The company, which first announced plans to sell its Minnesota assets in May, signed definitive agreements with two private-equity firms to sell its St. Paul Park refinery and 166 SuperAmerica stores for $900 million.
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UnitedHealthcare commercial plan customers will get in-network access to Mayo Clinic physicians and hospitals beginning November 1.
The acquisition-the financial terms of which were not disclosed-is expected to close within roughly 30 days.
Lori Swanson has asked Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase, Minneapolis-based GMAC Mortgage, and 12 other major lenders to voluntarily stop foreclosures within the state until they can prove that they are following a fair and accurate process.
The 1.3 percent increase in same-store sales fell short of the 1.9 percent jump that analysts had expected and was "near the low end" of the company's own expectations.
The company said earlier this year that it may expand to Canada, Mexico, or Latin America. Now it reportedly has plans to open up to 200 stores north of U.S. borders.
The stores ceased operations as Tires Plus on Thursday and reopened as National Tire and Battery locations the following day.
The billionaire investor-who purchased an 8.5 percent ownership in Lawson Software earlier this year-now owns a 10 percent stake in the company.
Cogent shareholders had sought to block the sale of the company to 3M for $943 million, saying that 3M's offer price of $10.50 per share is too low.
Minnetonka-based Arrowhead Capital Management and its affiliates could be liable for up to $5.1 billion in principal and interest that was transferred to them from Petters Company, Inc., over a period of 10 years, according to the suit.
Piedmont purchased the Meridian Crossings office complex in Richfield, which sits on about 9.5 acres and includes two buildings with a total of 383,882 square feet.
Chef Stewart Woodman's new book, despite its title, is "meant to be cooked from."
General Mills, Carlson, and RSM McGladrey all made the 2010 "100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces" list, which was compiled by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
The company will instead give retirees money to buy health insurance on the open market.
The Seattle-based company plans to significantly grow both its workforce and the size of its new Plymouth facility between now and the end of 2011.
First quarter operating earnings were $410.3 million, a significant improvement from $134.2 million in the same period last year.