The decision comes less than three months after the South St. Paul-based company said that it would focus on its Destron Fearing business and divest "non-core" businesses in 2011.
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Isaac Becker of 112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa was named the best chef in the Midwest by the James Beard Foundation; in other local culinary news, Manny's was named among the nation's top "power lunch" spots by Zagat.
According to Mass Device, an online medical device journal, a diabetes industry analyst claims that Medtronic cut hundreds of employees in its diabetes unit.
Target and U.S. Bancorp, both based in Minneapolis, made Millward Brown's list of the 100 most valuable global brands, which was led by Apple, Google, and IBM.
The MSP Business Vitality Index, which compares the Twin Cities to eight other metro areas, found that the local business climate excels in its unemployment rate and number of Fortune 500 firms-but it leaves plenty to be desired when it comes to accessing capital and attracting minority entrepreneurs.
The Northern Lights Express proposed rail project received a $5 million grant from the federal government for engineering and environmental work.
The team has decided to pursue a new 65,000-seat retractable-roof stadium in Arden Hills, and it will work with Ramsey County officials to garner support from the state, which would have to cover $300 million of the total bill.
Republican legislators are looking to cut the state's work force in an effort to help ease a huge budget deficit-but a report by Minnesota Public Radio suggests that the state's work force is already lean.
The company said that about 55,000 of its 80,000 employees are eligible for the offers, which are part of a larger plan to cut expenses amid high fuel costs.
A jury found that G&K's decision to terminate James Dubiel-who sued the company in February 2010-was motivated by a Workers' Compensation claim he filed following an incident in a company-owned vehicle he was driving.
The pot of prize money for Minnesota's entrepreneurial competition has grown, due primarily to a new sponsorship from General Mills-and a runner-up in each division will now receive a $5,000 cash prize.
Skeptics of the plan to place a casino at the downtown Minneapolis development say that attracting people could be difficult-and the casino would likely face a tough fight from the state's Native American tribes.
A Tuesday report indicates that the Vikings will likely opt for the Arden Hills proposal over the City of Minneapolis' recently unveiled plan for a stadium at the current Metrodome site.
A hospital system spokesman said that 28 Unity Hospital employees and four Mercy Hospital employees looked at the electronic medical records of patients who were treated following a mass overdose incident-which violates a policy that only allows such access on a need-to-know basis.
The Twin Cities-and the rest of the Midwest-outpaced the nation in the percentage of total sales that came from foreclosures, but the region hasn't yet experienced the "double dip" seen throughout the rest of the country.
The company will outsource production to four family-owned facilities in the Midwest; a spokeswoman declined to reveal the impact that the move will have on the company's balance sheet.