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Trump names NorthMet copper-nickel mine in Minnesota a federal priority

The project in Babbitt, originally proposed by the company PolyMet, still needs to re-apply for a key federal permit.
May 2, 2025
FILE - This Feb. 10, 2016, file photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. Two public meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, in Aurora, Minn., and Thursday, Feb. 8 in Duluth, Minn., on key permits for the proposed mine in northeastern Minnesota. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

How the loss of four federal grants is affecting the Science Museum of Minnesota

The Institute of Museum and Library Services canceled $625,000 in four grants. The projects digitized collections of traditional Mexican textiles and North Dakota fossils as well as worked on equity and access issues.
May 1, 2025

Tariffs driving flurry of activity in Twin Cities industrial real estate

Recent data shows companies and consumers are hustling to import goods before President Donald Trump lifts his 90-day pause on tariffs.
April 30, 2025

100 days in 10 charts: Minnesota’s economy so far under Trump

From stock prices to home sales, the first months of President Donald Trump’s return to office have brought economic ups and downs.
April 29, 2025

Refinery says Minnesota gas prices could be higher this summer because of ethanol

Oil refiner Flint Hills says Minnesotans, and other Midwesterners, could pay more at the pump due to a patchwork E15 approach approved by the Trump administration’s EPA.
April 23, 2025

LIVE Q&A: Our reporter answered questions about airline safety

Reporter Bill Lukitsch answered reader questions about aircraft maintenance, turbulence, crash data and more.
April 22, 2025

Asian retail is having a moment in the Twin Cities, but tariffs could put a damper on growth

Many older businesses have recovered from the pandemic despite inflation and new competition, but they worry about another price hit from tariffs.
April 18, 2025

Minnesota job-seekers come up empty, though data shows healthy labor market

Tariffs have contributed to economic uncertainty, and unemployment picked up in March.
April 17, 2025

As profits rise, U.S. Bancorp remains vigilant for looming economic uncertainty

Bank executives said Wednesday consumer spending trends are stable in the first quarter, though they are watching out for effects from tariffs.
April 17, 2025
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009, file photo, signs on a US Bank branch in Omaha, Neb., are shown in Omaha, Neb. U.S. Bancorp reports quarterly earnings on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File) ORG XMIT: NYBZ503

Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. economy. Minneapolis Fed president sees ‘no easy choices.’

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that Donald Trump’s trade war really puts the central bank “in a difficult position.”
April 14, 2025
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari and Justice Alan Page are calling on Minnesotans to pass a constitutional amendment aimed at closing the stubborn student achievement gap. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Rochester’s ready to grow. But will it have enough child care?

A population boom is expected for Minnesota’s third-largest city, but providers say there’s too little money to keep expanding the local day care industry.
April 12, 2025

At Twin Cities Auto Show, shoppers eye car purchases ahead of looming tariffs

Minnesota car dealers witnessed a March surge in showroom traffic right after the White House announced the hefty import taxes.
April 11, 2025
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