March 6, 2021

Minnesota craft breweries lean on community to weather COVID-19 storm

But their answer to the pandemic is a microcosm of how small businesses, great and small, are finding ways to hang on. Judging by the […]
March 6, 2021

Minnesota home-health workers, PCA industry could use a financial boost

Mesuda Hudug, a veteran home-health aide and licensed nursing assistant, is pleased with the recently negotiated contract between the Minnesota Department of Human Services and […]
March 6, 2021

Writers need to learn and practice the principles of clarity

A language virus, rampant in our culture, may not be deadly, but it fogs the mind and conveys a meaning contrary to what a writer […]
March 6, 2021

In personal finance, simple is almost always better

The financial industry loves to sell complicated — and expensive — products, but simple is quite often the smart choice. A recent analysis by Callan […]
March 6, 2021

3 ways to get socially distanced tax prep this year

Before COVID-19, doing your taxes often meant carrying a box of paperwork to someone’s office for a long, in-person visit. For many people, that’s no […]
March 6, 2021

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to reduce financial risk

Risk management should be the core of investing and “not a small afterthought,” writes John Cochrane in “Portfolios for Long-Term Investors.” The senior fellow at […]
March 6, 2021

States take uneven approaches to getting vaccines to meatpacking workers

COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into the arms of U.S. meat and agriculture workers, but companies and union officials said progress needs to be […]
March 6, 2021

Unwelcome tax surprises may await those with debt

Americans struggling with debt might get some additional unpleasant tax surprises this year: From needing to pay taxes on forgiven debt to seeing reduced deductions […]
March 6, 2021

Schafer: How a St. Thomas professor helps execs learn 'historical recovery'

If business executives are still puzzling over how to make a difference on racial injustice, they can start by going back to class. That’s what […]
March 6, 2021

Xcel, envrionmentalists square off over planned gas-fired power plant

The rise of natural gas-fired power was long welcomed — or at least accepted — by both utilities and clean-energy groups. Gas vanquished coal, cutting […]