IT companies N'compass, Inc., and Applied Communications of Minnesota, Inc., recently announced plans to merge. Minneapolis-based N'compass, led by cofounder and CEO Gerry Hansen, and Maple Grove-based Applied Communications, led

A man from Cottage Grove pleaded guilty on Friday to defrauding investors in a real estate scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Robert W. Dufresne, 46, admitted in federal

Attorney Jon Hopeman appeared before a panel of judges on Thursday and explained why he believes convicted Ponzi schemer Tom Petters deserves a new trial. Petters is currently serving a

Within six months of making a controversial political donation, Target Corporation has revised its policy about such contributions. According to a "civic activity" page on the Minneapolis-based retailer's Web site,

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday searched the St. Paul offices of bankrupt real estate developer Jerry Trooien in an attempt to find

Carlson announced ambitious growth plans in March 2010, and roughly a year later, the company appears to be on track to meet its goals. The five-year plan, called "Ambition 2015,"

Fico announced Wednesday that it will eliminate 200 positions, or about 9 percent of its 2,200-person companywide work force. Twenty Minnesotans will lose their jobs-or about 6 percent of the

Exactly two weeks after Denny Hecker appeared before U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen and received a 10-year prison sentence, Hecker's girlfriend will stand before the same judge to learn her

Valspar Corporation announced on Thursday that its board of directors has appointed Gary E. Hendrickson as the company's new CEO, effective June 1. Hendrickson, who is currently the Minneapolis-based company's

Medtronic, Inc., said Wednesday that eight deaths and 270 serious or life-threatening injuries that occurred between May 1996 and September 2010 were tied to an improperly working product that it

The number of job vacancies in Minnesota increased 31 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 as employers reported 33,800 job openings in the state, according the Minnesota Department of

About a month after Best Buy launched its buy-back program, a California start-up tech firm is claiming that the Richfield-based retailer stole the idea and backed out on a promised

AT&T Tower has added two tenants within the last week that will together occupy 102,000 square feet-bringing the office building's vacancy rate to about 8 percent. Reed Christiansen, vice president

Four Minnesota Borders locations-St. Paul, Maple Grove, Richfield, and Minnetonka-will be closing their doors over the next several weeks as the company reorganizes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. About 6,000

The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management will lose its leader this summer. Dean Alison Davis-Blake recently accepted a position as dean of the University of Michigan's business school-a

Eleven convenience stores in Minnesota will soon change hands. Casey's General Stores, Inc., announced Tuesday that it will acquire 11 convenience stores from Trimont-based NuWay Cooperative. Financial terms of the

Former North Memorial Health Care President and CEO David W. Cress entered a guilty plea Wednesday in connection with a prostitution bust for which he was arrested in September. Cress,