Prior Lake restaurant owner is ready to open, but needs to know when
Leaders from the state’s hospitality industry say they’re working with Gov. Tim Walz to come up with available plan to hopefully open up resorts and restaurants again, but owners say they need to know an opening date now or many of them will go under for good.
After Monday reopening, Minnesota retail stores test the waters of curbside, pick-up business
Retail stores in Minnesota took their first steps to open for curbside and pick-up business Monday after Gov. Tim Walz expanded the businesses allowed to reopen until May 18.
Minnesota small businesses get $2.1B in second round of SBA COVID-19 funds
The U.S. Small Business Administration issued nearly $2.2 billion in loans for Minnesota small businesses during the second round of funding through the Paycheck Protection Program.
Line stretches out the door at Washington barbershop operating outside of stay-at-home order
A barbershop in Washington state is operating outside the “stay-at-home” order and the owner says he’s doing so because of the sheriff.
Urban farming sees uptick in Twin Cities amid stay-at-home order
As people battle that cooped up feeling amid the stay-at-home order, an interest in urban farming is taking off in the Twin Cities metro area.
What businesses can reopen for curbside pick-up, delivery under Minnesota's revised stay-at-home order
Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday he will extend Minnesota’s stay-at-home order until May 18 while allowing some businesses to reopen starting May 4.
Cupcake shop and ID badge company team up to deliver face shields to first responders
Two very different businesses are teaming up to make ends meet amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cheesecake Funk owner uses social media to reshape her business amid stay-at-home order
With a stay-at-home order now in effect for more than a month, the spread of COVID-19 is crippling many small business owners. The pandemic is also forcing some entrepreneurs to rethink how they do business.
Izzy's Ice Cream permanently closing St. Paul location after 20 years
Izzy's Ice Cream will be permanently closing its St. Paul location, according to a post on the company's Facebook page. This comes after weeks of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With added COVID-19 safety measures, Brickmania settles back into its warehouse
Like all non-essential businesses, Brickmania had to shut down when the governor issued his stay-at-home order. Now four weeks later, employees are happy to be going back to work.
'We're not all going to survive this': Economic impact from COVID-19 forces salon owner to close
A salon owner in Champlin, Minnesota is feeling the fallout from the coronavirus first hand. After weeks of no customers, she's been forced to do something she never dreamed of: close her doors.
Craft breweries turn to beer dumping amid COVID-19 closures, call for regulation changes
The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild says it's only a matter of time before some of your favorite breweries have to shut down if state leaders don't step in quickly.
Some Minnesota businesses head back to work under governor's executive order
Around 20,000 Minnesota businesses were allowed to re-open Monday under Governor Walz’s executive order.
Small business loan program plagued by outages, delays as second wave of aid begins
E-Tran, the Small Business Administration's electronic system used to help process applications for government-backed aid, has suffered glitches amid the first wave of applicants.
Take two for Paycheck Protection Program
Congress is set to approve a second round of assistance for small businesses totalling $349 billion through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). But the money is expected to go even faster the second time around.
‘Minnesota Strong’: Struggling youth sports shop selling new shirt, hopes to help other stores
As small businesses struggle, while holding out hope for loans to keep them afloat, a 58-year-old sporting goods store in south Minneapolis hit upon a bright idea. If it works, it could not just save them but help others, too.
Edina small business receives financial assistance to retain its employees
Small businesses across the state are finally receiving some financial assistance this week. One of them is College Recruiter, a small, Edina-based business owned by a husband and wife.
