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    June 21, 2017
    ARI Network Services acquired
    Milwaukee-based ARI Network Services, which has an office at 120 W. Second St. in Duluth, is being acquired by an investment firm. The company announced Wednesday that True Wind Capital Management of San Francisco will pay about $140 million for the software and marketing firm. The...
    BusinessJune 21, 2017 - 5:49pm
    June 20, 2017
    Lynne Pickart speaks during a meeting held by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday afternoon at the Inn on Lake Superior in Duluth. Pickart spoke out against a proposed Minnesota Power rate hike. She called herself the poster child for opposition to the rate hike as she flung a string of electric bills over the podium. Mike Krebs / mkrebs@duluthnews.com
    Public weighs in on Minnesota Power rate case
    Bashed in recent weeks by the state attorney general, the state Department of Commerce and the mining industry, Minnesota Power's proposed electric...
    Business/energyJune 20, 2017 - 7:50pm
    June 19, 2017
    Biz Buzz for June 19, 2017
    HIRES AND PROMOTIONS
    BusinessJune 19, 2017 - 5:00am
    June 18, 2017
    The Memo: What to know in business this week for June 19
    The Number: 80 That's the percentage of folks in Northeastern Minnesota who both live and work here, meaning one in every five comes from elsewhere,...
    BusinessJune 18, 2017 - 6:00pm
    Photo credit: Historic Arts and Theater District Facebook page
    Duluth group begins tours of art, theater district
    The Duluth Experience is pulling back the curtain on some downtown Duluth crafters with its new walking tour of the Historic Arts & Theater...
    BusinessJune 18, 2017 - 6:00pm
    Nurse Chauncey Incarnato, seen at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago in May, is part of a small but growing contingent of men in health care jobs traditionally dominated by women. He works in the neurological trauma intensive care unit at the hospital. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
    The caring economy: As more men drop out of the workforce, health-care jobs could be key to keeping them employed
    CHICAGO — Chauncey Incarnato cycled through a variety of jobs after graduating from college: construction, personal trainer, hotel bellman,...
    BusinessJune 18, 2017 - 5:16pm
    Property Transactions for June 7-14, 2017
    Duluth Property Transactions June 7-14 1220 E. 10th St., Matthew B. Pawlowski purchased from Joanne E. Johnston for $124,000, 6/17. 331 N. 11th Ave. W., Ernest D. Forgach purchased from Nancy and Ben McKnight for $116,287, 5/17. 601 E. 11th St., Matthew E. Knutson purchased from Clara...
    BusinessJune 18, 2017 - 4:37pm
    Bankruptcies for May 31, June 9 and June 12-15, 2017
    This bankruptcy information is gathered from cases filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Duluth May 31, June 9 and June 12-15. DEBTOR: Kari Ann Springer STREET ADDRESS: 700 W. Fifth St., Grand Marais MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1399, Grand Marais CHAPTER 7 DATE FILED: May 31 ASSETS: $16,541...
    BusinessJune 18, 2017 - 4:36pm
    June 16, 2017
    The Lake County Board of Commissioners unanimously declared its intent to sell the Lake Connections broadband network during its meeting Tuesday. (File photo)
    Lake County Board declares intent to sell broadband company
    After seven years and millions of dollars spent, Lake County looks to be getting out of the broadband internet business. The Lake County Board...
    Business/TechnologyJune 16, 2017 - 8:48pm
    UCare opens office in Hermantown
    Health insurance provider UCare has opened an office next to Menards on U.S. Highway 53 to better serve its Northland customers. “Our headquarters in Minneapolis were far enough from the Duluth area to limit our ability to foster the same deep connections with community we have...
    BusinessJune 16, 2017 - 6:49pm
    CenturyLink is accused of running a Wells Fargo-like scheme
    A CenturyLink employee claims she was fired for blowing the whistle on the telecommunications company's high-pressure sales culture that left...
    BusinessJune 16, 2017 - 4:01pm
    June 15, 2017
    Local 1091 celebrates 80 years building Twin Ports
    What do you get the 80-year-old who's built it all? A little solidarity. "We've got the whole community with us, and that's where we're successful,"...
    BusinessJune 15, 2017 - 7:50pm
    The Maurices headquarters building in downtown Duluth in June 2017. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)
    Maurices' parent company announces job reductions, including 10 in Duluth
    Ascena Retail Group, the parent company of Duluth-based Maurices, announced Thursday that it is eliminating about 200 positions across the company...
    BusinessJune 15, 2017 - 5:13pm
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    Nestle may sell Butterfinger, BabyRuth as U.S. cuts sweets
    Nestle said it may sell Butterfinger, BabyRuth and other U.S. confectionery brands as it explores strategic options for a unit that's struggling...
    BusinessJune 15, 2017 - 2:16pm
    Cliffs Natural Resources CEO Lourenco Goncalves talks to reporters in April following a company luncheon at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Brooks Johnson / bjohnson@duluthnews.com
    After failed bid for Essar site, Cliffs picks Ohio for new plant
    Cliffs Natural Resources has followed through on its threats to build a new plant outside of Minnesota after a failed bid for the former Essar...
    Business/miningJune 15, 2017 - 12:51pm
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