Minnesota will split a $68.5 million settlement from pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals with 36 other states and Washington, D.C.

Gains in computers and electronics, as well as the machinery sector, drove Minnesota's fourth-quarter manufacturing exports to record levels.

Olugenya Temidayo Adeniran of Maple Grove, who is now in jail, stands accused of obtaining cash and purchasing merchandise totaling more than $300,000 from the Mall of America and Southdale Mall using fraudulent credit cards.

The 240 employees that were fired as a result of the audit represent more than half of Harvard Maintenance's local work force.

Of 12 defendants named in a federal indictment unsealed last week, all 11 who have made court appearances-including the five locals who appeared Monday-have pleaded not guilty.

Meredian is accused of defrauding Minnesotans out of "hundreds of thousands of dollars" by charging fees for mortgage refinancing services that were never performed.

Governor Mark Dayton says that the tax would level the playing field between Minnesota's brick-and-mortar businesses and out-of-state retailers providing the same taxable products-but a trade organization argues that such a tax would ultimately result in a net loss to the state.

Christi Rowan-who is reported to be the new wife of fallen auto mogul Denny Hecker-requested probation but will spend 14 months behind bars for two fraud charges.

The downtown Minneapolis Applebee's closed on Sunday, and all 45 of the store's employees have been offered positions at other Minnesota locations.

The University of Minnesota will receive an estimated $36 million over 50 years under the deal, which is expected to close in mid-April.

The median home sale price slid 10.4 percent to $142,500 in February largely due to an increase in foreclosure sales.

The St. Paul-based enterprise software provider said that it has hired Barclays Capital to assist in evaluating the proposal and other possible "strategic alternatives" but insisted that there's no guarantee that a sale will occur.

On a new list compiled by Men's Health magazine, St. Paul ranked 29th and earned a B- grade.

News that MTS has been suspended from federal government contracting caused the company's stock price to slide on Monday.

General Electric Capital Corporation and bankrupt real estate developer Gerald Trooien have reached an $87,500 settlement agreement over unpaid loans, which resulted in liens being placed against 29 of Trooien's properties.

The new company will be based in Singapore and will manufacture and commercialize touchscreen solutions for the personal computing market.