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    August 21, 2017
    The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S., August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
    Google's newest Android operating system gets its official name: Oreo
    At the height of the day's solar eclipse in New York, Google finally revealed the name of its latest Android operating system - in honor of another...
    August 21, 2017 - 5:48pm
    Crowds in front of the Macy's store in Herald Square in New York, Nov. 24, 2016. Macy’s has received a takeover approach from Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian owner of Saks, people briefed on the matter said on Feb. 3, 2017. Talks between the two companies are at an early stage and may still fall apart or lead to a partnership of some kind rather than a sale. (Alex Wroblewski/The New York Times)
    Macy's to restructure merchandising unit, cut 100 jobs
    Department store chain Macy's Inc said on Monday it would restructure its merchandising operations, which could result in about 100 job cuts....
    August 21, 2017 - 5:04pm
    August 20, 2017
    Frank and Mary Alice Hansen started Sawbill Canoe Outfitters in 1957. (Sawbill Canoe Outfitters photo)
    Passing it on: Third generation of Hansen family outfitting canoeists for adventures in the Boundary Waters
    NORTH OF TOFTE — It was a damp and drippy August morning at Sawbill Canoe Outfitters nestled among the pines at the tip of the Sawbill...
    August 20, 2017 - 6:00am
    Pro soccer stadium in St. Paul gains last parcel
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota United owner Bill McGuire is gaining control of the Midway Shopping Center as its master tenant, removing the last major impediment toward building a Major League Soccer stadium on the St. Paul site. St. Paul Port Authority President Lee Krueger said McGuire's...
    NewsAugust 20, 2017 - 6:00am
    August 19, 2017
    A truck moves along I-95 outside of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Bloomberg photo by Victor J. Blue.
    'Smokey and the Bandit' charm fades as truck driver hiring lags
    It's been 30 years since Burt Reynolds starred in "Smokey and the Bandit" and made driving a rig on the open highway seem like a cool way to...
    NewsAugust 19, 2017 - 8:38am
    August 18, 2017
    Joe Borgen of East Grand Forks hangs on the wheel of his father's 1910 Fairbanks-Morse tractor, just like he did when he was little. The tractor that operates with a hit-and-miss engine is one of three of its kind left in the world, Borgen said Friday as he looked over it at the Heritage Village. (April Baumgarten/Forum News Serviceplay button
    107-year-old tractor, one of two that is operational, visits northwest Minn.
    EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn.—It took a couple of tries, but once started, a tractor more than a century old ran without a hitch. Joe Borgen...
    NewsAugust 18, 2017 - 6:14pm
    Regional, U.S. background checks for guns down from last year, up historically
    Background checks for buying guns has dropped off in recent months, but firearms advocates say sales are strong compared with previous years...
    NewsAugust 18, 2017 - 4:52pm
    August 17, 2017
    A field of wheat east of Emerado, N.D File photo by Nick Nelson/Forum News Service
    Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling; soy gains
    CHICAGO - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell about 1 percent to life-of-contract lows on Thursday, Aug. 17, weighed down by investment...
    NewsAugust 17, 2017 - 4:15pm
    Founder and CEO Nick Beste with his team clockwise from Nick in front, Haley Newhall, Christy Kramer, Benjamin Collins, Lindsay Schmidt, Brad Thornton, Taylor Mulfinger, Josh Beste, Chelsea Schulz and Dana Wais. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
    Minnesota-based Man Cave Craft Eats striving to be the 'Mercedes of meats'
    MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Beste — CEO and "chief instigator" of Man Cave Craft Eats — has overseen the specialty meat company's evolution from...
    NewsAugust 17, 2017 - 12:58pm
    August 16, 2017
    Alan Klapmeier
    Supreme Court slashes fees owed by ex-CEO to Cirrus Aircraft
    ST. PAUL—A wild reversal of fortunes took Alan Klapmeier from being the recipient of a $10 million verdict to owing more than $671,000...
    NewsAugust 16, 2017 - 9:28pm
    Shopping carts from a Target store are lined up in Encinitas, California May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
    The unlikely reason Americans are shopping at Target again
    Shoppers are heading back to Target. In addition to large-scale investments in technology - and a 32 percent increase in online sales - the big-box...
    NewsAugust 16, 2017 - 3:47pm
    Hot Shot Kid, ridden by Alex Canchari, runs for first in the $50,000 Victor S. Myers Stakes on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. The race was for 3-year old Minnesota-bred colts and geldings. (Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
    Horse breeding in Minnesota is a high-risk, high-reward business
    On the seventh day of his vigil, Scott Rake hovered over his laptop and rubbed his bleary eyes. His mare, Peaceful Sky, should have given...
    NewsAugust 16, 2017 - 3:30pm
    Behind the historic exterior of Grand View Lodge in Nisswa is a web of high technology that helps the visitor plan their visit and communicate with the resort while staying at Grand View. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
    6 resorts enroll in Minn. Century Resort recognition program
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Six resorts across Minnesota are being recognized as Century Resorts by the Minnesota Resort and Campground Association....
    NewsAugust 16, 2017 - 9:18am
    August 15, 2017
    Cory Kritzberger, operations manager at American Crystal Sugar Co. in East Grand Forks, is impressed with the quality of early loads delivered to the East Grand Forks facility on the first day of pre-pile harvest for the 2017 campaign. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Sugar beet harvest looks sweet: Pre-pile begins in Red River Valley
    EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — Cory Kritzberger smiled as he picked up a sugar beet at American Crystal Sugar Co.'s plant in East Grand Forks....
    August 15, 2017 - 8:55pm
    Duluth Trading Co. stores strive to create a fun, retail experience for customers. Ballroom Jeans, which allow for “crouch without the ouch” are one of their biggest sellers. (Photo courtesy of Duluth Trading Co.)
    Duluth Trading Co. expanding into North Dakota, mayor says
    WEST FARGO—Duluth Trading Co., a retail store famous for its risque advertising campaigns and workman's tool and apparel lines, is planning...
    NewsAugust 15, 2017 - 12:05pm
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