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Rebecca “Becca” Dufner (left), president , and Ariel Riemer (pronounced “REEM-er”), director of operations, of 1881 Extraction LLC, of Hillsboro, N.D. The company uses pressurized carbon dioxide to extract certified, organic cannabidiol (CBD) crude oil from hemp “biomass.” Becca’s arm rests on one of two “vessels” in the company’s extraction. Photo taken April 6, 2021, at Hillsboro, N.D. Mikkel Pates / Agweek
Agriculture

CBD oil processor offers THC ‘remediation,’ but regulators urge caution

Nick Nguyen and Dayna Burtness with their pigs last year. This will be the couple's sixth season raising pastured pork from June to November. (Contributed photo by Dayna Burtness)
Agriculture

The pigs are back in town for young farmers in Houston County, Minnesota

Verso Corp.'s Duluth paper mill, shown on July 9, 2020. (Tyler Schank / News Tribune)
Manufacturing

Council approves tax break, forgivable loan for Duluth paper mill

Young skiers begin down a slope at Spirit Mountain on Sunday March 21, 2021. Updating the Skyline Chalet (background) and upgrading the beginner ski terrain (beyond the fence) are two of the recommendations made by a consultant looking at the recreation area’s future. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune)
Tourism

Duluth City Council postpones request to forgive $900K in Spirit Mountain debt

Visitors make their way through the tunnels at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House during an open house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
Real Estate

Photos: That Minnesota home with the caves? Real estate agents hosted an open house

A Verso Corp. employee moves a stack of logs at the company's Duluth paper mill on the morning of June 18, 2020. (Tyler Schank / News Tribune)
Manufacturing

Council to consider tax abatement, forgivable loan to help restart Duluth paper mill

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Duluth's Miller Hill Mall sits quiet before opening Monday, May 3, 2021. The mall’s owner, Simon Properties Group Limited Partnership, is challenging the estimated market value of the property. The county assessor valued it at $35,344,800 — unchanged from the 2019 valuation. Simon argues the value of the property has declined because of the pandemic and market conditions. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
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Real Estate

Commercial property owners say pandemic lowered value of their real estate holdings

Nathan, Hunter and Katie Pinke following Hunter's last game serving as a UND football team captain, May 2, 2021, in Harrisonburg, Va. Katie Pinke says we’ve all experienced moments of struggle over the past year during a pandemic, some of us more vocally than others. Don’t let the wind keep blowing you in a direction you don’t want to go. Adjust your sails, relating to their family's journey with Hunter's spinal cord injury. (Submitted photo)
Agriculture

Another adjustment of the sails on life's journey

The Blatnik Bridge is pictured in 2019. (Steve Kuchera / File / News Tribune)
Transportation

'Now is that time': Officials stress importance of public input on Blatnik Bridge project

(Colin Michael Simmons with Lakestreet Photography)
Real Estate

This historic Minnesota home comes with caves ... and it's for sale

The Minnesota Power / Allete building in downtown Duluth. (News Tribune file photo)
Energy and Mining

Allete's second-quarter results hit by February deep freeze

Skiers and snowboarders ride the Big Air Chairlift at Spirit Mountain on Sunday March 21, 2021. Installing a new lift is one of the recommendations made by a consultant looking at the recreation area’s future. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Tourism

Duluth mayor calls for $24 million investment at Spirit Mountain

Energy and Mining

Regulators OK Minnesota Power plan to add 20 megawatts of solar

The fish tacos at Bayfield's Mannypenny Bistro come with the catch of the day, pickled onions, apple slaw and a cilantro lime sauce. (Melinda Lavine / mlavine@duluthnews.com)
Restaurants and Bars

Things we like: Fish tacos at Bayfield's Manypenny Bistro

A 2021 Mustang Mach-E 4X. Electric vehicles like it are the topic of upcoming public engagement sessions being conducted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/TNS)
Transportation

MnDOT wants to know what you think about electric vehicles

A crane sits next to the partly constructed Mesabi Metallics pelletizing building. (2018 file / News Tribune)
Energy and Mining

State moves to terminate Mesabi Metallics leases

Nicole Krenner, of Hermantown, watches as her ball clears a hill while mini golfing at Capt’n J’s Miniature Golf in Superior in September 2020. Behind Krenner is Rya Kruger, of Duluth. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Small Business

Proctor may have miniature golf course by end of summer

The Kawishiwi River flows near Ely, Minn., in June 2019. Twin Metals is proposing to build an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely and close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Much of the mining would take place on the left side of this image in the forested land. (Derek Montgomery for MPR News)
Energy and Mining

Biden admin still undecided on Minnesota copper mine project, Vilsack says

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Real Estate

Property Transactions for May 5, 2021

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Business

Bankruptcies for May 5, 2021

Business

The Memo: Beer briefs, local labor and CEO changes