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.

Cannon Falls-based trucking company Fil-Mor Express, Inc., closed its doors on Friday, leaving more than 200 drivers without jobs. A dispatcher who answered a Tuesday morning phone call to Fil-Mor

Richfield-based electronics retailer Best Buy Company, Inc., has rolled out a line of health and fitness products. The company announced Friday that it is now selling personal fitness gear, such

It has been close to five months since regulators have closed a bank in Minnesota, but the streak was broken Friday, when Community National Bank in Lino Lakes was shut

Duluth Metals, Ltd., announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Spokane Valley, Washington-based Franconia Minerals Corporation in a deal valued at about $75.6 million. Under the

Medtronic, Inc., said Monday that its CEO since 2007 will retire next year. William A. Hawkins, who is also chairman of the Fridley-based company's board, intends to step down at

Minnesota's third-quarter personal income growth outperformed most other states in the country and was well above the national growth rate, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Bureau

In mid-January, thousands of consumers in Minnesota will be required to find a new telecommunications provider. Winona-based Digital Telecommunications, Inc. (DTI), will cut off its services on January 13. The

St. Paul-based Quality Tool, Inc., said Friday that it has been acquired by Demmer Investments IV, Inc.-an entity formed by the shareholders of Lansing, Michigan-based Demmer Corporation. Financial terms of

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday proposed new rules regarding interchange fees that merchants pay banks when customers make debit card transactions. The proposal would implement provisions in the recently

R. Winston Wallin, a former leader at both Medtronic and Pillsbury and a well-known local philanthropist, died Monday morning after an eight-month battle with abdominal cancer. He was 84. Wallin,

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation-parent company of M&I Bank-has agreed to be acquired by BMO Financial Group in a stock-for-stock deal that's valued at $4.1 billion. Under the terms of the

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the aid of local police officers, on Tuesday raided the Forest Lake office of Alternate Billing Corporation. On Thursday, the FBI posted a

Roger Anthony Coombs, a former tax agent for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), was sentenced Thursday to two years and nine months in prison, Minnesota's U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Minneapolis-St. Paul suffered one of the worst job losses in the high-tech industry during the recession, according to a report by Washington D.C.-based TechAmerica Foundation. The report states that the

Following slow but steady economic improvement in recent months, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said Thursday that it expects that rebound to gain more steam in 2011. However, the

StoneArch Creative, a Minneapolis-based health and medical marketing agency, has given away $5,000 within five days to the charitable causes that generated the most tweets through social media site Twitter.