CLARKFIELD — One of Clarkfield’s downtown traditions became a 21st century career opportunity in the past year for Medea Noel. She opened Medea’s Cafe on Oct. 27 at the cafe portion of Clarkfield’s centrally located business property known as the Diamond Mall. The establishment was ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Hembert Figueroa just wanted a taco. So he was surprised to learn the dollar bills in his pocket were no good at Dos Toros Taqueria in Manhattan, one of a small but growing number of establishments across the U.S. where customers can only pay by card or smartphone. Cash-free stores are generating a backlash among some activists and liberal-leaning policymakers who say the practice discriminates against people like Figueroa, who either lack bank accounts or rely on cash for many transactions. Figueroa, an ironworker, had to stand to the side, holding his taco, ...
Stocks notched solid gains on Wall Street Friday, erasing most of the losses the market sustained after an uneven week of trading. The strong finish gave the S&P 500 its third straight weekly gain. The benchmark index is now just under 1% from its most recent all-time high set on September 20, reflecting the strong rebound for the market this year after a dismal slide in December. Banks led the gains Friday after a solid quarterly profit report from JPMorgan Chase opened the latest round of highly anticipated company earnings. Banks have been benefiting from higher interest rates, ...
PINE ISLAND (AP) — A Minnesota dairy farmer frustrated by the industry’s rising financial pressures has taken to social media to voice his concerns in an emotional video that's been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. Mark Berg, 26, told the Star Tribune that he posted the 6-minute-long Facebook video Monday after arguing with his family about how to save their 200-cow dairy farm in Pine Island. “Literally just got done arguing with my dad. Just arguing, screaming back and forth. And it never used to be that way, you know, it never did,” Berg says in the video. “And ...
Avera Marshall, Big Stone Therapies expand partnership Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center and Big Stone Therapies, Inc. announced that Avera Marshall has purchased the Big Stone Therapies clinic at the Market Street Mall in Marshall. Plans call for the current professional services agreement with Big Stone Therapies at the hospital-based location to continue. Beginning April 1, this agreement expanded to include the clinic location at Market Street Mall in Marshall. Under this agreement, Avera Marshall is responsible for business operations and contracts with Big Stone Therapies to ...
TRACY — They may be new owners of a publishing company, but they have a combined 40 years of experience in the newspaper industry. Tara Brandl and Per Peterson took over ownership of the Tracy Headlight-Herald, now the Tracy Area Headlight-Herald, as of April 1. They bought the business ...
