June 22, 2021

Target pledges zero waste and emissions by 2040

Target on Tuesday pledged to eliminate landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions its business generates over the next 20 years. The sustainability campaign that the […]
June 22, 2021

Oshkosh Defense to build Postal vehicles in South Carolina

DETROIT — Oshkosh Defense will make new delivery vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, creating 1,000 new jobs. The Wisconsin […]
June 22, 2021

EU's Google ad tech probe part of bloc's antitrust crackdown

LONDON — The European Union’s move on Tuesday to investigate Google over alleged antitrust behavior in the digital ad tech sector is the bloc’s latest […]
June 22, 2021

Minnesota farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?

President Joe Biden said he wants American farmers to be the first in the world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. How they might achieve that […]
June 22, 2021

South Dakota farmer builds bin control for $100 instead of $80K

“Too much of a cheap farmer,” chuckles Ehlers, 43, who farms at Presho, S.D., under the Ehlers Grain LLC banner. The farm headquarters dominates the […]
June 22, 2021

Summer camps rebound after year lost to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is on the final stretch — well, at least on the decline enough for society to return to a semblance of normalcy […]
June 22, 2021

Supreme Court win for college athletes in compensation case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday the NCAA can’t limit education-related benefits — like computers and paid internships — that colleges can offer […]
June 22, 2021

Expanding St. Paul company's machines remove alcohol from beer, then make hard seltzer

Although its customers were in a slump last year, Twin Cities equipment maker ABV Technology decided to bet on its future growth. The company moved […]
June 22, 2021

More changes made to Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy plan

DOVER, Del. — The latest bankruptcy plan filed by the Boy Scouts of America increases the contributions from the BSA and its local councils to […]
June 21, 2021

Powell says economy growing rapidly, inflation up 'notably'

WASHINGTON — The economy is growing at a healthy clip, and that has accelerated inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says in written testimony to […]