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Finance academy graduates first class as program's future hangs in the balance

This week, 60 students were the first class to graduate from a St. Paul Public Schools high school program focused on finance. But the future of the Academy of Finance is in question after a major grant ended.

Published Fri, Jun 9 2017 10:34 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Trump's '8th wonder of the world' sold for fraction of cost

The Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino that the real estate mogul built for $1.2 billion in 1990, went for 4 cents on the dollar when it was sold in March.

Published Tue, May 9 2017 1:41 PM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Chaos at Florida airport after Spirit cancels 9 flights

The chaos at the Florida airport late Monday was the latest instance of airline crews being accused of behaving badly.

Published Tue, May 9 2017 11:31 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Hmong farmers adapted to cold climate, unwelcoming people and thrived

While Hmong farmers have found a great deal of success in farmers markets around Minnesota today, in the 1980s many struggled with learning American farming techniques and were greeted with opposition in the rural community they tried to make home.

Published Tue, May 9 2017 4:00 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Hotly anticipated northern Minn. wood siding plant delayed

Louisiana Pacific — which last year announced the purchase of a former mill in Cook, Minn., to expand its thriving engineered wood siding business - now says it will first convert a mill the company operates in British Columbia to make siding.

Published Mon, May 8 2017 9:00 PM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Kellogg to cut 200 jobs in St. Paul metro

The food company says it'll eliminate the positions in July and August at its Vadnais Heights distribution center.

Published Mon, May 8 2017 7:10 PM by Business & Economy - MPR News
MN appeals court backs new owners of St. Anthony mobile home park

Residents of Lowry Grove had argued state law gave them the right to buy the property and keep the park open. The court dismissed the claim but said residents may be entitled to more money.

Published Mon, May 8 2017 5:00 PM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Have the 'miserable' airlines finally reached a tipping point?

"We're a bunch of tuna crammed into a can and it's miserable," said one traveler. Now, airlines hope they can get past the perception that they put profit over passenger comfort.

Published Mon, May 8 2017 4:00 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Jared Kushner's sister woos China's 'golden visa' investors

The pitch seeks to raise funds from Chinese investors through the U.S. government's EB-5 visa program, which allows permanent U.S. residency for those who finance projects that create a certain amount of jobs.

Published Sun, May 7 2017 7:56 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News
The 'Oracle of Omaha' condemns Republican health care bill at Berkshire meeting

At what's become an annual tradition that some call a "Capitalist Woodstock," Warren Buffett held forth on a wide range of issues, including Wells Fargo's scandal, tax cuts and driverless cars.

Published Sat, May 6 2017 10:23 PM by Business & Economy - MPR News
As coal jobs decline, solar sector shines

The loss of jobs has stung as the coal industry has declined. Renewable power -- especially solar -- is now where the jobs are. Solar jobs outnumber those in coal, but coal jobs pay more.

Published Sat, May 6 2017 5:44 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Minnesota solar energy capacity spiked in early 2017

The state added nearly as much solar capacity in the first three months of 2017 as all of 2016.

Published Fri, May 5 2017 4:14 PM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Delta apologizes to family that was kicked off a plane over a toddler's seat

Delta is the latest airline to face fallout from an on-plane dispute, after a family that was forced off of an overnight flight from Maui to California posted video that saw the crew say agents would put the parents in jail and place their children in...

Published Fri, May 5 2017 1:33 PM by Business & Economy - MPR News
April jobs report: 211,000 jobs added, unemployment at 4.4 percent

In April, some of the biggest job gains came in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, financial activities, and mining, the agency says.

Published Fri, May 5 2017 7:44 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News
Republicans scrap rule for small-business retirement plans

The Obama-era policy allowed states to offer retirement savings plans. Retiree and worker protection groups say the state-designed plans benefit employees of small businesses that lack 401(k) plans.

Published Thu, May 4 2017 4:05 AM by Business & Economy - MPR News

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Finance academy graduates first class as program's future hangs in the balance

Trump's '8th wonder of the world' sold for fraction of cost

Chaos at Florida airport after Spirit cancels 9 flights

Hmong farmers adapted to cold climate, unwelcoming people and thrived

Hotly anticipated northern Minn. wood siding plant delayed

Kellogg to cut 200 jobs in St. Paul metro

MN appeals court backs new owners of St. Anthony mobile home park

Have the 'miserable' airlines finally reached a tipping point?

Jared Kushner's sister woos China's 'golden visa' investors

The 'Oracle of Omaha' condemns Republican health care bill at Berkshire meeting

As coal jobs decline, solar sector shines

Minnesota solar energy capacity spiked in early 2017

Delta apologizes to family that was kicked off a plane over a toddler's seat

April jobs report: 211,000 jobs added, unemployment at 4.4 percent

Republicans scrap rule for small-business retirement plans