Although 22,400 jobs were lost in December, Minnesota's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percent to 7 percent-well below the national rate of 9.4 percent.

In a recent speech, the senator criticized new net neutrality regulations and the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal.

Tom Petters argues, among other things, that the court improperly cut short the cross-examination of Larry Reynolds-an accomplice who was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for his role in Petters' fraud scheme.

A hearing on Tuesday-in which 85 attorneys were reportedly present-demonstrated the difficulty of dealing with the mountain of "clawback" lawsuits filed in the Tom Petters bankruptcy case.

Boston Scientific will provide an upfront payment of $100 million-plus potential additional payments of up to $275 million.

It's a move that will enable Cargill to remain a private company while also freeing up cash for its family foundation-and one that has generated speculation that The Mosaic Company could be a good acquisition candidate.

Kenneth Hasse admitted to defrauding investors out of $8 million to finance his company, ConServe Corporation.

The acquisition will substantially grow the St. Paul-based company's portfolio-increasing the number of radio stations in its holdings from four to 21-and expand its geographic footprint to four new key markets.

The company will jointly develop and manufacture magnetic tape technologies with TDK and will discontinue its magnetic tape coating operations in Oklahoma-resulting in the elimination of about 115 positions.

Canada-based Wild Wing Restaurants claims that Buffalo Wild Wings is infringing on its "Wild Wing" trademark and says that its expansion into Canada will create confusion.

Crown Bank claims Curtis Carlson Nelson misrepresented his net worth in loan documents and failed to repay more than $4 million in loans.

Tony Sutton, a longtime Republican operative and former CEO of Baja Sol Restaurants Group, has joined forces with a local public relations firm.

The new Civil Frauds Unit will focus on financial fraud, including fraud related to mortgages, health care, pharmaceuticals, banks, government procurement, and federal grants.

The company recently told state officials that it will phase out operations and close its St. Louis Park plant over the next two years; meanwhile, NestlŽ is expected to add at least 150 jobs this year in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Xcel Energy is helping to fund the vehicles for several municipalities, government agencies, and businesses committed to buying them and demonstrating their clean-energy technology.

The Minneapolis ad agency will hire its summer interns based on the submission of 13 tweets.