DULUTH

Duluth Business News

Across Duluth, coverage here takes in corporate mergers, store openings and closings, industry reports, executive leadership changes and regional economic trends. This reporting tracks market shifts as they happen throughout the city.


Openings & Closings

Openings & Closings

Duluth Chamber Dinner Celebrates Progress

Roughly 1,200 business leaders gathered at the DECC for the 156th annual Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce dinner.

Duluth Chamber Dinner Celebrates Progress

People

People

Walz Appoints Vicky Wanta to District Court

Gov. Tim Walz named the St. Louis County prosecutor to fill a Sixth Judicial District judgeship vacated by Judge Leslie E. Beiers.

Walz Appoints Vicky Wanta to District Court

Industry

Manufacturing

ME Elecmetal Invests $15M in Duluth Furnaces

The heavy-duty liner maker is installing two induction furnaces at its Gary New Duluth foundry while existing furnaces keep running.

ME Elecmetal Invests $15M in Duluth Furnaces

Philanthropy

Philanthropy

Damiano Center to Give Hygiene Unit to Church

Faith United Lutheran Church will take over the mobile shower unit and begin Iron Range service in Spring 2027.


Jobs

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Internships

UMD Launches Humanities Internship Program

The program aims to retain local talent by providing 200 paid internships funded by a major grant.

UMD Launches Humanities Internship Program

More in Business

This section follows company expansions, hiring and workforce changes, commercial development projects and shifts in the regional economy. Coverage takes in the city and the communities around it. Industrial sectors and retail environments dictate how these commercial changes influence the landscape. Regulatory updates and local economic policy constraints often drive the timing of these corporate decisions.