March 21, 2021

Minneapolis no longer Canadian Pacific's U.S. headquarters in $25B deal

Canadian Pacific Railway announced Sunday that it was acquiring Kansas City Southern for about $25 billion to create the first freight rail network connecting the […]
March 21, 2021

Alexander: Despite name, 'digital' computer speakers are really analog

Q: My Boston Acoustics BA735 digital speakers came with a previous computer, but I’d like to connect them to my MacBook Pro. The speakers and […]
March 21, 2021

'The market seems crazy': startups wrestle with flood of offers

SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Schaffer, chief financial officer of Expensify, a startup that makes business expense-reporting software, has been relentlessly hounded since last year. It […]
March 21, 2021

Minnesota's Claros commercializes 'green-chemistry' pollution fixes

A University of Minnesota spinoff is commercializing “green chemistry” solutions that combat coronaviruses as well as neutralize mercury and other industrial-born pollution “We solve environmental […]
March 21, 2021

How talent strategy impacts performance

Organizations that want to stay competitive in today’s market need to take an integrated approach when developing their people (talent) strategy, including alignment with the […]
March 21, 2021

H. White Men's Room breaks ground for new coffee shop addition in north Minneapolis

A tiny project is brewing in north Minneapolis that fills big hopes for the city and Houston White, the barber and fashion designer determined to […]
March 20, 2021

The Latest: UNLV now plans in-person spring graduation

LAS VEGAS — The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is changing course and now plans in-person spring graduation ceremonies in May as the coronavirus outbreak […]
March 20, 2021

Biden is on his heels amid a migrant surge at Mexico border

WASHINGTON — Somehow, they didn’t see it coming. Within weeks of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, the Biden administration had reversed many of the most […]
March 20, 2021

In Hutchinson, 'normal' life returns slowly as businesses tally costs and losses

Hutchinson, Minn. – Joe McCormick is a man in motion. Since reopening at half-capacity in January, tables at his McCormick’s Family Restaurant fill up with […]
March 20, 2021

The Latest: Republic of Congo presidential hopeful has COVID

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with […]