Work & Economy

Explaining Minnesota's lagging economic performance

By Jeff Van Wychen, Minnesota 2020
It's no secret that Minnesota's economic performance has been sluggish in recent years.MORE »

To unemployed Building Trades members, Mall of America expansion mean jobs

By Michael Kuchta, Workday Minnesota
For Carpenter Bruce Meyer, the proposed expansion of the Mall of America means one thing: a steady job. Meyer, age 56, of Cannon Falls, last worked 5 months ago.MORE »

Did KSTP break the law in exposé about bikers breaking the law?

By Andy Birkey, Minnesota Monitor
KTSP's Bob McNaney got an early start to spring sweeps month on Tuesday with an exposé on bicyclists breaking the law, but according to Minnesota statutes, his own investigation may have violated the MORE »

In Lege hearing, Northwest execs underline the uselessness of NWA's promises to state

By Britt Robson, Minnesota Monitor
A billion dollars is literally a nice round number -- lots of zeroes.MORE »

May 1st, International Workers Day

By Mariano Espinoza, La Prensa de Minnesota
Over the last couple of years the Latino community in the Twin Cities has decided to go to the streets and celebrate May 1st by demonstrating against Immigration raids, deportations and other actions MORE »

Mississippi Market moving south

By Mary Thoemke, TC Daily Planet

Artist rendering of the new Mississippi Market

Mississippi Market, one of the oldest natural foods co-ops in the Twin Cities metro area, recently announced plans to build a new store at the Victoria Park development, located at the intersection ofMORE »

D'Amico workers protest firing

By James Sanna, TC Daily Planet

Marchers demanded reinstatement of D'Amico workers. (Photo by James Sanna)

“D’Amico will not be bullied into violating Federal law.” Standing in the vestibule of the D’Amico & Sons restaurant near 22nd and Hennepin in Minneapolis, Amy Rotenberg cut the figure of a wronged coMORE »

Crossing one bridge at a time

By Michael Kuchta, Workday Minnesota
Going back to work on the new 35W span helps this Carpenter move on from that fateful August night. A lot of construction workers want to work on rebuilding the Interstate 35W at St. Anthony Falls.MORE »

Will I ever make it to the middle class?

By Steven Lang, TC Daily Planet
Will I ever make it to the middle class?

I am a 37-year old Minnesotan, and my income has always averaged considerably less than thirty thousand dollars per year.

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Research becoming priority for higher salary

By Emma Carew, Minnesota Daily
Associate professor of piano Paul Shaw recently learned, much to his surprise, that his salary is much lower than the average of others at his rank.

"I always thought that my salary was on the low

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