Job vacancies are up more than 32 percent versus the same period a year ago, but the bulk of openings is for part-time or seasonal work.
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A new ordinance requires all Minneapolis businesses to offer recycling.
The retailer reported a 4.1 percent increase in August sales, and plans to hire "thousands" in Canada in the years ahead.
The Star Tribune reports that cost of living in the Twin Cities has been rising this year, while Minnesota remains about 100,000 jobs short of where it was before the recession.
Cultivate the art of gamesmanship with a day at a hunting preserve.
The electronics retailer has partnered with online game CityVille's developer-Zynga-to allow players to build in-game Best Buy stores.
Linda Tuttle-Olson, who operated a real estate closing company, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for allegedly stealing nearly $1 million from clients' escrow accounts.
Medtronic and NuVasive are reportedly accusing each other of infringing on their respective patents related to products used in surgeries.
The six division winners will present before the grand prize review board on September 8, when the overall winner will be named and awarded an additional $25,000, along with the coveted Minnesota Cup.
McLeod Bancshares, Inc., of Shorewood, received $6 million, and Redwood Financial, Inc., of Redwood Falls, got $6.4 million through the Small Business Lending Fund.
Wells Fargo is accepting applications for a variety of mortgage-related positions at its Twin Cities offices.
The electronics retailer reportedly plans to hire herds of information technology specialists over the next year-continuing the company's focus on digital strategies.
The Microsoft Corporation co-founder holds 11.4 percent of Ecolab's stock.
Eric Kaler now leads a school with a $3.7 billion annual budget, 67,000 students, 4,000-plus faculty members, and 15,000 other employees-and he plans to embark on efforts to make the U of M more entrepreneurial. The September cover story in Twin Cities Business asks what makes him the right man for the job.
Google, a new member of the Minnesota High Tech Association, will host a two-day event in St. Paul to help Minnesota businesses set up Web sites and pick up tips about the company's various online services, including Google Places and Google AdWords.
The acquisition of the assets of ProStor Systems aligns with Imation's recent shift to focus on data storage technology.