Walmart Workers In Brooklyn Center Walk Out, Protest Low Wages
Ahead of Black Friday, workers at Brookdale Shopping Center's Walmart walked off the job Monday with the support of dozens of other retail workforce activists.
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Ahead of Black Friday, workers at Brookdale Shopping Center's Walmart walked off the job Monday with the support of dozens of other retail workforce activists.
After months of Block E standing for "Block Empty" there's a new plan in place to bring some life to the desolate area in downtown Minneapolis.
With Black Friday approaching, low prices may be your top priority, but a Minnesota group wants you to consider spending a little more at certain local shops.
A local cookie business not only provides delicious cookies to its patrons, it offers life lessons and job skills to those in need. The Cookie Cart gives jobs to teenagers 15 to 18 years old, providing them with lasting and meaningful work, plus life and leadership skills through experience and training in an urban nonprofit bakery.
With snowflakes falling Thursday, we are entering the peak of soup season. And in Minnesota, that means wild rice soup. It's as much a part of the diet here as hot dish. But who makes the best? Your votes sent me to Monticello to try a bowl at the Cornerstone Cafe.
A realty website says a St. Paul neighborhood is America's top hipster zip code. And that's a good thing. Lowertown topped RealtyTrac's list. The site says hipsters mean trendy restaurants, bars and other amenities, and probably rising property values and rental rates.
It's a week until Thanksgiving, and new numbers show the average cost for a traditional dinner for 10 people will cost about $50. But one local consumer expert says just 10 minutes of work before you head to the grocery store could chop your bill by a third.
Last week, a new lung transplant procedure was used at the University of Minnesota, and for the first time in the Midwest. The new technology keeps the lungs warm and breathing from the time they leave the donor. Common practice has been to keep the organs on ice before transplant.
Two Minnesota guys took their love for man's best friends and turned it into a successful company. Chuck and Don's is still expanding, more than 20 years after opening their first store. Most businesses cater to people, but this one has to also keep up with everyone's beloved pets.
Target Corp.'s third-quarter net income dropped 47 percent, stung by costs related to its expansion into Canada. Its adjusted profit beat analysts' estimates, but revenue fell short. The department store operator also lowered its full-year adjusted earnings forecast.
With Thanksgiving coming up in just over a week, grocery stores are stocked up right now. The number of choices we have when it comes to turkeys can be a bit daunting, and so can the variety of methods for cooking them.
A highly regarded local shopping survey says we we will be spending more this holiday season than we have in the past 12 years. The University of St. Thomas survey says the average household will be spending $837 this Christmas season.
Star Tribune Media Co. announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with the publisher of the Pioneer Press to print the paper at its printing facilities in Minneapolis. The agreement with Pioneer Press' publisher, Digital First Media, will be for five years and the transition will take place over a six-week period early next year.
Almost all of us have cell phones, and with them come cases and skins. NPD Group market research says over the last 12 months, Americans spent $2.2 billion dollars on cell phone protection devices.
Just in time for the holidays, a new kind of store is opening at the Mall of America. Earlier Tuesday, Verizon Wireless unveiled what it calls its first "Destination Store." The store opens Wednesday night and replaces the old Verizon store on the second floor of the mall.
