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Business Optimism Increasing in Minnesota

But corporate growth may be limited by a growing talent shortage.

2 MN Cos. on List of Nation’s Fastest-Growing Women-Led

Innovative Office Solutions, LLC, and eCapital Advisors, LLC, made the 2013 list of the 50 fastest-growing companies led or owned by women.

19 MN Cos. in Fortune 500; 10 Move Up in Rank

UnitedHealth Group retained its spot as Minnesota’s highest-ranking company on the just-released list, and it moved up five spots from last year, ranking 17th overall.

MSP Airport Ranks 3rd for On-Time Departures

The local airport was among 29 U.S. airports that the U.S. Department of Transportation ranked by their percentage of on-time departures in 2012.

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Number Crunch: Office Party Deluxe

A list of the favorite company party venues of Minnesota's architecture and engineering firms.

MN Ranks Dead Last in Entrepreneur Report


In a new report, Minnesota fared poorly with respect to the proportion of adults who started a new business in 2012; a nationwide lull in new-business activity, however, appears tied to an improvement in the overall economy.

MN Earns “A-” Grade for Small-Biz Friendliness

Meanwhile, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area earned a “B+” for small business friendliness in the just-released study, compiled by online service Thumbtack.com in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation.

MSP Airport 71st on “World’s Top 100 Airports” List

The local airport was among just 15 U.S. airports to make the list, which was compiled by airline and airport review organization Skytrax.

Mayo Clinic

TCB Poll: 38% Support State Aid for Mayo Expansion

While Mayo Clinic’s request for expansion funding is being considered at the Capitol, 38 percent of Minnesota business leaders said in a recent poll that they support state funding for the project.

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The Long Hours of the Law

Annual billable hours at local law firms.

Three MN Cos. Among “100 Most Trustworthy” in U.S.

Patterson, Apogee Enterprises, and Hawkins were recognized by Forbes alongside 97 others that have “consistently demonstrated transparent and conservative accounting practices and solid corporate governance and management.”

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