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    PUC reiterates support for new Line 3 route
    Minnesota regulators reiterated Thursday their support for Enbridge Energy's contentious Line 3 oil pipeline. At a meeting in St. Paul, the Minnesota...
    business/energy-and-mining10 hours 16 min ago
    December 12, 2018
    Superior Mayor Jim Paine speaks during Wednesday’s U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Board on the April 26 Husky refinery explosion and fire. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
    Public airs concerns on refinery's use of hydrogen fluoride
    A federal safety agency hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday to provide an update on its investigation into the April 26 Husky Energy refinery...
    business/energy-and-miningDecember 12, 2018 - 7:55pm
    Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., updated the joint meeting of American Crystal Sugar and the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association about the 2018 Farm Bill in Fargo on Thursday, Dec. 6. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Farm bill sails through House with momentum for Trump's signature
    WASHINGTON — Farm groups and officials and Upper Midwest members of Congress were quick to cheer the passage of a farm bill by the U.S. House...
    business/agricultureDecember 12, 2018 - 5:17pm
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    Safeguards 'ineffective' at preventing Husky refinery explosion
    A federal safety agency said safeguards at the Husky Refinery in Superior did not consider the possibility of a worn valve and were "ineffective"...
    business/energy-and-miningDecember 12, 2018 - 12:44pm
    Citing lack of revenue, the owners of Sclavi’s Italian Restaurant & Bar have announced plans to close by the end of month. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
    Superior restaurant to close
    Citing lack of revenue, the owners of a Superior restaurant have announced plans to close by the end of month. “Our busiest, wildest nights...
    business/restaurants-and-barsDecember 12, 2018 - 11:36am
    Great Lakes iron ore shipments steady in November
    Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes remained steady in November. Iron ore cargoes topped 5.1 million tons in November. Compared to November 2017, this year’s figure is only a decrease of one load from a 1,000-foot-long ship, the Lake Carriers’ Association said Wednesday....
    businessDecember 12, 2018 - 10:46am
    Steven Johnson explains the importance of managing crop price risk at a Growing On 2018 meeting. Michelle Rook/ Forum News Service
    Growing On 2018 helps farmers market crops in difficult times
    YANKTON, S.D. — 2018 was an unprecedented year in the grain markets with record crops and the trade war pressuring prices. As a result, farmers...
    business/agricultureDecember 12, 2018 - 6:00am
    December 11, 2018
    Minnesota Capitol
    Minnesota lawmakers vow action on rising insulin costs
    ST. PAUL — Alec Smith died less than a month after he fell off his parents’ health insurance plan because he could not foot the $1,300 bill...
    news/government-and-politics/business/healthcareDecember 11, 2018 - 9:03pm
    Senate passes 2018 Farm Bill compromise, House vote expected as soon as Wednesday
    WASHINGTON -- After months of back-and-forth and missing their Sept. 30 re-authorization deadline, the U.S. House and Senate has finally come...
    business/agriculture/news/government-and-politicsDecember 11, 2018 - 5:41pm
    Duluth insurance agency gets new identity
    One of Duluth’s oldest insurance agencies has joined forces with New York-based Marsh & McLennan Agency. Otis-Magie Insurance, with origins...
    business/announcementsDecember 11, 2018 - 12:48pm
    Congress' $867 billion farm bill is out. Here's what's in it.
    WASHINGTON - Congress is moving to pass a farm bill that allocates billions in subsidies to American farmers, legalizes hemp, bolsters farmers...
    business/agricultureDecember 11, 2018 - 11:51am
    A grower inspects a cannabis plant at a craft grow operation outside of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 8, 2018. Ben Nelms/Bloomberg
    Tobacco farmers already switching to hemp, may look at cannabis
    For some tobacco farmers, the future may be in cannabis. Altria Group Inc., the U.S. maker of Marlboro cigarettes, made a $1.8 billion investment...
    businessDecember 11, 2018 - 10:13am
    Web series for women in agriculture aims to combat stress
    A new, interactive online series beginning this week seeks to help women in agriculture “cultivate resiliency.” American Agri-Women, District...
    businessDecember 11, 2018 - 10:00am
    Emily Carden, assistant manager at Peake ReLeaf dispensary in Rockville, Md., stocks the shelves with jars of cannabis. Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti
    Marijuana education or illegal drug-selling? Instagram's not sure.
    By the time they opened this spring, the founders of the Peake ReLeaf medical cannabis shop in Rockville, Maryland, had already created a social...
    business/technologyDecember 11, 2018 - 9:33am
    December 10, 2018
    David Neely is project manager for the Renville Wind Farm with EDP Renewables. The company hosted an open house Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Bird Island to provide information on the company's plans for a 100-megawatt wind farm north of Bird Island. Tom Cherveny / Forum News Service
    100-megawatt wind farm proposed in Renville County, Minn.
    BIRD ISLAND, Minn. -- One of the country’s largest wind power developers is proposing to build a 100-megawatt wind farm in Renville County,...
    business/energy-and-miningDecember 10, 2018 - 7:57pm
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