Duluth-Based Minnesota Power Proposes Rate Hike In Cost-Cutting Plan
Minnesota Power is proposing a rate hike for residential customers as part of a plan to cut electrical costs for struggling mining and paper companies.
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Minnesota Power is proposing a rate hike for residential customers as part of a plan to cut electrical costs for struggling mining and paper companies.
The Department of Agriculture releases a report every year estimating what it costs to raise one child from the ages of zero to 17. In 2014, the estimate came out to $245,340. So, where does that money go?
So much of the turkey talk this year has been about the bird flu. Minnesota was one of a handful of states that saw an epidemic that wiped out millions of turkeys.
A Minnesota senator is pushing for stricter enforcement of the recall process for automakers. Penalties are getting tougher. Last year alone, the National Transportation Highway Safety Administration issued more than $126 million in civil penalties against automakers.
Bird flu took a bite out of the turkey supply. Heavy rain washed out the pumpkin crop. Yet Thanksgiving groceries likely won't cost Americans much more than last year, and nobody should have to miss gobbling down their favorite holiday foods.
You know that Able Brewery is different from every other new craft beer brewery and taproom just by looking at one word above its northeast Minneapolis door: "Seedhouse."
Earlier this year, General Mills announced it is dropping artificial colors and flavors from more of its cereals, including Trix. To go along with its real ingredients, the company announced it wants a real bunny to replace the cartoon rabbit on the cereal box.
Macy's location in downtown Minneapolis will be part of the company's national push for exploring joint ventures to redevelop flagship real estate assets, the company announced Wednesday.
A number of people are speaking out against a would-be festive sweater design on shelves at Target stores this holiday season. The red sweater features, in large green letters, the tag "OCD," with the explainer "Obsessive Christmas Disorder" underneath.
We're less than a month away from Holidazzle in Minneapolis and we now know what we can expect this year in Loring Park. The one big addition this year will be a free downtown skating rink. Construction on it begins this week.
In another list the state would rather avoid, Minnesota has been ranked as the fourth most expensive state in the country. That's according to the annual Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report released Monday.
Local fast food workers and cashiers organizing with sub-contracted cleaners are joining 270 cities around the country in a strike.
Target will open its doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, the same time as last year.
Believe it or not, Christmas is seven weeks away. That means a lot of businesses are busy hiring for the holidays. A new survey from the job website CareerBuilder shows 33 percent of companies plan to hire seasonal help this year -- up from 26 percent in 2014.
Takata Corporation copped to mishandling a defect that killed at least eight people and left others -- including a Minnesota woman -- blind. The government hands out billions in fines every year, but where does that money go?
