Jennifer Ford Reedy on the role of government, the utility of metrics, and the value of optimism.
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Executives from Ecolab and Yahoo! were recently appointed to Target’s board; separately, the retailer said it has completed the $5.7 billion sale of its consumer credit card portfolio to TD Bank Group.
The company benefited from higher same-store sales and significantly narrowed its year-over-year loss.
The F.ounders START conference will bring together the founders of 100 fast-growing early-stage tech start-ups and more than 400 investors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to facilitate networking.
Eagle Creek Software Services has also partnered with the University of South Dakota to develop a degree program, which is meant to prepare workers for employment as an IT consultant.
MakeMusic struck a deal to be acquired by venture capital firm LaunchEquity Partners, which has been pursuing a buyout since last summer and already owns nearly a third of the company.
Kathleen Motzenbecker has extensive experience in international trade and foreign direct investment, having previously served as deputy director for Asia Pacific at the Illinois Department of Commerce and working for the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.
Not just an engine of Midwestern heavy manufacturing, the Duluth-Superior port is a gateway to global markets.
Low Risk, High Reward for Minnesota
Monitoring gun sales is a common-sense step that won’t curtail liberty.
In other partnership-related news, Target has tabled its boutique-within-a-store concept that debuted last year—and it is reportedly involved in testing a new same-day product delivery service that Google is exploring.
Locally-owned Franklin Bank, Park Midway Bank, and University Bank will merge and be rebranded as Sunrise Banks; meanwhile, San Francisco-based Bank of the West recently closed four Minnesota branches.
The airplane manufacturer appointed Pat Waddick, a longtime employee and chief engineer of the company’s original aircraft, as president.
CEO Geoff Grassle aims to grow Minneapolis-based Initio3i by offering traditional advertising and digital capabilities under the same roof.
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Minnesota fell in the middle of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
To little surprise, members of the local business community were happy with the governor’s decision to drop heavily criticized taxes from his budget plan.
After two analysts upgraded Best Buy’s stock last month, two more have followed suit in March—and like the others, they credit the company’s new leadership team for what appear to be signs of a turnaround.