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Strike shuts shipping artery

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest of the world. Around 360 workers in Ontario and Quebec with Unifor, Canada's largest ...

UAW reaches deal with Ford

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers. The four-year deal, which still has to be approved by 57,000 union members ...

We Energies to test hydroelectric power plant sirens Wednesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — We Energies will test emergency sirens at its hydroelectric power plants on Wednesday. Four of the company’s dams have flood emergency warning systems that require annual testing to ensure the sirens operate properly. Residents near Michigamme Falls, Twin Falls, Big ...

Autoworkers strike at Stellantis plant

The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. The union says that 6,800 members walked out Monday morning and shut down the Sterling Heights, Michigan, Assembly Plant, ...

Watchdog: 15% minimum tax on companies marred by loopholes

WASHINGTON (AP) — An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by ...

Diva Den brings ‘spa experience’ to Niagara

NIAGARA, Wis. — The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed a new Niagara business, Diva Den by Ari, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Diva Den by Ari, 1111 Roosevelt Road in Niagara, is owned by Arianna Howard. It aims to provide a luxury spa experience — heavy on the color ...