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AT&T Tower Gets Two New Tenants

The additions bring the office building's vacancy rate to about 8 percent, well below the average vacancy rate for Minneapolis-which was at 17.9 percent at the end of 2010, according to Cassidy Turley.

Regulators Tighten Grip on Rochester Bank

The parent company of Home Federal Savings Bank-which recently announced that it would defer a $325,000 payment owed on its Troubled Asset Relief Program loan-is now under scrutiny by its regulator.

Capella Education Co. to Cut 125 Employees

The company's fourth-quarter and fiscal 2010 financial results were positive, but Capella faces uncertainty in light of proposed U.S. Department of Education regulations that would require it to better prepare students for employment or risk losing access to federal loan programs for financial aid for students.

Local Wages, Salary Up 3.2% in 2010

Minnesota's 3.2 percent increase in wages and salary in 2010 represented the second-highest increase among 15 major metro areas and well above the national increase of 1.8 percent.

Study: FDA Should Up Oversight of Med-Tech Devices

A new medical study says that a less rigorous approval process has allowed potentially harmful products to enter the market-but it sparked criticism that its findings contain "factual errors, faulty data analysis, and recommendations that would harm patient access to medical technology with no corresponding safety benefit."

Deluxe to Close Phoenix Call Center, Lay Off 175

The move stems from a decision to consolidate the company's four existing call centers into three; the three remaining call centers will add employees, so overall call-center head count will remain about the same.