June 26, 2021

Minneapolis-based Meda expanding along with its clients

Ebony Dickerson left a corporate job five years ago to start a small beauty-supply business. Her mother, Sally Boyd, is the longtime owner of a […]
June 26, 2021

How a hugely valuable startup succeeded without inventing anything

Like a lot of publishers, Reuters will put a one-word subject heading over the title of an article to attract some attention, like placing “Technology” […]
June 26, 2021

Cow masks? Cargill tries methane-absorbing wearable device

Many humans adjusted to wearing masks last year for the greater good. Why not cows? Cargill Inc. is partnering with Zelp Ltd., a U.K.-based startup, […]
June 25, 2021

Stock close higher, S&P 500 has best week since February

Stocks ended mostly higher Friday, helping the S&P 500 index close out its best week since February. It’s a notable turnaround for the market, which […]
June 25, 2021

Minneapolis Fed's Kashkari says labor supply should improve by this fall

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said Friday that many Americans will probably return to work this fall when schools fully reopen, enhanced […]
June 25, 2021

Photos: Strawberry picking in Carlton

Spectrum Farm Strawberries in Carlton is open for the season. It will offer times to pick berries next week and possibly the following week, according […]
June 25, 2021

Infrastructure deal now in doubt; GOP senators 'blindsided'

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal was thrown in doubt Friday as Republican senators felt “blindsided” by his insistence that it must move […]
June 25, 2021

'Blindsided' GOP senators put infrastructure deal in doubt

WASHINGTON — Livid and “blindsided” over President Joe Biden’s refusal to sign a bipartisan infrastructure deal without passage of his broader priorities, Republican senators Friday […]
June 25, 2021

Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wis., has new owners, global goals

DULUTH – Fraser Industries, a 130-year-old shipyard in Superior, Wis., has new owners with global ambitions. Oslo, Norway-based Cleaves Invest and Chicago-based Foundry Mountain Infrastructure […]
June 25, 2021

Break them up? 5 ways Congress is trying to rein in Big Tech

WASHINGTON — Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force […]