All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 14 2011 // Due to the government shutdown in Minnesota there’s a chance pubs in that state might run out of beer.Alcohol supplies are dwindling, and in some cases have run out, at hundreds of bars and restaurants across...
Jul 11 2011 // The Ramsey County, Minn., judge overseeing state spending in the government shutdown has ordered continued funding for several Minnesota Historical Society operations and continued pension payments for former state...
Jul 5 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Insurance said the shutdown of the state’s government, which became effective July 1, will cause disruption to the regulatory agency’s licensing activities.The shutdown that began on...
Jul 4 2011 // Minnesota workers’ compensation claims have fallen 44 percent relative to the number of employees from 1997 to 2009, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).The “2009 Minnesota...
Jun 22 2011 // Fewer Americans are getting medical coverage through their jobs than a decade ago but the 2010 U.S. healthcare law should help stabilize employer-sponsored insurance, two studies released Tuesday showed.The studies,...
Jun 21 2011 // Minnesota workers’ compensation claims have fallen 44 percent relative to the number of employees from 1997 to 2009, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).According to the “2009...
Jun 6 2011 // Learn the business. Put your customers’ interests first. Take care yourself.Those are three messages Mark Z. Moores thinks young people entering the insurance business should take to heart. He should know. Some 30...
May 26 2011 // Learn the business. Put your customers’ interests first. Take care yourself.Those are three messages Mark Z. Moores thinks young people young people entering the insurance business should take to heart. He should...
May 11 2011 // Brad Pint has joined St. Paul, Minn.-based Moores Insurance Management Inc. as risk manager. This is a newly created position, reflecting the ongoing growth of the agency.Pint has more than 15 years of risk management and...
May 10 2011 // Mark Z. Moores, president of St. Paul-based Moores Insurance Management Inc., and has been named president of the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (MIIAB) professional association.He previously...
Apr 11 2011 // The Red River Sunday had started a gradual decline in the Fargo-Moorhead area after reaching a preliminary crest at the fourth-highest level on record with rain storms coming in lighter than expected.“This rain will...
Apr 11 2011 // A federal judge said the Minnesota Department of Human Services must pay about $467,000 to 29 former employees to resolve an age discrimination lawsuit.The money will go to human services retirees who were denied health...
Apr 8 2011 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim for injured workers in Minnesota have grown, but at a slower pace than other study states, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Apr 4 2011 // Members of a nonprofit Minnesota group that maintains a collection of World War II-era planes are scrambling to find money for fire sprinklers for the hangar that houses the vintage exhibit.Officials in South St. Paul have...
Mar 31 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce has ordered a Forest Lake real estate closer and insurance agent to pay a civil penalty of $420,000.The department says an investigation found that Cynthia Strand misappropriated $1.3...
Mar 9 2011 // Western National Insurance Group (WNIG), headquartered in Minnesota, has partially realigned its management team. The following members of WNIG’s management team have assumed new roles: Jeff Couchman, formerly vice...
Mar 7 2011 // One of the snowiest winters on record for the Midwest and northern U.S. Plains have crop watchers worried about a repeat of the massive flooding that hit one of the world’s top grain producing regions in...
Feb 18 2011 // A large swath of the country is at risk of moderate to major flooding this spring, from northeastern Montana through western Wisconsin following the Mississippi River south to St. Louis, National Weather Service flood...
Feb 15 2011 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman has announced the newest members of his leadership team. Rothman tapped attorney and experienced manager Steve Carlson to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Administration. Kevin...
Feb 2 2011 // The economy is gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states because global growth and continued low interest rates have provided a boost to agriculture and energy businesses, according to a new survey released Feb....