Johns Hopkins Hospital nabbed the top spot on U.S. News and World Report's "honor roll" for best hospitals, which includes just 17 hospitals from across the country. Several other Minnesota hospitals were recognized in individual categories.
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Best Buy will sell and install the OnStar FMV, allowing owners of non-GM vehicles to access OnStar's services, including roadside assistance and automatic crash response.
Jon Jason Greco admitted that he lied to investigators last summer about money and coins that he stashed in a Mall of America locker; but, according to the Star Tribune, he insisted in court on Monday that he didn't know they belonged to Ponzi scheme operator Trevor Cook.
The airline company said that it is losing $14 million per year because of 24 underperforming markets, including five in Minnesota.
Digital Intelligence Systems Corporation said that it intends to fill approximately 80 positions in its consulting, internal sales, recruiting, and support personnel teams with the opening of a new Minneapolis office.
Ramsey County District Court Judge Kathleen Gearin reportedly denied the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association's request to have the state continue processing liquor purchasing cards.
During the state shutdown, the Commerce Department isn't processing licenses and renewals for some real estate professionals-which is leaving some without work and keeping new agents from entering the field. And an extended shutdown would have a much larger impact, which could be felt by homeowners and prospective buyers.
Unique viewers now total between 8.5 million and 9 million-up substantially from about 3 million in January; on the success of The Kennedys miniseries, which debuted in April, ReelzChannel CEO Stan Hubbard plans to bring more miniseries to the network in the coming months.
Governor Mark Dayton and legislative leaders signed an agreement Tuesday morning outlining the terms of a special session to complete the budget.
Thousands of the bank's employees are testing a MasterCard-branded wristband that stores customers' financial information and can be used to make payments; the wristband also stores emergency contact and medical information.
The Pioneer Press reports that the Minnesota Department of Revenue and the IRS, which have identified tax liabilities dating back to 2004, are asking for $2.5 million in ill-gotten assets being controlled by receiver Doug Kelley.
A report by the Pioneer Press provides a summary of each of the defendants from the Tom Petters and Denny Hecker scandals-including where they are today, and for many, when they're expected to be released from prison.
John Shroyer will leave ATK next month to become CFO at Capsugel-a health-care company based in Peapack, New Jersey.
The country's food industry released a new plan to self-regulate the products that it markets to children, but those plans are reportedly less stringent than recommended guidelines from the federal government.
The company, Resource Development International, develops and delivers online higher-education programs across the U.K.; its 2010 fiscal-year revenue totaled about $13.9 million, and Capella's CEO sees it as a business with "significant opportunity for long-term growth."
CEO Joe Grillo said that the sale of the Destron Fearing Corporation subsidiary will allow the company to operate its remaining business "with improved balance sheet liquidity and virtually debt-free."