MSP’s Terminal 1 is getting a major concessions redo: the MAC will issue a summer 2026 RFP to relaunch 50+ shops, restaurants and services, with vendor sessions underway.

Ecolab is reportedly in talks to buy CoolIT for about $4.5–$5 billion, giving the St. Paul company a hardware foothold in AI data‑center cooling.

3M and Bain Capital agreed to buy Madison Fire & Rescue for about $1.95B and fold it into 3M’s Scott Safety business, with 3M taking a 50.1% stake. The move consolidates major firefighting and rescue brands under one platform.

A new Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal ranking names the top 20 Twin Cities companies by SBA-backed loans in 2025 and highlights which lenders financed them.

Hennepin County has opened applications for a roughly $2M Small Business Recovery Fund to help storefront companies hit by recent federal immigration enforcement.

A farmer‑owned oat mill in Albert Lea hopes to turn a hunger for traceable, food‑grade oats into new markets and more rotation options for Minnesota growers.

A late‑year surge helped metro Milwaukee's exports rise 3.7% in 2025 to about $9.2 billion. Q4 strength was the key driver.

A new coalition has a deal with TalusAg to bring modular green ammonia to Minnesota, promising cheaper, lower‑carbon fertilizer and a long‑term cooperative offtake.

Bloomington has redirected roughly $400,000 to a one-time grant program that offers up to $10,000 to brick-and-mortar businesses hit by recent ICE operations.

UnitedHealth told managers it will limit raises to 0–2% and has notified some staff of layoffs as the Minnetonka-based company tightens costs after a difficult 2025.

Estée Lauder will eliminate 68 positions at Aveda’s Blaine, Minn., campus as part of a broader restructuring. The cuts touch the brand’s local manufacturing and distribution operations.

Duluth’s Cirrus again led U.S. plane sales in 2025, delivering 797 aircraft and posting about $1.18B in billings. The result highlights the company’s local economic footprint.

Statewide lab bottlenecks are leaving growers holding harvests and dispensaries short on tested cannabis, creating weeks‑long delays for Minnesota’s new recreational market.