Business from Minnesota Public Radio

Back to school or back to work? Tips for finding a job.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:43:47 -0500

There's an increase in job openings in Minnesota for the first time since 2007. What's the best way to get one of those jobs?

School district aims to preserve farmers market on for-sale land

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:17:22 -0500

The Minneapolis school district has put a valuable piece of commercial real estate up for sale, but the district will only sell the land to developers willing to include a permanent home for a community farmers market.

University Avenue property owners fight condemnation efforts

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Minnesota Department of Transportation heads to court Thursday to begin condemnation proceedings for more than a dozen slivers of land needed for the Central Corridor project. The light-rail line will connect St. Paul to Minneapolis.

Bankrupt ethanol co. wants refund from corn farmers

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:20:31 -0500

Farmers in Minnesota who had the bad luck to sell corn to a bankrupt ethanol company are now being asked to repay most of the money they earned.

Met Council, U of M reach a deal on Central Corridor

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:02:30 -0500

The Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota have finally struck a deal on how to weave a light-rail train through the university's sensitive research corridor.

Midwest survey suggests some recession fears

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:45:23 -0500

More than a third of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states surveyed for a regional business index expect the U.S. economy to fall into another recession next year, even as key measures of the index remained positive.

Minn. survey: Job vacancies up 32 percent over last year

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:39:18 -0500

Job vacancies were up 32 percent in the period from April through June compared to the same time last year, according to a report released Wednesday.

Automakers say US sales turn frail in August

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:04:30 -0500

Auto sales, once a bright spot in the economic recovery, stalled last month as the nation's largest car companies reported falling sales.

U.S. manufacturing grows for 13th straight month

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:22:15 -0500

U.S. manufacturing expanded in August for the 13th straight month, lifting hopes that economic growth won't stall.

Christina Romer live at the National Press Club

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:49:36 -0500

Christina Romer, outgoing chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, speaks at the National Press Club about the economic challenges facing the country.

St. Cloud teachers approve contract

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:53:14 -0500

St. Cloud teachers have approved a new two-year contract with the school district after working with a state mediator for six months.

Negotiators for 400 nurses settle with Duluth's St. Luke's hospital

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:39:45 -0500

More than 400 registered nurses have struck a new contract deal with Duluth's St. Luke's hospital.

When drug trials go awry

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:17:28 -0500

Over the past few years, pharmaceutical research has become more commercialized and market-driven. For two bioethicists, that raises questions about the quality of the data in drug trials, and the safety of the participants in those trials.

New acquisitions increase 3M's share in security market

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:18:33 -0500

3M, the maker of products like Post-it Notes and sandpaper today took a big step into the business of people-watching. The Minnesota-based company is buying an Israeli company that makes tools for electronic tracking, monitoring and identification.

Union pulls out of downtown Mpls. Murray's Restaurant

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:04:57 -0500

An internal union struggle at Murray's Restaurant, the iconic steakhouse in downtown Minneapolis, has ended with the union pulling out of the restaurant.