which he turned Minnesota’s largest utility […]
May 13, 2021

Stocks rise after three days of losses, Bitcoin drops 11%

Stocks were posting strong gains in early trading Thursday, following three days of losses and the biggest one-day drop in the S&P 500 since February. […]
May 13, 2021

Back to square one? Trump decision still weighs on Facebook

Suppose you were Mark Zuckerberg, recently ordered by an advisory board to decide how long former President Donald Trump should stay banned from Facebook. How […]