Thanksgiving shopping: Stores that will be open, closed for the holiday

For many years, stores were open on Thanksgiving, allowing consumers to shop or run last-minute errands before the feast hits the table.

Shoppers pack grocery stores for last-minute shopping ahead of Thanksgiving

A potential way to gauge the excitement about this Thanksgiving is to count the number of trips people are making to the grocery store in preparation.

Dollar Tree doubles down on pricing items over $1

Dollar Tree will charge $1.25 for the majority of its products across all of its locations nationwide by the end of April.

12 cultural malls in Minnesota get $3M from state

Twelve cultural malls primarily based in the Twin Cities are set to receive more than $3 million in grants from the state of Minnesota as part of a COVID-19 relief program to help small businesses.

Prepare to pay more for real Christmas trees this year

If you're looking to pick out a real Christmas tree this holiday season, prepare to pay a little more than in years past.

College costs have risen at nearly 5x the rate of inflation, report finds

The average cost of tuition, fees and other expenses at higher education institutions are rising at a much faster rate than inflation, according to a recent study.

Student loan payments restart in February, but survey finds 89% of borrowers aren't ready

About 9 in 10 fully employed borrowers said they are not financially secure enough to resume federal student loan payments in February 2022, according to a new survey.

Target to permanently keep stores closed on Thanksgiving

Retailers last year were forced to limit crowds in stores during the pandemic - a shift that appears to have been fortuitous.

Ellison settles lawsuits with 2 more Minnesota restaurants over COVID shutdown violations

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison says his office has settled lawsuits against two more restaurants that violated or threatened to violate Gov. Walz's COVID-related shutdown orders last year.

University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship ranked in Top 25

The University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship received a new ranking this week by Princeton Review that lists the school as the 23rd best entrepreneur program in the nation. Additionally, it ranks first among Catholic Universities.

CVS to close 300 stores a year for the next 3 years

CVS Health will close 900 stores over the next three years as it evaluates its retail businesses.