Business and Economic News

Do you have a book in you?
Do you have a book in you? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a book agent and the founder of a small publishing company about changes in the publishing industry and what it takes to get your story in print.
At the heart of the Boeing strike, an emotional fight over a lost pension plan
Pensions are a major sticking point between Boeing and its striking machinists union. Many workers want the company to restore the pension plan they lost a decade ago, but Boeing hasn’t budged.
DNR and residents sue to block controversial resort development outside Ely
State environmental regulators and a group of northeastern Minnesota residents have filed separate lawsuits to block a proposed $45 million resort development near Ely and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Lawsuit against Sartell mobile home park alleges sewer backups, deceptive practices
Four residents of a central Minnesota mobile home park are suing its owner, claiming a faulty sewer system caused sewage to back up into their homes. The suit also claims the park’s owners installed inaccurate water meters that wildly overcalculated the amount of water residents used, and deceived them into signing new leases with stricter terms.
Two city council members vie to succeed St. Cloud’s departing mayor
The mayoral race is highlighting some of St. Cloud’s most pressing challenges, including a housing crunch, a struggle to revive its downtown and a perception that the city is less safe. Both candidates talk about addressing those problems, but they differ — sometimes subtly — on how to do so.