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    Rhonda Larson is the new secretary/treasurer of U.S. Wheat Associates. Submitted photo
    Minnesota farmer promotes wheat worldwide
    EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — Rhonda Larson has just spent a busy late-winter day substitute teaching kindergarten in the morning and second grade...
    business/agriculture3 hours 55 min ago
    March 20, 2019
    The Bayer AG logo sits on display behind silhouetted members of the management board during the company's annual general meeting in Bonn, Germany, on May 25, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Krisztian Bocsi
    Bayer's blind spot on Monsanto's Roundup may cost billions
    There's one more tribunal in which Bayer's efforts to defend its Roundup weedkiller are floundering: the court of public opinion. Bayer says...
    business22 hours 21 min ago
    March 19, 2019
    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Washington Post photo by Matt McClain
    Facebook makes big changes to ad system
    Facebook on Tuesday agreed to overhaul its lucrative targeted advertising system to settle accusations that landlords, lenders and employers...
    businessMarch 19, 2019 - 7:32pm
    Enbridge spent $11 million on Line 3 lobbying in 2018
    Enbridge Energy spent more than $11 million on lobbying activities in Minnesota last year, almost entirely on its push for regulatory approval...
    business/energy-and-miningMarch 19, 2019 - 6:22pm
    March 18, 2019
    Minnesota agency reports increase in 'cluster of deaths' from alcohol, overdoses and suicides
    The death toll from suicide, opioids and alcohol continues to rise in Minnesota, a state agency reported Monday, March 18. The Minnesota Department...
    business/healthcareMarch 18, 2019 - 10:15pm
    Aerial scene of the Husky refinery fire and explosion in Superior on April 26. (file / News Tribune)
    Poll: Superior residents generally opposed to, unsure of refinery's use of hydrogen fluoride
    Nearly a year after the April 26 Husky Energy refinery explosion and fire in Superior, the city's residents are split on what to do about hydrogen...
    business/energy-and-miningMarch 18, 2019 - 7:36pm
    Two people leave OMC Smokehouse at 1909 West Superior Street on Monday. The restaurant plans to expand into the adjacent building to the right. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
    OMC to expand, add craft cocktail bar
    After just over two years in business, Lincoln Park's OMC Smokehouse is preparing to expand. Louis Hanson, a managing partner at OMC —...
    business/restaurants-and-barsMarch 18, 2019 - 6:38pm
    DNR opens comment period for Enbridge Line 3 license and permit applications
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has opened a public comment period for pending Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline permits. The DNR...
    business/energy-and-miningMarch 18, 2019 - 4:04pm
    Lion Air Group livery is displayed on the tail fin of a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft during a ceremony at the Boeing delivery center in Seattle on March 21, 2018. Bloomberg photo by David Ryder.
    Probe of FAA's oversight of Boeing 737 began before second crash
    U.S. federal authorities began exploring a criminal investigation of how Boeing Co.'s 737 Max was certified to fly passengers before the latest...
    businessMarch 18, 2019 - 3:58pm
    The Shopko Hometown store in Two Harbors, pictured in 2012. (file / Lake County News-Chronicle)
    All remaining Shopko locations to close
    Green Bay-based Shopko announced Monday that its remaining stores would close amid bankruptcy, despite efforts to restructure itself. All remaining...
    business/retailMarch 18, 2019 - 1:44pm
    Pam Solberg-Tapper.
    On Leadership: Five strategies to avoid workplace conflict
    Although some conflict in the workplace can be healthy, the impact of unresolved conflict can negatively impact individuals, teams, and the culture...
    businessMarch 18, 2019 - 5:00am
    Bankruptcies for March 7-14
    This bankruptcy information is gathered from cases filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Duluth March 7-14 DEBTOR: Michael John Hultquist fdba Birch...
    businessMarch 18, 2019 - 5:00am
    The Memo: What to know in business this week for March 18
    The Number: 300 million That's how many board feet of lumber suitable for cross-laminated timber are produced in the region per year, according...
    businessMarch 18, 2019 - 5:00am
    March 17, 2019
    Steve Bragg Wins Big Hitter Award
    Steve Bragg Wins Big Hitter Award Steve Bragg recently received the 2018 "Big Hitter Award" at the Calhoun Companies Awards breakfast celebration...
    business/announcementsMarch 17, 2019 - 9:15pm
    Halvor Lines named a best trucking fleet
    Halvor Lines named a best trucking fleet Halvor Lines, Inc. has been named a 2019 Best Fleet to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). Its an honor the Superior-based trucking company has received seven years in a row. Halvor Lines CEO Jon Vinje accepted the award...
    business/announcementsMarch 17, 2019 - 9:15pm
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