The Brooklyn Center-based coffeehouse chain officially launched its “Caribou Perks” program on Monday, which offers discounts, free food, and beverages to loyal customers.
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In two separate transactions, the Minneapolis-based uniform manufacturer and facility services provider sold its operations in Ireland and its direct-sale program business to complete restructuring efforts that it began in 2009.
Volunteers of America-Minnesota, one of the state’s largest nonprofits, said the government shutdown and sequester are largely responsible for lower revenue.
The Fridley-based med-tech company announced Monday that it purchased New Jersey-based Tyrx, Inc., which manufactures drug-coated “envelopes” that encase implantable medical devices and are meant to prevent infection.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank has reached an agreement to acquire Charter One Bank’s commercial banking operations in Chicago.
Longtime Star Tribune sports columnist will sell some of his clothes in St. Louis Park this weekend.
Call center rivals Stream Global Services and Convergys Corporation are expected to combine in the first quarter of 2014, which would create a company with about 125,000 employees at 135 different facilities.
The maker of Sleep Number beds said that sales missed internal goals during the holiday season and it is planning for a “challenging environment” in 2014.
Afinia is pushing back against 3D-printing giant Stratasys, which claims in a lawsuit that Afinia is infringing on four of Stratasys’ patents.
Tom Petters is reportedly trying to get his argument for a new sentence before a different judge; the last judge accused Petters of trying to pull “one final con.”
The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a safety alert Thursday, warning that Bakken crude may be more flammable than other, heavier crude oil.
The trend of closures and job cuts continue to haunt scrapbooking chains in Minnesota as Minnetonka-based Archiver’s announced that it’s closing its doors in about a month.
Roughly two dozen Minnesota companies—including 3M, Imation, Sleep Number, and Stratasys—will present new technology and products at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Graco, Inc., bought QED Environmental Systems and EcoQuip in December for an undisclosed sum.
Gregory Melsen, who has served as chief financial officer and as interim CEO, will leave Techne Corporation in early February to “pursue other opportunities.”
Minnesota appeared on a recent Bloomberg list of states with high concentrations of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers; research and development spending; public technology companies; and patent approvals, among other factors.
Twin Cities Business’ sister publication Mpls.St.Paul Magazine reported Thursday that Jack Riebel officially left Butcher & the Boar and sold his ownership shares to the Minneapolis restaurant’s other partners.
Anticipating more regulatory effects on the financial services industry, CliftonLarsonAllen acquired Bankers Advisory, expanding its mortgage compliance offerings; it also acquired two more firms.