A closing agent who owns a local bankrupt real estate firm was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for misappropriating $1.2 million through real estate transactions she
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Twin Citians give more of their time than residents of any other large metro area across the nation, according to a report released Monday by the Corporation for National and
Liam Fox, U.K. defense secretary, has admitted to U.K. newspaper The Guardian that he met with Harvey Boulter-CEO of Porton Capital-prior to Boulter allegedly trying to extort $30 million from
While U.S. stocks plunged Thursday-marking the worst day for the market since the height of the financial crisis in 2008-New Hope-based Multiband Corporation bucked the trend and saw its stock
Minneapolis-based ObjectFX, LLC, a provider of location-based technology and software, on Thursday announced that it has been acquired by TransVoyant, LLC, a group of private equity investors from Alexandria, Virginia.
The co-CEO of a sports memorabilia company in Plymouth was arrested Thursday and charged with orchestrating a scheme to sell fraudulent sports merchandise, according to media reports. Steven Jensen, 40,
University of Minnesota researchers have discovered and received a patent for a naturally occurring "lantibiotic" that could be added to food to kill harmful bacteria such as salmonella and E.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has fined Suzlon Rotor Corporation $490,000 for various pollution-related violations, the Star Tribune reported Friday. The Pipestone-based maker of wind-power electricity generation equipment reportedly
Minneapolis-based Dairy Queen International, Inc., on Wednesday announced that it has signed an agreement with international franchisee Grupo Buen Rollo to open 15 Dairy Queen stores throughout Guatemala-marking the company's
Less than a week after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completely overhaul its most common medical device approval process, agency officials
Minneapolis-based Brandspring Solutions said Tuesday that it has been bought by The Marek Group, a Waukesha, Wisconsin-based commercial printing firm. Brandspring, an integrated marketing communications firm, will now operate as
Medtronic, Inc., has provided a $2.5 million grant to Yale University for an independent investigation of the company's bone-growth product-which has come under fire in recent months. The Fridley-based medical
Governor Mark Dayton will lead a trade mission to South Korea this fall-and the Minnesota Trade Office is currently accepting applications from local businesses interested in joining the delegation. South
Minnesota manufacturers are interested in using biobased plastics and other materials-but they need help finding resources and partners to integrate such materials into their processes. That's according to a new
The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Thursday said that it has charged an Eden Prairie-based company and its owners with defrauding roughly 200 homeowners of about $362,000. Modify My Loan
A Twin Cities company has become a key player in the ever-growing Star Wars franchise. Fantasy Flight Games, a Roseville-based publisher of board, card, and role-playing games, has acquired the
Cargill, Inc., on Wednesday announced that it is recalling about 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen ground turkey products made at one of its Arkansas facilities that may be
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation's same-store sales rose 4.1 percent in July-beating Wall Street estimates and on the high end of the company's own expectations. Same-store sales refer to sales at stores