Business from Minnesota Public Radio

U of M forum takes aim at transportation funding issues

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:52:38 -0600

A transportation forum at the University of Minnesota Monday aims to fix what critics say is a broken funding system.

At S.D. summit, Klobuchar promotes small business exports

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:30:32 -0600

A bipartisan coalition of Midwest lawmakers and business groups is working to promote export activity among the region's small and mid-sized businesses.

Northern Minn. ski resort waits for cold weather

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:01:40 -0600

Officials at Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort are hoping for colder weather so they can use their new snow-making equipment.

Homeless shelters running out of room

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0600

Homeless shelters for adults in St. Paul are running out of room, while providers and city officials work to open an overflow shelter as soon as possible before the temperature drops.

Are too many forests being cut down for biomass?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600

Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.

Schmidt Brewery to sell pristine spring water

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600

Long before glaciers rolled through Minnesota, a massive pool of water circulated throughout the Twin Cities, and soon, residents will be able to line up at a well in St. Paul, and fill up their jugs with the water that experts say is about 30,000 years old.

Metro Transit officials concerned over Elk River's Northstar station

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:49 -0600

Metro Transit officials say they're concerned about the safety of commuters crossing tracks to reach the platform at the Northstar rail station in Elk River.

Austin crash raises new questions about bus safety

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:59 -0600

The fatal crash of a bus in southern Minnesota this week has put a spotlight on the safety of the tour bus industry.

Big acts make case for revisiting ticket scalping rules

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:10 -0600

In the wake of Taylor Swift's recent Minnesota show, which left many fans shut out, state officials are investigating whether the rules around how tickets are sold should be tightened.

Minn.-based bank assumes assets of closed Florida institution

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:39 -0600

Florida banking regulators have shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.

Wells Fargo teaming up with Twin Cities on foreclosure efforts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:14 -0600

Wells Fargo and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are teaming up on efforts to prevent foreclosures and stabilize neighborhoods affected by foreclosures.

Investor says Elk Run project going slower than expected

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:24 -0600

The California venture capitalist who says he plans to bring a billion-dollar bio-science park on a former elk farm in southeastern Minnesota said Friday it's going slower than he hoped.

Minnesota's unemployment insurance fund remains in a deficit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:45:00 -0600

Minnesota's unemployment insurance fund remains in a deficit, despite expectations the fund would have a positive balance in October.

Feds stimulating research at Minnesota schools

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0600

If ever there was a time for scientists to feel giddy, it's now. Federal stimulus money for research has started rolling into Minnesota colleges.

Former IronWorld USA attraction in Chisholm shuttering doors

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:47 -0600

The Iron Range attraction once known as IronWorld is closing its doors Friday.