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RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) – Petco Animal Supplies Stores is shuttering its Drs. Foster and Smith operations, eliminating 289 jobs at the online business based in Rhinelander. California-based Petco says the operations, with the exception of Live Aquaria, will shut down during a two-week period starting March 10. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Petco says since it acquired Drs. Fosters and Smith in 2015, the pet supplies industry has changed at a rapid pace. The company says in a notice filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development that the closure will enable it to streamline operations and better focus […]

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A new survey says Minneapolis is one of the best cities in the nation for coffee-lovers. The website Apartment Guide listed the City of Lakes as No. 7, just ahead of Pittsburgh and just behind Salt Lake City. The apartment hunting advice blog noted that Minneapolis has several notable independent coffee shops and a beloved Minnesota-based chain, Caribou Coffee. Apartment Guide’s ranking method involved comparing the number of coffee-related businesses (coffee shops, tea shops and cafes) to a city’s population. For Minneapolis, the number the blog arrived at was one coffee-related business per every 2,427 people. As […]

Winning a number of key races in the Twin Cities suburbs, the DFL picked up 18 seats and will hold a 75-59 advantage when the House convenes Jan. 8, 2019.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Target Corporation is closing down six stores across the country – and one of the locations is in the Twin Cities. According to a Target representative, the Brooklyn Center location will be closing on February 2, 2019. The Target representative says the company typically closes a small number of underperforming stores every year. Several years of decreasing profitability at the locations led to the decision. All eligible team members will have the opportunity to transfer to a nearby store. Target does own the building and will put it up for sale. The other five stores include two […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Wells Fargo plans to cut up to 10 percent of its workforce over the next three years, the bank announced on Thursday, which will result in thousands of job losses for employees of the nation’s third-largest bank. Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Tim Sloan made the announcement to employees on Thursday. The bank currently employs roughly 265,000 workers, and plans to cut its headcount through both attrition and layoffs. The San Francisco-based bank has been under multiple clouds of scandal starting in 2015 when it admitted its employees opened millions of fake bank accounts for […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul is undergoing transformations and installing a self-serve beverage wall. The 36 self-service tap wall offers local and regional beer, wine, cocktails, cider, kombucha and cold press coffee. It is produced by iPourIt, a self-serve beverage dispense company. The system offers a unique experience and less waiting time. Can Can Wonderland is the first arts-based public benefit corporation in Minnesota, giving all profits to the Minneapolis and St. Paul artist community. The venue has mini golf, boardwalk, arcade, live music, scratch-made food, creative cocktails, boozy milkshakes and now a beer wall. “We […]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WCCO) – Enjoying your favorite scoop of ice cream or bakery treat could soon cost you more dough. In recent years, the price of vanilla began skyrocketing for some local businesses in the Twin Cities that rely on the ingredient. The owner of one popular local bakery in the Twin Cities tells WCCO-TV two years ago, he was paying about $45 for a gallon of vanilla. This year, he is paying close to $310 just for one gallon. That prompted him to slightly raise prices on some items. The cost of vanilla has soared due to high demand […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Comcast will likely bid for Fox’s entertainment business as early as Wednesday now that a federal judge has cleared AT&T’s $85 billion takeover of Time Warner. If Comcast succeeds in outbidding Disney for Fox, a major cable distributor would control even more channels on its lineup and those of its rivals. There are fears that it could lead to higher cable bills or hinder online alternatives. But U.S. District Judge Richard Leon cleared the AT&T deal Tuesday despite similar fears. The ruling is signaling that federal regulators might have a hard time stopping companies from getting […]

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Let’s face it, most of us have been to a wedding or a party and had a little too much to drink. That was the case for Revitalyte co-founder Adam Post the weekend of his wedding. “My wedding afterparty, we all got on the bus, everyone was passing out electrolyte solution so we could all get up for brunch the next day,” Adam Post said. The company’s other co-founder, Ryan Leonard, says his ah-ha moment came after the ball dropped in 2017. He realized those new year’s hangovers were not going away like they used to in […]

Not thrilled by the bonding package put on his desk, Gov. Mark Dayton has nonetheless put his signature on a nearly $1.46 billion capital investment law.