Business

ST. PAUL — Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in May, matching a post-recession low point last seen in June 2015, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The U.S. unemployment...

BTD Manufacturing increased its production capacity after adding five new machines to its Minnesota operation. The additional machines--four press brakes and a fiber optic sheet laser--will help BTD significantly reduce setup times and meet customer demand for fast, reliable orders....

Air conditioners don't live forever, and it's no fun if yours suddenly dies in the middle of a summer heat wave when you need it most. If your central AC unit is 15-20 years old and showing its age with problems like refrigerant leaks, motor failures or inefficient cooling, then it...

June 2017 marks TEAM Industries, Inc.'s 50th year in business and would like to take this opportunity to celebrate and thank all current and past employees for making the company what it is today. TEAM Industries began as Motek Engineering and Manufacturing in Cambridge, Minnesota...

Burnsville, Minnesota — Summer is almost here, and solicitors offering asphalt services, magazine subscriptions and security alarm systems — among other products and services — are likely already making the rounds and may well find their way to your doorstep. Better...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Revenue has updated its online posting of Minnesota businesses prohibited from purchasing liquor, beer or wine to resell. The department updates the list each month to reflect companies that have failed to pay taxes to the state....

The 2016 Minnesota Minimum-Wage Report is now available from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. The report presents trends about Minnesota's minimum-wage workers and descriptive statistics about these workers for the current year. Findings from the report • There are...

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken recently announced that Minnesota has received nearly $25 million in AmeriCorps funding. The grants are from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for service initiatives and...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota companies exported $4.8 billion worth of agricultural, mining and manufactured products in the first quarter of 2017, a 5 percent increase from the same period a year earlier, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment...