A lot has been written about great numbers of Minnesotans and Americans passionately disagreeing with one another about how and when to “open up” the state and country. A lot…
Binding, verifiable benchmarks offer us a path forward which eschews the false dichotomy of 'shut 'em all down' versus 'open 'em all up'
Who says students aren’t learning much during the the shutdown of schools and cancellation of classes for the rest of the school year due to the coronavirus recess? Some Minnesota…
In this unprecedented time of economic mayhem, Minnesota's small businesses need some certainty from state government. Sadly, they aren't getting it.
Duluth faces a potential $38 million budget shortfall Mayor Emily Larson calls “absolutely catastrophic” in the wake of declining tax revenue projections due to the economic impact of the coronavirus.…
Anger and frustration are mounting among restaurant and bar owners throughout Minnesota. Many—especially those in Central Minnesota’s beautiful lakes vacation area—are watching their livelihoods slip away, due to Gov. Tim…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Thirteen percent of adults, representing 20 percent of people who had been working in February, reported that they lost a job or were furloughed in March or the beginning of…
Researchers have provided an update on the fate of small businesses in the country. By tracking and taking surveys from small business owners, they estimate that over 100,000 small business…
Those in the know expect Gov. Tim Walz to extend his two months and counting stay-at-home order due to the threat of the coronavirus in a virtual address later today…
Campuses in Minnesota are closed due to the COVID-19 virus, but young people can still discover what technical colleges have to offer via virtual campus tours and discovery sessions.
There seems to be little rhyme or reason to the Governor's knob twiddling and, as a result, small business in Minnesota have little idea where they stand. The shutdown has…
While it may seem like the choice is between either saving the economy or saving people's lives, that is not the case.Closing the economy altogether in order to save lives…
Jordan-based Jim's Apple Farm, also known as "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store," re-opened on Friday, May 8 after owner Robert Wagner met with Gov. Tim Walz's staff and received the go-ahead.
The state's much vaunted model shows that extending the stay-at-home order to the end of May will see a higher ICU peak and more deaths.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota remains one of only ten states that still outright ban church services of any size under government restrictions imposed during the statewide shutdown ordered by Gov. Tim Walz. But…
By now many people have heard the story of King Milan’s Barbershop, the St. Paul barbershop that now faces up to $25,000 in fines after the police were dispatched to…
The April jobs report is terrible and when Minnesota's numbers come out they are unlikely to be any better. Indications are that poorer counties and lower paid occupations will have…
Nearly 625,000 Minnesotans have filed for unemployment since mid-March, and every day seems to bring new headlines of small businesses that will not survive the Coronavirus shutdown. Minnesota now has…
One good thing that has come from the pandemic has been the loosening of regulations in order to make it easier for businesses and other entities to operate. The latest…
The economic cost of the Coronavirus shutdown is being disproportionately borne by Minnesota's small businesses.
In the wake of the coronavirus, state governments got to decide which businesses are essential and which ones are not. Coincidentally, a lot of these essential businesses happen to pay…
States are starting to open back up some of their non-essential businesses. Reopening efforts have revealed one problem, however. Parents are having a hard time accessing childcare. The issue is…