Minnetonka-based Cargill, Inc., is reportedly among the possible suitors for Canadian agribusiness giant Viterra, Inc. Saskatchewan-based Viterra on Friday announced that it has "received expressions of interest from third parties,"
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Brooklyn Park-based Mocon, Inc., said Monday that it has signed a deal to acquire PBI-Dansensor for $20 million. PBI-Dansensor is a Denmark-based manufacturer of instruments for the "modified atmosphere packaging"
Richfield-based Best Buy Company, Inc., announced Friday that it has hired Starbucks Chief Information Officer Stephen Gillett to oversee its digital operations. Starting March 14, Gillett will be the president
TCF Financial Corporation announced Tuesday that it has repositioned its balance sheet by prepaying $3.6 billion of long-term debt and selling $1.9 billion of mortgage-backed securities. The Wayzata-based bank holding
Minneapolis-based Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) recently announced last Thursday that its online fraud alert forum will host the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) confidential discussions on bank robbery investigations. The
Six Minnesota companies have been recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Affordable Buttons, Custom Alarm, and CWS, Inc.-all based in Rochester-and Maple Grove-based Mindsharp are among 75 companies nationwide
Minnesota companies exported $5.1 billion worth of products in the last three months of 2011, representing a fourth quarter record, according to data released Friday by the Minnesota Department of
Greater Twin Cities United Way last week recognized 22 corporate and agency partners at its annual "Best Of Awards"-and three of the top corporate awards went to Arden Hills-based agricultural
Fulton Beer on Saturday opened Minneapolis' first "taproom," selling glasses of its beer to Twin Citians who have never before been able to buy pints directly from a commercial brewery.
The Vomela Group, based in St. Paul, recently announced that it has purchased the business and assets of Indianapolis-based Pratt Corporation. Pratt provides store décor and point-of-purchase programs for large national
The same Minnesotans who were on <em>Forbes'</em> 2011 list of the world's billionaires made the list this year.
Animal agriculture provides almost $8 billion in annual "total direct economic value" to Minnesota. That's according to statistics released earlier this week by the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council, which said that
Music software company MakeMusic, Inc., said Tuesday it has inked a deal with Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based print music publisher Hal Leonard Corporation. Eden Prairie-based MakeMusic, the developer of interactive music learning
One week after Governor Mark Dayton, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, and Vikings owner Zygi Wilf announced an agreement that would put a new stadium in downtown Minneapolis, backers of a
Minneapolis is showing signs of economic recovery, with more of its residents working, the volume of construction rising to pre-recession levels, and fewer homeowners being foreclosed upon, according to data
A man from Cottage Grove was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $5 million in a house-flipping scheme that spread across multiple
Eden Prairie-based medical device firm Osprey Medical intends to go public in Australia. It launched an initial public offering (IPO) Thursday and hopes to start trading on the Australian Securities
The Vikings may not have played at Super Bowl XLVI in January, but the event had a surprising tie to Minnesota. A financial advisor employed by Minneapolis-based Ameriprise Financial was