Tom Webb
Pioneer Press
Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Bruce Dayton of Dayton Company dies at 97
Bruce Dayton, the last of five Dayton brothers in the legendary retailing family, died Friday at age 97 after a career that shaped the Twin Cities in a hundred ways, from fashion to philanthropy, shopping malls to state politics. → Read More
Target lays off 100 administrative assistants
Target Corp. laid off 100 administrative assistants Thursday, as the company continues to downsize its Minneapolis corporate headquarters. → Read More
Attorneys move to block Target-MasterCard breach settlement
Some irate Minnesota attorneys have a warning for Target Corp. and MasterCard and their $19 million settlement: Not so fast. → Read More
Industry groups sue to block Minnesota biodiesel mandate
Groups representing Minnesota trucking firms and car dealers have sued to block the state's 10 percent biodiesel mandate, arguing it hurts their business → Read More
Airport commission gets pushback on possible MSP wage hike
The fight over raising wages at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport moved into the boardroom Monday, with business groups warning of harm to an economic engine for the region. → Read More
The iron empire: James J. Hill's Great Northern ore trust terminated
For decades, much of Minnesota's Mesabi Range was owned by a St. Paul-based trust that Hill and his partners created in 1906. The Great Northern Iron Ore → Read More
Mall of America ride will fly you over U.S. 'landmarks'
Mall of America in Bloomington will build a "FlyOver America" ride that simulates soaring over national landmarks is coming next year to → Read More
Coborn's buying 4 western Wisconsin grocery stores
Coborn's Inc. is buying four grocery stores in western Wisconsin, as the St. Cloud-based grocer expands farther east. → Read More
Mississippi River bridge work ties up Highway 5 traffic near airport
Reconstruction work started Monday on the Minnesota 5 bridge over the Mississippi River, plus the surrounding area, backing up traffic along the busy rout → Read More
In fight for Delta flight attendant union, feds alerted of fraud
The fight over organizing Delta Air Lines' flight attendants took another turn Thursday, when the Justice Department was alerted about fraudulent signatures and a "possible violation of federal law." → Read More
Walmart's higher wage plan kicks in for Minnesota workers
Some 7,700 Walmart and Sam's Club workers in Minnesota -- one-third of its associates here -- are getting a pay raise this week, the discount giant said W → Read More
James J. Hill's iron ore trust sees final trading day
After 109 years in business, the Great Northern Iron Ore Properties Trust officially terminated Monday and its stock stopped trading on the New York Stock → Read More
$10 minimum wage at MSP airport? Some want more
Gov. Mark Dayton wants airport workers to earn at least $10 an hour. But many members of the airport's governing body want a lot more. → Read More
General Mills is working to adjust to new food trends
After finding itself on the wrong side of some powerful consumer trends, Golden Valley-based General Mills is scrambling to rework its pantry and rechart → Read More
Herbicide Roundup flagged as possibly cancer cause, in Europe
The mostly widely used weed killer on Minnesota's farms, known as glyphosate or by its trade name Roundup, is under new scrutiny after European officials → Read More
Hurt in the Target breach? There's $10 million to help
A U.S. district court judge has granted preliminary approval to a $10 million settlement between Target and the consumers affected by the retailer's 2013 → Read More
Target circles back, cuts 40 HR workers who helped with layoffs
Target laid off 40 employees Thursday from its human resources teams, the Minneapolis-based retailer confirmed. → Read More
Target clips wings (slightly) on CEO's corporate jet perks
Minneapolis-based Target disclosed that its new CEO, Brian Cornell, has signed a deal letting him use Target's fleet of corporate jets for personal trips, → Read More
MSP airport luxury hotel adjoining Terminal 1 gets go-ahead
The Metropolitan Airports Commission on Monday gave unanimous approval to Minneapolis-based Graves Hospitality to proceed with developing the first hotel → Read More
Quick Ride parking ramp now open at MSP Airport
The new Quick Ride Ramp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's main terminal opened for business Tuesday, a few months later than planned. → Read More