The recession ended in June 2009, according to a Monday announcement by the National Bureau of Economic Analysis, whose business cycle dating committee dates the beginning and end of recessions.

The City of St. Paul on Tuesday announced a bridge loan for Lowertown neighborhood businesses, providing early access to $60,000 of the $1.5 million Central Corridor "Ready for Rail" small

More than 25 Target stores in the Twin Cities metro area have been redesigned in response to guest feedback, the Minneapolis-based retailer announced Wednesday. The redesigned stores feature an open-market

The much-anticipated luxury hotel at the Mall of America will be branded as Radisson Blu, a new concept by Carlson Hotels. Carlson Hotels, a subsidiary of Minnetonka-based Carlson, announced Wednesday

Golden Valley-based General Mills, Inc., on Wednesday posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, but sales for the quarter fell short of expectations. Net earnings for the quarter that ended August 29 totaled

Minnesota manufacturers exported $4.3 billion worth of goods out of the country in the second quarter of 2010-a 19 percent increase from the same period in 2009 and another sign

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil complaint on Tuesday accusing a local attorney of defrauding investors in a real estate lending fund by not disclosing that

With four regular-season games left, the Minnesota Twins announced Wednesday that the team has surpassed its all-time, single-season annual attendance record and passed the 3 million mark. The achievements come

Xcel Energy, Inc.'s Black Dog facility in Burnsville has been closed after an explosion occurred at the plant on Tuesday morning, resulting in a small fire. Company spokesman Tom Hoen

Another of former auto mogul Denny Hecker's associates faces federal charges related to Hecker's fraud case. According to court documents filed Friday, former employee James Carl Gustafson has been charged

Apex International announced last week that it is in the process of expanding both its facilities and its workforce to support recent growth. The Chaska-based contract manufacturer of personal care

The Minnesota business owner who wrote a letter of intent to purchase Brookdale Mall earlier this year said that he plans to submit an offer "in the range" of the

Medtronic, Inc., has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Integrity Coronary Stent System, the Fridley-based medical device maker said Monday. The new stent uses

A Fridley woman filed a copyright infringement suit in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Friday alleging that Kohl's Corporation copied one of her T-shirt designs. Heidi Panelli, who sells

Minnesota business owners and managers are blaming taxes and health care issues for the state's slow progress in economic recovery, according to the seventh annual Minnesota Business Barometer Survey. The

New Brighton-based Risdall Marketing Group announced Tuesday that the company has created a new division called Risdall Henn Direct-to-Market (RHDM). Direct-to-consumer pioneer Dale Henn has been named president of the

The Minnesota Department of Commerce said Monday that it has fined a New York insurance company $100,000 for allegedly using deceptive advertising to sell at least 1,500 unapproved insurance plans