The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center already stands to collect a probable $500,000 in federal pandemic aid, as well as an undetermined amount of additional federal financial help under a catch-all…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
During the pandemic, passengers have avoided public transit like the plague with Metro Transit suffering a 60 percent loss in ridership alone. It’s hard to blame the public considering the…
The Duluth News Tribune finds that thousands of northern Minnesotans have fallen behind on their utility bill payments, a reflection of the financial hardship many face due to the economic…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A pandemic has a way of putting things in context, what’s really important, even in government. Take the 5-cent fee the powers that be in Duluth planned to impose on…
The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and Visit Duluth tourism office face a financial crisis from a steep decline in revenue from the city’s depleted tourism tax collections due to the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
From 2020 to 2021, Iowa saw its State Business Tax Climate Index ranking rise from 45th to 40th. Policymakers in Saint Paul should take note.
A new campaign launched by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) helps connect Minnesota job seekers with Minnesota businesses that are hiring right now for quality jobs.
Restaurant closings have piled up since the lockdown, and a Minneapolis Fed Survey suggests as much as 52% of restaurants could close if current restrictions remain in place for the…
Duluth was only too happy to serve as the testing grounds for an Obama-era grant to prove that emissions-free electric busses were the way to go in the era of…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Big Tech makes a tough case for laissez-faire regulation, Mpls. City Council's war on cars continues, and more conservative news updates!
Most high school student protests involve getting out of class one way or another. But several dozen Proctor students and parents recently held a protest outside two schools to point…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Rep. Little celebrates his skill - election season is no time for modesty - in taking money from you and your kids and giving it back to you with his…
When Arik Forsman was elected to the Duluth city council he took upon himself a challenge; he was going to solve the childcare crisis. To do this, he sponsored an…
It takes a catastrophe like the Great Recession and Gov. Tim Walz’s statewide shutdown and continuing restrictions to force most local governments to even consider holding the line on property…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Think of it as the government equivalent of finding a bundle of cash stashed under the mattress. The Spirit Mountain ski lift and recreation area, beneficiary of about $1 million…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
There may be a fire sale getting underway in Duluth as officials prepare to unload one city-owned property in the throes of the financial fallout due to the pandemic. The…
Duluth cops have been wearing donated protective masks bearing an American flag with a blue line running through it since the earliest days of the pandemic. But now they’ve suddenly…