The United States and Mexico opened negotiations this week on the future of the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), launching what could…
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Minnesota AG’s Office sues Deere & Co. Alleging Unfair Practices
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, alongside Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Federal Trade Commission, have sued agricultural equipment…
Read MoreFargo Increases City Sales, Use and Gross Tax Rate
Fargo recently adopted an ordinance to raise its city sales, use, and gross receipts tax rate from 2 percent to…
Read MoreSenators Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for Minnesota Farmers, Rochester Roads
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN), ranking member and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced that…
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Minnesota Business News, December 2021
The following is a roundup of business and economic news from around Minnesota not provided by other Twin Cities media.…
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Stock Decline Not as Bad as Portrayed
There’s a headline in today’s Wall Street Journal that echoes what other media have been saying for the last 12…
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Is Frac-Sand Mining Ban Constitutional?
The Minnesota Supreme Court is in the midst of determining the constitutionality of Winona County’s ban on new frac-sand mine…
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How Bad is Your Road—and Are You Willing to Pay Extra to Fix It?
Minnesota legislators are pondering whether to allow cities to impose a “street improvement fee” in a specific “street improvement district”…
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North Dakota Pursues Legislation to Increase Hemp Production
After the 2018 Farm Bill took hemp off the list of illegal controlled subjects last year, states became responsible for…
Read MoreLosing Shrimp Farm No Small Matter
The idea seemed far-fetched from the start: build a warehouse 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean, heat it to tropical…
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