July 2, 2021

Midway Shopping Center demolition in St. Paul could be months away

The demolition of the riot-damaged Midway Shopping Center in St. Paul could be delayed months, city officials said, noting that demolition permit applications remain incomplete […]
July 2, 2021

US hiring accelerated in June as workers earned higher pay

WASHINGTON — In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and […]
July 2, 2021

They didn't expect to retire early. The pandemic changed their plans.

Dee Dee Patten, 57, had not planned to retire early. But when the coronavirus-induced lockdown took hold in 2020 and business dried up at the […]
July 2, 2021

Verdant Tech, a food-storage innovator started by Holiday executives, is purchased by Colorado firm

Verdant Technologies, a food-storage innovation company in St. Paul funded by the founding family of Holiday Cos., has been purchased by a Colorado maker of […]
July 2, 2021

EXPLAINER: Deterring tax avoidance by global companies

Negotiators from 130 countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how the world’s biggest companies are taxed in an effort to deter international avoidance […]
July 2, 2021

San Francisco Fed's Daly: Healthy economy needs less support

WASHINGTON — With interest rates ultra-low even as the U.S. economy swiftly improves, Federal Reserve officials are divided over how quickly they should adjust their […]
July 2, 2021

Cable TV worker killed, public workers shot in S. Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Charter Communications worker was killed in a South Carolina shooting and standoff that also wounded two public workers repairing a sewer […]
July 2, 2021

Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Following in the footsteps of Arizona’s Senate Republicans, Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate is considering an investigation into how last year’s presidential election was […]
July 2, 2021

Pilots rescued after cargo plane crashes in ocean off Hawaii

HONOLULU — A cargo plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board […]
July 2, 2021

Family flavor: Duluth couple packs a punch with their jars of cheesecake

During a recent event in West Duluth, the couple behind Duluth’s Cheesecake & Company listed their handmade-in-a-Mason-jar desserts to curious passersby and customers: Carrot cake, […]