By ALEXA ST. JOHN DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles in lieu of investment in more efficient gasoline-engines and hybrid EVs, … Continued
Workers at a Starbucks coffee shop on West Seventh Street in St. Paul and another in Wayzata have chosen to unionize and join Starbucks Workers United, which has led a coast-to-coast labor strike since Nov. 13. Both locations remained open … Continued
In downtown St. Paul, the online auction of the 25-story U.S. Bank Center that was scheduled to begin Monday has again been delayed, this time to mid-January. The skyway-connected property, located at 101 E. Fifth St., faces the Green Line … Continued
“Voters have endorsed efforts to make development more efficient. But streamlining alone will not help solve the housing crisis if the city’s agencies lack the resources to implement these reforms, or if rent-stabilized homes fall further into distress.” Homes and … Continued
By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz threatened Monday to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don’t pass by then to … Continued