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Ultra Machining Co. is working with the city of Monticello to add a new facility next to its existing operations. The project is expected to add up to 125 new jobs.
The brand—Target’s largest in-house brand yet—will include more than 2,000 food items by the end of 2020, with the first products rolling out September 15. Some existing food brands will be phased out.
The Minneapolis medical device maker has received federal premarket approval for what it claims is the world’s first heart failure neuromodulation device.
Shareholder advocacy organization As You Sow has withdrawn a resolution it filed in April, which called for General Mills to disclose evidence of efforts to reduce pesticide use.
The figure marks the third consecutive decline in the number of Minnesota companies to appear on the list.
The deal for Georgia-based Chemstar marks Ecolab’s third acquisition in about eight months.
To accommodate growth and better attract talent, the company will consolidate Twin Cities staff into a single, significantly larger space in the Baker Center in downtown Minneapolis.
A Milwaukee-born data scientist, Dettman says he’s happy to represent a “new wave of leaders.”
The Minnesota Hemp Association, a nonprofit representing various hemp industry stakeholders in the state, has tapped former state representative Joe Radinovich as its executive director.
Mollgaard, who recently founded nonprofit Red Wing Ignite, will serve as executive director for Launch Minnesota, a program created by lawmakers and DEED officials.
Digital agency Foundry and agriculture company Conservis have announced plans to launch Affect the Cause, a two-day competition aimed at developing solutions for food and agriculture problems.
St. Louis Park-based RentTrack has rebranded to LevelCredit and hired a new president to expand business beyond rent reporting, to help more Americans build better credit.
The Minneapolis-based company has acquired Florida-based endpoint protection solutions provider Digita Security.
With the introduction of a pilot program running August 1 through November 30, Lime enters its first market in southern Minnesota, and gives Rochester its first e-scooter offering.
On its 65th anniversary, the Minnesota power sports vehicle maker has rolled out a new tagline, logo, corporate name, and focus to welcome a more diverse customer base.
The acquisition is expected to boost the digital capabilities and global reach of both companies.
The Republican politician, who lost his House seat to Dean Phillips in the 2018 election, replaces a retiring member of the board of directors of the St. Paul-based medtech company.