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Business Briefs for March 4

Soupir joins local office of Van der Hagen, Skogrand & Associates Devin Soupir has joined the Marshall financial practice of Van der Hagen, Skogrand & Associates a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. as an administrative assistant. In this role, Soupir will support the practice with such as: assisting with preparing for client meetings, documenting client contacts, greeting clients upon arrival, and responding to client requests. Soupir currently attends Southwest Minnesota State University majoring in finance, and is planning a career as a ...

Making a ‘good business even better’

MARSHALL — The same leatherworking skills that once formed the basis of success for harness makers are back on West Main Street in Marshall through a new shoe repair venture. Chad and Brenda Krog, owners of Mid-West Cleaners, have launched a shoe repair service after hearing about public ...

US Treasury takes first steps to avoid exceeding debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is taking the first steps to keep the government from exceeding the $22 trillion debt limit which goes back into effect on Saturday, setting off what will likely be months of battle in Congress on finding ways to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. Treasury said that it began on Friday suspending sales of a special type of Treasury security that is used by state and local governments to help manage their bond holdings. In a letter to congressional leaders, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said last week that the government ...

After ‘botch,’ Walmart moves to keep disabled greeters

Walmart endured more than a week’s worth of bad publicity before announcing it would make “every effort” to find a role for disabled workers who had been threatened with job loss as the retailer gets rid of greeters at 1,000 stores. Amid a fierce backlash, Greg Foran, president and CEO of Walmart’s U.S. stores, said in a memo to store managers Thursday night that “we are taking some specific steps to support” greeters with disabilities. Several greeters were offered new jobs at their respective stores on Friday and accepted. Advocates for the disabled said Walmart is ...

S&P 500 snaps 3-day losing streak as US stocks close higher

Health care and technology companies helped lift U.S. stocks higher Friday, breaking a three-day losing streak for the S&P 500 and giving the benchmark index its fifth consecutive weekly gain. Renewed optimism for a potential resolution to the U.S.-China trade conflict helped put investors in a buying mood following a Bloomberg story saying U.S. officials are preparing a deal that could be signed within a month. The trade war between the world’s largest economies has raised prices for consumers and companies. It’s also deepened concerns that escalating tariffs could worsen the ...

Business Briefs for Feb. 25

Brink joins Thrivent Financial Sara Brink of Marshall has joined the Ridgestone Team of Thrivent Financial as a financial professional. Brink supports Thrivent members by helping them develop sound financial strategies so they can prepare for retirement, help families take steps to become ...