Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a new law that alters the statute of limitations for "clawback" lawsuits involving charitable organizations that unknowingly receive tainted donations-and the change is expected
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on Thursday outlined its 2012 plans for 316 road construction projects throughout the state, which will collectively cost $1.1 billion. Projects in the Twin
Richfield-based Best Buy Company, Inc., suffered another setback Wednesday when Standard & Poor's (S&P) ratings services placed the electronics retailer's credit rating on watch "with negative implications," meaning the company's
Roughly seven months after its leader resigned, MTS Systems Corporation has named a new, permanent CEO. Jeffrey Graves will take the helm at the Eden Prairie-based test systems and industrial
Eden Prairie-based residential and commercial real estate brokerage Re/Max Results announced Monday that it has acquired Re/Max Realty Source in St. Cloud. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Ecolab, Inc., laid off 70 employees in the Twin Cities area last week as part of a restructuring and cost-saving effort that the company announced earlier this year, according to
Wayzata-based Cargill, Inc., is reportedly one of 20 companies that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given a green light to market ethanol in a 15 percent blend with
Pinnacle Airlines-which provides regional flights for Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and US Airways-has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Memphis, Tennessee-based airline said Sunday that the company's current
Fridley-based Medtronic, Inc., announced Friday that it will pay $85 million to settle a shareholder class-action lawsuit involving its Infuse bone-growth product. Several Medtronic shareholders, including a pension fund called
Airborne, Inc.-an Eden Prairie-based maker of dietary supplements that support immune health-has been sold for $150 million in cash. Salt Lake City-based Schiff Nutrition International, Inc., on Monday announced that
Baseball fans visiting Target Field will now have a chance to eat a bacon Sloppy Joe while sipping a Surly beer-or enjoy any combination of other new foods and craft
About six months after Michael Francis abruptly left his post as Target Corporation's chief marketing officer (CMO) to become president of J.C. Penney Company, the Minneapolis-based retailer has hired a
A local nonprofit and a Minnesota college have reportedly been asked to return donations that came from entities controlled by former Wayzata businessman Tom Petters. According to a Star Tribune
College Possible-a St. Paul-based nonprofit that helps low-income students earn a college degree-has been selected to receive $1 million from a national venture philanthropy fund that's known for taking organizations
Home Field Advantage-a group of local business and community leaders advocating for a new Vikings stadium-said last week that Minneapolis stands to lose more than $500 million if a stadium
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