Posts by Nathan Green
Minnesota Strikes Deal With U of M, Mayo Clinic to Up COVID-19 Testing
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the state has struck a deal with the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic to test as many as 20,000 people per day for…
Read MoreMajority of MN COVID-19 Deaths Associated With Long-Term Care Facilities
Health officials say the vast majority of Minnesota’s COVID-19 deaths are cases associated with long-term care facilities. As of Tuesday, officials say 113 of the 160 Minnesota residents confirmed to…
Read MoreUPM Blandin Paper Mill in Grand Rapids to Be Temporarily Closed
A northern Minnesota paper mill is temporarily closing because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. UPM Blandin cites market forces for shutting down its Grand Rapids mill. The…
Read MoreBeltrami County Board Votes Against Motion to Request Reopening Businesses
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners met on a Zoom video conference today to vote on whether or not to send an appeal to Governor Tim Walz in support of…
Read MorePork Processing Plant in SW Minnesota Closes Due to Outbreak of COVID-19
JBS USA says it’s temporarily shutting down its big pork processing plant in southwestern Minnesota because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers. It’s the third plant JBS has closed…
Read MoreOfficials Concerned People Are Avoiding Emergency Rooms For Fear of COVID-19
State health officials are concerned people are avoiding the emergency room in fear of catching the coronavirus. Officials at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center have confirmed a major drop in traffic…
Read MoreFirst National Bank Bemidji Launches #BetterTogetherBemidji Campaign
First National Bank Bemidji has launched a campaign to help local businesses affected by COVID-19. The bank has begun the #BetterTogetherBemidji campaign, which gives away gift cards from local businesses…
Read More114 New Cases of COVID-19, Nine More Deaths Reported on Monday
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 114 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, which raised Minnesota’s total to 2,470. The department also reported nine new deaths to raise the state’s…
Read MoreWalz Signs Bill to Let Restaurants, Bars Temporarily Offer Takeout Alcohol
Governor Walz signed off today on the approval for restaurants and bars to temporarily offer beer, wine, hard seltzer, and cider with takeout orders of food. The Senate File 4489…
Read MoreUpsala Dairy Farmer Discusses Impact of COVID-19
We’ve seen many businesses across the nation impacted by COVID-19, including the farming industry. Though Craig Roerick, an Upsala dairy farmer, hasn’t personally seen his family’s business affected much because…
Read MoreUniversity of Minnesota to Ask For $20 Million to Expand COVID-19 Testing
On Thursday, the University of Minnesota said it will ask the state legislature for $20 million to allow it to dramatically expand statewide testing for both COVID-19 and whether people…
Read MoreMinnesota Joins Midwestern Pact to Coordinate on Reopening Economies
Minnesota is joining a pact with six other Midwestern states to coordinate on reopening their state economies. It’s similar to pacts that were made earlier this week in the Northeast…
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