The Tom Petters saga continues to unravel, as three men from Florida have been charged for securities fraud related to the marketing of a hedge fund's investments in Petters Company,
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The hedge fund industry is back—sort of—and Redleaf, the contrarian mind behind Whitebox Advisors, has been trouncing industry benchmarks.
Duluth-based CW Technology has acquired St. Cloud-based phone systems provider Innovative Telecom Solutions (ITS)-a move that will add 60 clients to its roster of 320. Financial terms of the acquisition,
Vadnais Heights-based industrial adhesive manufacturer H.B. Fuller has acquired a small Ohio-based adhesive maker, the company announced on Monday. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Liquid Polymer Corporation,
Canby-based Outland Renewable Services has received six citations for safety violations after a technician at a wind farm was severely burned in October, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety
Panchero's Mexican Grill is the latest company to vacate the Block E development in downtown Minneapolis-and it's a move that was rumored to be the decision of the development's new
Polaris Industries, Inc., said Thursday that it will keep almost 10 percent of the jobs at its Osceola, Wisconsin manufacturing facility-which it previously intended to shutter. The Medina-based recreational vehicle
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.05 billion, or 52 cents per share-marking a 56 percent jump over the same period one year ago. Analysts polled by
Federal funding that will cover nearly half the cost of the Central Corridor light-rail transit project is close to becoming a reality. According to the Pioneer Press, St. Paul Mayor
Allina Hospitals & Clinics has started work on a project that has been on its radar for about 10 years-a consolidated central medical laboratory. Construction began last month on the
A commercial real estate trade organization, a taxpayer association, and the state's largest business group are launching an effort to reform the way public governments in Minnesota create their budgets
A former employee of Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company on Monday pleaded guilty to embezzling roughly $400,000 from her employer over the course of two years, Minnesota's U.S. Attorney's office
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Friday announced that six banks were closed by federal regulators-including Rosemont National Bank, which is based in Rosemont. The bank was closed by
Ohio-based discount retailer Big Lots is reportedly expanding in the Twin Cities and will open three new stores by the end of the year. According to the Star Tribune, Big
Minnesota added 396 megawatts of wind-generating capacity in 2010-ranking it fourth among all states for total installed capacity, according to a new report by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
U.S. Bancorp subsidiary U.S. Bank is in the process of expanding its wealth management group and adding a unit to serve ultrahigh-net-worth individuals. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank has served ultrahigh-net-worth individuals-those
An investment information Web site recently ranked Minnesota as the 10th-best state for making a living. The new study by MoneyRates.com ranked states based on how easy it is to
OnPoint Medical Diagnostics, Inc., will soon become a public company under a reverse-merger agreement with Florida-based Vertical Health Solutions, Inc. (VHS). Under the terms of the agreement, Edina-based OnPoint has