Minn. Launches New Job Creation Program

Businesses looking to expand their operations and hire new employees in Minnesota may not qualify for help from a new job creation fund. The program was announced Friday by Gov. Mark Dayton and Katie Clark Sieben, commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development. "The $24 million Job Creation Fund is now open for business," Katie Clark Sieben said. She says the "pay for performance" business development initiative will help create 5,000 jobs, and another $450 million of private investment into the economy.

• Jan 10, 2014

Thomson Reuters Cuts 184 Jobs At Eagan Location

Officials with Thomson Reuters announced this week it's cutting a number of jobs at its Eagan location, resulting in the permanent loss of 184 positions. The announcement was made Monday to the company's full-time employees. The legal publishing company announced in October that they'd be cutting 5 percent of all its workforce.

• Jan 10, 2014

Good Question: Is The PC Dead?

From curved televisions to connected cars, this year's Consumer Electronics Show has all the latest tech trends. But what you won't find much about is the traditional personal computer. That prompted a blogger with the Washington Post to declare: "The PC is dead."

• Jan 9, 2014

Deep Freeze May Have Cost Economy About $5 Billion

Hunkering down at home rather than going to work, canceling thousands of flights and repairing burst pipes from the Midwest to the Southeast has its price. By one estimate, about $5 billion.

• Jan 9, 2014

Good Question: How Much Does Insurance Fraud Cost Us?

More than 100 former New York City workers - including police officers and firefighters - were charged Tuesday with defrauding the disability system. Some are accused of fishing or doing karate after saying they were too injured or too depressed to work. Prosecutors say the alleged scams cost the federal government about $400 million. Every year, Americans pay $1.1 trillion in private insurance premiums, but a big chunk of that money goes to pay out false insurance claims.

• Jan 8, 2014

CenterPoint Sent Out A Record Amount Of Natural Gas During Deep Freeze

CenterPoint Energy officials say the company broke a new natural gas send-out record on Monday, when an arctic vortex hung over the Midwest causing air temperatures in Minnesota to fall down to 20 degrees below zero.

• Jan 8, 2014

2 Rainbow Foods Close Due To Economy, Heavy Competition

A grocery store war in the Twin Cities is claiming two more casualties. The Rainbow Foods in Columbia Heights closed Wednesday and the Rainbow store in Brooklyn Park will close on Feb. 16.

• Jan 8, 2014

MNsure CEO: Some Enrollees Need To Apply On Paper

The leader of Minnesota's health insurance exchange said Wednesday that some portion of its customers won't be able to nail down coverage ahead of a March 31 federal deadline by using its troubled website, and will need to do so by filing a paper application.

• Jan 8, 2014

Macy's To Cut 2,500 Jobs In Reorganization

Macy's Inc. is cutting 2,500 jobs as part of a reorganization to sustain its profitability. The announcement comes on the heels of a strong holiday shopping season for the department store chain.

• Jan 8, 2014

AG Swanson Sues Debt Collector Over Bank-Fee Pursuit

A debt collector associated with two big banks is being sued by Minnesota's attorney general over steep interest rates charged to people with overdrawn checking accounts. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson alleged Wednesday that Minneapolis-based Bradstreet and Associates broke state law by charging up to 21.75 percent in interest on the bank debt.

• Jan 8, 2014

Good Question: Why Do Our Houses Make Noise When It's Cold?

This winter, you've probably heard your house make some scary noises -- a pop, a bang, sometimes it's even loud enough to wake us up in the middle of the night.

• Jan 7, 2014

Legislative Auditor: MNsure Website Rollout 'Failed' In Many Ways

On Tuesday, the state's legislative auditor, James Nobles, began an audit of MNsure, the state's health exchange. He says MNsure should have known about the extent of the problems with the sign-up website, after the state paid out tens of millions of tax dollars to build it.

• Jan 7, 2014

American Crystal Sugar Co. Executive Stepping Down

The American Crystal Sugar Co. executive who led company negotiations in the first labor dispute with union workers in 30 years is resigning, company officials said Tuesday.

• Jan 7, 2014

Scrapbooking Supply Company Archiver's Closing Stores

The Golden Valley-based scrapbook supply company Archiver's says it's going out of business and will close its stores by mid-February. In a statement on its website, the 14-year-old company says the industry, as well as customer needs, have changed resulting in declining sales and mounting losses.

• Jan 3, 2014

3 Minn. Subcontractors Hired For St. Paul Ballpark

Ryan Companies Inc. has hired three Minnesota-based subcontractors to work on the new Lowertown Ballpark project in St. Paul.

• Jan 2, 2014

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