Leadership

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Minnesota United Football Club President Nick Rogers and team owner Dr. Bill McGuire

For Pro Soccer in MN, Is It Now or Never?

Does Dr. Bill McGuire’s resurrection of the Minnesota Stars franchise herald the local arrival of the national soccer wave?

by Jim Leinfelder

ATK to Acquire Savage Sports for $315M in Cash

ATK will buy firearm designer and manufacturer Savage Sports, whose parent company, Caliber, is a portfolio business of Minneapolis-based Norwest Equity Partners.

Governor Mark Dayton

Governor, DFL Legislative Leaders Announce Partial Budget Deal

The deal blends portions of all three proposals from the House, Senate and governor, who met over the weekend to work out the agreement.

30 Plans to Improve St. Paul Vie for $1M Prize

Thirty ideas for improving St. Paul—ranging from the construction of a “floating museum” to mobile food shelves—are competing for a $1 million prize.

Best Buy store

Best Buy Names New CEO for China Operations

Meng Zhou will act as president of Best Buy China and CEO of the company’s Five Star electronics chain.

A Supervalu-owned Cub Foods store

Supervalu Pays CFO $300K to Stay Two More Months

Chief Financial Officer Sherry Smith was scheduled to leave Supervalu at the end of May but is now staying on until the end of July for an extra $300,000, in addition to her usual salary.

Brian Waldner

New N.D. Oil Projections Offer Opportunities for Minnesota Businesses

The scope and duration of the oil boom expanded recently when the projection of the oil that's recoverable in the Williston Basin nearly doubled.

Manufacturing

MN Cos. Set New Export Record in 2012: $20.6B

The value of Minnesota’s exports rose $246 million in 2012, an increase of 1.2 percent and enough to set another annual record; the state’s top export category was machinery.

Holiday Buys 7 SuperAmerica Stores in Rochester

Holiday Stationstores purchased seven of its rival’s convenience stores in Rochester and plans additional growth.

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Dell Purchases Twin Cities Tech Co. Enstratius

Enstratius is Texas-based Dell’s second Minnesota acquisition in recent years.

Twin Cities Insurance Co. Acquired by CBIZ

CBIZ is expanding its Minnesota footprint with the acquisition of Associated Insurance Agents and its 32 employees.

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