Lee Bloomquist
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- Sep 3, 2026
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Steelworkers remain working under contract extensions (opens the original)
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Thousands of northeastern Minnesota steelworkers are awaiting resolution of labor contract negotiations with Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., and United States Steel Corp. Â Â Â Negotiations aimed at reaching new labor agreements between the United Steelworkers (USW) union and the two iron ore and steelmakers have been extended beyond the scheduled expiration date of current labor contracts. Â Â Â The current USW labor contract with Cleveland-Cliffs was expired Sept. 1. The current USW labor contract with
Pohaki builds on history in Virginia; New storefront to open in 2027 (opens the original)
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A fourth-generation home improvement business in Virginia is opening up a new storefront. Â Â Pohaki is beginning construction on a new approximate 11,000 square-foot store along Sixth Avenue North in the Iron Range city. Â Â "The building is shipping at the end of September," said Brandon Seppala, Pohaki owner of the structural exterior of the building. "By Christmas, we should be starting to finish the interior." Â Â It's a major step forward for the fourth-generation, family- owned home impro
BusinessNorth starting 35th year covering regional firms, industries (opens the original)
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This year will mark 35 years since a then-new business tabloid was first published in the area. That publication was â and still is â BusinessNorth. âWe started in (a business) incubator in Superior with two computers and a copy machine that could print pages,â said Wayne Nelson, BusinessNorth founder in a recent interview. âWe had a part-time reporter and an ad person.â Nelson had previously worked for the Duluth News Tribune and then moved to the Twin Cities for a time, where he wo
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