Advance Auto Parts closing over 700 locations following sluggish performance

Advance Auto Parts will close over 700 locations, including corporate stores and independently-owned locations, as part of a financial restructuring effort.

Alleged retail marijuana sales lead to state’s first lawsuit post-legalization

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management is suing a marijuana retailer for allegedly selling products that are over the legal limits of THC content without a license.

Mpls City Council passes Labor Standards Board [RAW]
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Minneapolis City Council passed the Labor Standards Board during a vote on Thursday. Council members Katie Cashman, Aisha Chughtai and Aurin Chowdhury join community members in a press conference after the vote.

Minneapolis City Council votes to pass Labor Standards Board

The Minneapolis City Council voted in favor of creating a Labor Standards Board on Thursday, which has drawn ire from the business community. 

Boeing issues layoff notices as aerospace giant cuts 17,000 jobs

Boeing announced that it will lay off 10% of its workforce in the coming months and cut its production in the wake of a labor union strike.

Minneapolis council to vote on Labor Standards Board
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The Minneapolis City Council will vote on a controversial measure on Thursday that has drawn ire from the business community. The proposal, which would create a Labor Standards Board, would task a 15-member panel with making recommendations to the city council and mayor about wages, benefits, working conditions and other regulations.

St. Paul drive-thru restrictions eyed by city leaders to improve safety

Restrictions being considered in St. Paul would limit the use of drive-thrus in an effort to improve pedestrian safety, but opponents say the requirements could also stifle development.

23andMe announces workforce cut of 40% before the holidays

DNA site 23andMe is now announcing a big cut just before the holidays – the latest setback for the struggling South San Francisco startup.

American Freight closing all stores amid parent company's bankruptcy filing

The furniture and appliance retailer is shuttering all of its locations and kicking off store closing sales as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings by its parent company.

Nissan to cut 9K jobs, reduce CEO's monthly pay by 50% as company faces 'severe situation'

Nissan President and CEO Makoto Uchida volunteered to immediately begin forfeiting half of his monthly compensation, and other executive committee members also volunteered to take pay cuts.

Leinenkugel?s brewery closing after 150 years
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Molson Coors says it plans to close its Leinenkugel?s brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, that has operated in the city for more than 150 years. FOX 9?s All Day crew discusses the impact the brewery has had, and what might be next.

ILLUME celebrates 30 years with warehouse sale
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A local company producing 20 million candles a year is celebrating a milestone. ILLUME Candles is based in Maple Grove and has been in the home fragrance market for 30 years ? found locally at Whole Foods, Patina and Kowalski?s, and nationally inside Anthropologie, Madewell and West Elm stores. This weekend they?ll be opening the production facility for a warehouse sale at their headquarters, 10501 Elm Creek Boulevard North in Maple Grove ? on Friday, Nov. 8 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and again on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mothership Pizza opens in Edina
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The crew behind Mr. Paul?s Supper Club in Edina has opened another restaurant in the same neighborhood. Mothership Pizza Paradise is all about wood-fired pizza, handmade pasta, and craft cocktails. FOX 9?s Shayne Wells has more on the new restaurant.