The move enables CW Technology to expand its VoIP business further into Central Minnesota and adds 60 clients to its current 320.

The Vadnais Heights-based company acquired the rights to an adhesive system called Liquamelt, which produces an industrial glue that flows at room temperature.

Outland Renewable Services says that it "respectfully disagrees" with the Department of Labor's findings, which indicate that the company ignored safety rules that led to a worker being severely burned.

Panchero's Mexican Grill closed its Block E location on Friday, which prompted rumors that it was forced out by the development's new owner, Alatus; Alatus denies those allegations.

Almost one-tenth of the 515 jobs scheduled to be cut in Osceola, Wisconsin, have been spared thanks to stronger-than-projected company growth; separately, Polaris said that it has bought Indian Motorcycle for an undisclosed sum.

The bank holding company's earnings of 52 cents per share beat analysts' estimates of 49 cents per share.

The Pioneer Press reported that St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman confirmed that a funding grant agreement will be signed next week, which will bring in $460 million in federal aid for the $957 million project.

The new medical lab, which is slated to open in February 2012, will consolidate about 12 labs that are currently located in five different buildings on the Abbott Northwestern Hospital campus.

NAIOP's Minnesota chapter, the Minnesota Taxpayers Association, and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce plan to draft legislation requiring all government entities to use the same structure to report how they budget and then spend taxpayer dollars.

Kimberly Dana Swenson, a 38-year-old woman from Shoreview, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud.

Central Bank of Stillwater will assume all of the deposits of Rosemount National Bank-the first Minnesota bank to fail this year.

According to the Star Tribune, the Ohio-based discount retailer plans to open three new stores in the Twin Cities by the end of the year and is eyeing additional real estate in the area.

Approximately 9.4 percent of Minnesota's power was provided by wind in 2009, the latest period for which such data is available-and the state's wind farms now generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 630,000 homes.

A new unit that will serve the wealthiest individuals is in the process of being created; employees of all types will be hired to staff that unit-and, separately, the bank's broker-dealer unit plans to hire another 110 financial advisers by the year's end.

With the acquisition, Ameriprise will start managing exchange-traded funds (EFT), investment vehicles that combine the potential benefits of traditional ETF investing with active portfolio management.

The company announced Thursday that it will decrease the size of its music and movie departments and outsource their functions to a third party, which will save the company an estimated $40 million annually.