economy

Seasonal factors helped push the Rochester area’s unemployment rate higher last month but it remained the lowest in the region.

Downtown Rochester is losing another long-time agricultural business.

A new survey of bankers indicates a waning economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, and weak farm income is hurting producers' ability to borrow money from banks.

The unemployment rate for the Rochester area was steady last month at just two-percent.

Two planned developments in Rochester are on a list of projects throughout Minnesota that will share in $254 million in state funding.

Rochester is losing another longtime business.

A new report singles out Rochester for having the lowest poverty rate in the nation.

The labor market in the Rochester area is not quite as tight as it was a year ago but unemployment remained extremely low last month.

A Chinese medical technology company is setting up shop in Rochester.

State officials are blaming a drop in Minnesota exports on countermeasures on U.S. exports by major trading partners.

A funeral service is planned this weekend for a longtime former Rochester business leader.

A key indicator in a respected economic report suggests Minnesota’s economy could experience a slow down this fall.

Olmsted County still has the lowest jobless rate in the region but it doesn’t appear the local labor market is as tight as it was last summer.

Rochester Public Utilities has officially set a goal of meeting all of its energy needs through 100-percent renewable sources by 2030.