November 28, 2020

One pandemic, two different worlds in Georgia runoff races

BUENA VISTA, Ga. — Across the grounds of a south Georgia courthouse, scores of masked and socially distanced voters bowed their heads in prayer for […]
November 28, 2020

How Twin Cities nonprofits pitched in to help Black business owners weather the recession

Briana Cress’ Gorgeous Looks hair salon was in trouble after the state ordered it and other personal-services businesses to close when the corona­virus pandemic hit […]
November 28, 2020

Sorting through the mountain of data created by PC backups

Q: I continuously backed up my old PC to an external hard drive. Now that my old PC’s hard drive has failed, I’m trying to […]
November 28, 2020

Listening to consumer is essential for young company

Q: Why is it important to listen to consumers in the early days of a startup? A: Focusing on listening to consumers and narrating how […]
November 28, 2020

Twin Cities-based small-business counselors look beyond 2020 challenges

Meda, the oldest and largest of the Twin Cities nonprofit organizations that counsel and assist minority business owners and entrepreneurs, has put its entire portfolio […]
November 28, 2020

COVID-19 canceled governor's turkey meet-and-greet

The annual gubernatorial turkey meet-and-greet was killed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Minnesota is the biggest turkey producer and processor in the U.S., according to the […]
November 28, 2020

Twin Cities customers still shopped on Black Friday — just not as many as past years

Shoppers who felt brave enough to search for deals during the pandemic hit stores Friday for traditional day-after-Thanksgiving promotions, but gone were predawn throngs that […]
November 27, 2020

CDC panel meets Tuesday to vote on COVID-19 vaccine priority

ATLANTA — A panel of U.S. advisers will meet Tuesday to vote on how scarce, initial supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine will be given out […]
November 27, 2020

Delta pilots agree to pay cut to avoid furloughs

Delta Air Lines pilots agreed to pay cuts to avoid furloughs. The deal allows the Atlanta-based airline to reduce pilots’ guaranteed pay by 5%. Those […]
November 27, 2020

Amazon employees in Minnesota are building bridges to a more diverse management team

Mahammud Hirsi was a hard-driving young manager at Amazon.com when he and a half dozen other Somali supervisors started a monthly lunch meeting three years […]