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Pearson's Candy Company shuts down St. Paul factory for good
The longtime St. Paul factory behind Pearson’s Salted Nut Roll is shutting down for good Monday. Pearson’s Candy Company said rising production costs and higher prices for ingredients like chocolate made operating the 67-year-old factory unsustainable. The company said it was laying off about 80 employees. Pearson’s Candy...
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Housing industry leads the way for Lewis House initiative in Eagan
Every person deserves a place to feel safe. For hundreds of survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Dakota County, places like this are in short supply. However, through a powerful partnership between 360 Communities, PulteGroup, Inc., Greiner Construction, and the Housing First Minnesota Foundation, that is about to change.
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This Minnesota Garden Shop Has Everything From Hydroponic Systems To Indoor Grow Lights
Most garden shops carry a bag of potting soil, a few seed packets, and maybe some fertilizer sticks near the checkout. But there is one shop in the Twin Cities metro that goes far beyond the basics, stocking everything a serious grower could want under one roof. From hydroponic systems...
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St. Paul Park Sets 1.8% Tax Levy Hike, One of Metro's Lowest for 2027
St. Paul Park's City Council has set a preliminary 2027 property tax levy increase of just 1.8%, a modest figure that stands out sharply against double-digit hikes proposed in several other Twin Cities suburbs this budget season. The move comes a year after the city approved a much steeper 9.8% levy increase, and officials say they're now trying to give homeowners a bit of breathing room.
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Business People: Evereve hires Target exec Alanna Baker to lead digital
Evereve, an Edina-based national women's fashion chain, announced the appointment of Alanna Baker as its first chief digital officer. Baker joins Evereve from Target Corp., where she most recently served as vice president of marketplace strategy and operations and general manager of a $2 billion ecommerce business. Capella University, a...
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Latest office-to-residential redevelopment opens in downtown St. Paul
The $70 million Stella Residences building, converted from the former Ecolab tower on Wabasha Street, is opening in downtown St. Paul. A new Aldi grocery store also opened nearby, ending nearly two years without a grocery option in the city's core. City and business leaders say both openings signal the...
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Apple orchard season: Catching up with Aamodt’s Apple Farm
It's officially fall in Minnesota, and that means one thing for many families in the Twin Cities metro: Apple orchard season. But it has been a roller coaster year for local growers, from a mild winter to summer rainfall and late-season heat waves, apple trees have been through a lot. Chris Aamodt from Aamodt's Apple Farm in Stillwater joined FOX 9 News at 5 to explain.