Most venture capitalists predict that venture firms will invest more in 2011, especially in IT companies.
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His answer to that question is deceptively simple: “Something that changes the world.” The founder and CEO of Minneapolis firm Generate, Neren has overseen the creation of the World Database of Innovation, which is bringing a lexicon to the chaotic language of innovation. He also has organized Innovation Minnesota, where executives from some of the state’s largest companies help each other prepare for what’s next.
Trustee Doug Kelley has created a mini-industry that’s out to recover as much as $18.4 billion for the victims of the Petters Ponzi scheme. But the recovery efforts are making many debtors—which include nonprofits—feel victimized. Kelley says he has no choice: “We are making law day by day.”
The economy is moving toward “collaborative consumption,” says Rachel Botsman, co-author of What’s Mine is Yours. How will companies make the shift from selling products to selling access?
Twitter feeds, blogs, and oh yeah, traditional media—is it too much information, or just enough to create new opportunities? Here’s What Business Thinks™ about the new media landscape.
3M voluntarily dismissed a previous suit against Andover Healthcare regarding the packing of bandages it manufactures, but this time 3M is suing over the actual product.
California-based Pick Up Stix will move its headquarters to Bloomington as a result of the sale.
Jeremey Parker allegedly hacked into the computer system of SWReg, Inc., and directed the company to disburse funds into his Texas bank account.
The IRS says that the medical-device giant owes additional taxes based on an audit of Arden Hills-based Guidant Corporation's 2001, 2002, and 2003 tax years.
In the span of only a few months, the Maplewood-based company announced plans for investments and acquisitions that together exceed $2 billion-and it has set aside between $2 billion and $3 billion for mergers and acquisitions in 2011.
Eight of the state's 100 largest public companies were sold this year, representing a substantial increase from last year when just two were acquired.
Citing three unnamed sources, Bloomberg said that three top 3M executives are being considered to take the helm following Buckley's departure, but a company spokeswoman said that the Bloomberg report is factually incorrect.