Business columnist Jon Talton looks at the health of downtown Seattle, where exciting changes are happening but work is left to be done.

This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development provides snapshots each month of different counties across the state. Below are statistics for McLeod and Meeker counties. McLeod ...