U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis on Tuesday denied 3M Company's preliminary injunction request that asked the court order that Pasadena, California-based Avery Dennison Corporation to stop selling its retroreflective

When Heidi Olson recently walked into Suburban Auto Body to get her Toyota Highlander repaired, she wasn't surprised to see that the shop was bustling-or to be told that it

Marlon Danner, who operates a couple of trucking companies in South St. Paul, has been charged by federal prosecutors for talking his drivers into handing over state-mandated settlement money that

Target Corporation has begun employing a most unusual group at its stores: social workers. In fact, 69 of the Minneapolis-based retailer's 1,752 locations now have a social worker, according to

A majority of venture capitalists have renewed optimism about the future and expect to see more investments in 2011, according to a survey conducted by the National Venture Capital Association

Maplewood-based 3M Company-along with subsidiary 3M Innovative Properties Company-has filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Salisbury, Massachusetts-based Andover Healthcare, Inc., regarding its bandage products. According to the complaint, filed

Minnetonka-based Carlson said last week that it recently sold its casual Asian restaurant chain, Pick Up Stix, to Los Angeles investor Lorne Goldberg. The financial terms of the deal were

The federal government has accused Jeremey Parker of Houston, Texas, of hacking intothe computer system of SWReg, Inc.-a subsidiary of Eden Prairie-based Digital River, Inc., that provides e-commerce solutions to

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking $525.1 million, plus interest, from Boston Scientific Corporation. Last week, the Natick, Massachusetts-based medical-device giant received notices of deficiency from the IRS, which

Bloomberg reported Monday that 3M Company directors are preparing for the earlier-than-expected departure of CEO George Buckley-but a company spokeswoman said that's not the case. Citing "three people with knowledge

IPO activity in Minnesota has slowed significantly in recent years amid the recession but is gradually picking up steam. Two companies within the state completed initial public offerings of stock

St. Paul-based Lawson Software, Inc., announced on Monday plans to acquire Enwisen, Inc.-a Novato, California-based software-as-a-service provider for the human resources (HR) industry-in a $70 million cash transaction. Lawson said

Despite positive indicators from employment data, some of Minnesota's largest employers were forced to trim staff in 2010-and the economic downturn seems blind to industry lines. State Economist Tom Stinson

A weeklong search for Minnesota businessman Luke Bucklin and three of his sons came to a tragic end on November 1 when searchers found his small plane in the rugged

The Minnesota Twins moved into their new home at Target Field in April-a move that helped the team to break its attendance record and one that seems to have increased

Two major decisions-one at the state level and one at the federal level-had a major impact on Minnesota companies in 2010, but the effects were felt in very different ways.