Play4min 29secDuluth office-to-apartment conversion sparks downtown revitalization hope September 22, 2023 1:37 PMBy Dan KrakerA Duluth developer announced plans this week to convert a 50-year old downtown office building into apartments. It’s the first of what the city hopes will be several office-to-housing conversions in the next several years as Duluth works to revitalize its downtown post-pandemic.
Kudos from U: New Minnesota apple variety is cross between Honeycrisp, ZestarSeptember 22, 2023 12:14 PMBy Alex CipolleMinnesota apple lovers have a reason to celebrate this fall harvest season: The famous Honeycrisp and Zestar varieties have had an apple baby named Kudos.
UAW ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not FordSeptember 22, 2023 4:00 AMBy Danielle Kaye The United Auto Workers union said it’s expanding its historic strike against the Big Three automakers to all parts distribution facilities at General Motors and Stellantis across the country — including two sites in the Twin Cities metro area.
Play4min 04secCannabis company founder picked to oversee Minnesota marijuana marketSeptember 21, 2023 10:14 AMBy Brian Bakst and Mark ZdechlikGov. Tim Walz named Erin DuPree, the founder of a hemp products company, as the first leader of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management. DuPree will oversee the buildup of a retail market for legal marijuana.
Play6min 28secIn the Netherlands, a farmers party taps into widespread discontent with governmentSeptember 21, 2023 6:59 AMBy Rob Schmitz What began as a movement of farmers opposed to environmental rules is now one of the country's dominant political parties. The nation's agricultural exports are second only to the United States.
Play8min 20secHennepin County wrestles with future of Minneapolis waste incineratorSeptember 21, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dan KrakerMounting activism and recent action by the Legislature is putting renewed pressure on Hennepin County to close an incinerator that burns 1,100 tons of trash every day in downtown Minneapolis.
The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady but hints at more action this year September 20, 2023 2:45 PMBy Scott Horsley The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, despite stubborn inflation, although it left the door open to an additional rate hike in November or December.
Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strikeSeptember 20, 2023 4:00 AMBy Danielle Kaye Driving the UAW's tough stance in negotiations with the Big Three automakers is the sense that the union is owed a long-overdue redressal for all the concessions workers made in 2007.
UAW strike Day 5: New Friday deadline set, in latest turn in union strategySeptember 18, 2023 11:02 PMBy Andrea Hsu For the first time, the UAW is on strike against the Big 3 U.S. automakers at once. Workers at three plants have been called out so far, with more to follow Friday if there's no progress on a deal.
Union workers at Hormel Foods plant in Austin reject contract offerSeptember 18, 2023 3:59 PMBy MPR News StaffUnion employees at the Hormel Foods plant in Austin, Minn., are now working under a short-term contract extension, after voting last week to reject a long-term labor contract offer from the company.
