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.
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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.
Dennis Pap, former owner of Parthenon Risk Partners, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for stealing about $1.8 million and depositing it into his own bank account for personal use.
Lunds said that it expects to open its new 20,000-square-foot grocery store and adjacent liquor store in downtown Minneapolis next summer.
The company will soon begin a search for a new CEO as federal investigators probe disclosure issues related to government contract forms.
Surly Brewing Company has hired Minneapolis-based real estate advisory firm Tegra Group-which was involved in several iconic local projects, including the Walker Art Center and Target Field-to help move forward with its $20 million "destination brewery."
Several weeks after an outbreak of salmonella-related illnesses, Cargill has gathered a panel of three experts to review its enhanced food safety programs.
Richard Sand, a lawyer and former White Bear Township official, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a $2 million loan fraud scheme.
Voting is now open online and at the Minnesota State Fair for the Pentair-sponsored Minnesota Idea Open, which will award $15,000 to help implement an idea for addressing the state's water issues.
The new application lets users create digital Post-it notes for themselves or others to view at a specific location or time.