U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen ruled against AGA Medical Holdings in a patent lawsuit involving a medical device used to treat heart defects.
Archive of: August 2013
Target bought a company that hosts a trio of websites that sell beauty products; the deal marks the company’s third e-commerce acquisition since March.
New upgrades to Donaldson’s testing laboratories are expected to boost efficiency and cut costs.
A Star Tribune story suggests that the demise of a Washington transit project serves as a “cautionary tale” for local planners.
Bike parts wholesaler Quality Bicycle Products plans to expand its business, increase profits, and ship internationally bikes built at its Minnesota warehouse.
After investing in an Australian grain commodities business and beef processing company, Cargill has now purchased Joe White Maltings, an Australian malt producer.
The controversial plan to build a 140-unit apartment building on land once occupied by the House of Hanson, Duffy’s Pizza, the Book House and the Podium was approved Friday on a 9-to-4 vote by the Minneapolis City Council.
Tom Petters is expected to travel to Minnesota from a Leavenworth, Kansas prison in order to make his case for a lighter sentence.
CEO Sally Smith said the company plans to have PizzaRev open a Minneapolis location by the first quarter of next year.
A new commercial real estate report cited “lethargic” demand for office space in the Twin Cities.
Renovation plans call for adding a “significant amount of new windows on the exterior,” converting the first lower level of the building to parking, and creating a new entrance on Nicollet Mall.
Richard Spady received two years in federal prison for his role in the fraud scheme; he and a co-defendant were also ordered to pay roughly $1.13 million in restitution.
Tenacious Holdings/Ergodyne, Colle+McVoy, Haberman, Quality Bicycle Products, and Renter’s Warehouse appear on the magazine’s list of top 100 workplaces.
The company is relocating an existing St. Paul location into a larger space in a new mixed-use development.
The Minneapolis City Council met Thursday to discuss forming a city-owned electric utility, but the Xcel Energy CEO is confident the city won’t make the transition.
An analyst said, however, that although the company reported a loss, the move to sell its weak businesses will ultimately allow Dolan to focus on its more successful sectors.
President Obama nominated Jones to lead the bureau full-time in January, as part of a legislative and administrative response to the December school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area ranked 10th on a recent list of “aspirational” cities based on its economic growth, quality of life, and demographic factors.