Target Corporation's "buzz" plummeted last month after the retail giant donated $150,000 to MN Forward-a political organization backing Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer-according to Brandweek magazine's weekly brand index report.
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The 2010 Minnesota State Fair boasted three days of record attendance-but the total number of people who walked through the turnstiles during the 12-day event didn't top last year's record-breaker.
Inetium and Avtex, two technology firms owned by Minneapolis-based Pohlad Family Companies, announced Wednesday that they will merge their operations into a single company-Avtex Solutions, LLC-effective January 1. Avtex Solutions,
The 601 Tower at Carlson Center in Minnetonka is up for sale, according to the Web site of C.B. Richard Ellis, the commercial real estate firm in charge of the
Crown College is launching a new online MBA program that just received formal approval from the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission, the St. Bonifacius-based college recently announced.
Denny Hecker will plead guilty on Tuesday to two criminal charges-one count of bankruptcy fraud and one related to conspiracy-according to Hecker's attorney, Brian Toder. A notice was filed with
Thief River Falls-based Digi-Key Corporation announced Friday that it has surpassed $1 billion in worldwide sales for 2010. The company, which distributes electronic components, said that it anticipated reaching the
Government funds amounting to $3.3 million will help pay for $8.5 million worth of expansion and energy efficiency upgrades at J&J Distributing in St. Paul's North End. Various government leaders
Corey N. Johnston, a 40-year-old man from Lakeville, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to his operation of a Ponzi scheme-through which he defrauded at least 17 lenders of more
St. Jude Medical, Inc., said Tuesday that it plans to pay $60 million for a 19 percent ownership stake in CardioMEMS, Inc., an Atlanta-based medical device company that has developed
Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. (TPT) is the latest local nonprofit to struggle amid the recession, reporting a projected deficit of between $200,000 and $400,000 for its 2010 fiscal year
A division of Cargill, Inc., has recalled about 8,500 pounds of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in late August. Cargill Meat
Wayzata-based Cargill, Inc., announced earlier this week plans to close its meat-packing facility in Toronto, Ontario. The plant will cease operations next spring. Cargill said that the closure will impact
A Minnesota woman is suing Wayzata-based TCF Bank and TCF Financial Corporation, alleging that the bank's "arcane and obfuscatory" policies caused her to lose thousands of dollars in overdraft fees.
Travel restrictions, a curfew, and a GPS monitor are apparently insufficient for keeping Denny Hecker grounded as he waits for his October trial. The U.S. Attorney's Office wants him locked
North Memorial Health Care President and CEO David W. Cress has been suspended from the hospital system without pay for an indefinite period. North Memorial's board of trustees made the
The long-vacant campus in Woodbury that previously served as the State Farm regional headquarters has attracted a buyer. St. Paul-based Wellington Mangagement, Inc., has entered a purchase agreement for the
Target Corporation's same-store sales and net retail sales both increased in August. Same-store sales-sales at stores open for at least a year and a key measure of retailer performance-increased 1.8