December 1, 2020

UnitedHealth executive returns after COVID-19 vaccine work

UnitedHealth Group welcomed top executive Andrew Witty back to the company Tuesday after he spent more than seven months working with the World Health Organization […]
December 1, 2020

Watchdog: US nuclear dump facing space, staffing challenges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal government’s only underground nuclear waste dump could run out of room if the number of drums shipped to the New […]
December 1, 2020

Minnesota considers new lease on defaulted mining project in Nashwauk

The state of Minnesota could issue a new lease for the defaulted Mesabi Metallics taconite project in Nashwauk under an amendment proposal the governor’s executive […]
December 1, 2020

November market stays hot for Twin Cities homebuilders

A fall rebound continues for Twin Cities area homebuilders. During November, 736 building permits were issued to build 1,558 units across the metro, according to […]
December 1, 2020

Mnuchin defends shut down of Fed emergency loan programs

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is defending his decision to close down a number of emergency Federal Reserve loan programs at a time when […]
December 1, 2020

Owner of Casey Jones Village tourist stop in Tennessee dies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Clark Shaw, a Tennessee tourism leader who built Casey Jones Village in Jackson into a popular roadside attraction featuring a restaurant, a […]
December 1, 2020

Event organizer drops BookExpo, annual publishing convention

NEW YORK — The annual publishing convention and trade show known as BookExpo, a decades-old tradition where guest speakers have ranged from Bill Clinton to […]
December 1, 2020

Airbnb hopes to raise $2.6b in mid-December IPO

Airbnb hopes to raise as much as $2.6 billion in its initial public stock offering this month, betting investors will see its home-sharing model as […]
December 1, 2020

Manufacturing growth slows but is still robust in Minnesota

Factories in the Midwest and across the U.S.grew at a slower pace last month and there are concerns that surging coronavirus infections will endanger an […]
December 1, 2020

Sephora to take over cosmetics in Kohl's stores

Sephora will be replacing all cosmetics areas at Kohl’s with 2,500-square-foot shops, starting with 200 locations late next year. The move is similar to one […]