Wayzata-based Cargill, Inc., announced on Wednesday earnings of $1.49 billion for the quarter that ended on November 30-triple its earnings of $489 million from the same period last year. The

Linda Kae Tuttle-Olson, a former Freeborn County Commissioner who operated a real estate closing company, was charged Monday with one count of wire fraud for allegedly taking funds from escrow

Minnesota grant-makers expect giving in the state to stabilize in 2011-a departure from two years of anticipating declines-according to a report by the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF). According to

Paul Ridgeway, founder and president of Minnetonka-based Ridgeway International, Inc., filed for Chapter 7 liquidation late last month. According to the bankruptcy documents, which were filed jointly with Ridgeway's wife

Shares of Supervalu, Inc.'s stock plummeted Tuesday on news of its third quarter performance and an announcement that the company lowered its fiscal 2011 guidance. The Eden Prairie-based retail grocer

The University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic got some disappointing news on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that medical residents do not qualify for the student exemption

Amid a rocky mortgage industry, two national companies have entered the Twin Cities, both claiming that the area offers favorable market conditions. Atlanta-based First Option Mortgage, LLC, on Monday became

Target Corporation announced Monday that it plans to open 21 new stores in 2011, including a new SuperTarget in Woodbury. Minneapolis-based Target said that its new 174,000-square-foot Woodbury store will

A 74-acre land package recently changed hands from one Opus Group entity to another. Opus Northwest, LLC, sold the package to Opus RPLand, LLC-an entity created specifically for the sale

After rumors swirled last week about Best Buy Company, Inc., initiating a new buy-back program, the company officially announced the launch on Monday, prompting new rumors that customers can turn

Minneapolis-based Capella Education Company saw its stock price plunge on Monday-a trend recently experienced by other for-profit schools from across the country that could be affected by proposed regulations. Capella,

The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area has been named one of the nation's top job markets, according to a report released by Forbes. The metro area placed fourth in the rankings,

Oakdale-based Imation Corporation is shifting its focus from branding back to data storage and technology. Mark Lucas, who took the reins as CEO in May, is overseeing the shift. Lucas

Steven Leach, a former executive of fallen auto mogul Denny Hecker, is arguing that Hecker should pay "most" of the $16.2 million in restitution that he owes to Chrysler Financial

Xiotech Corporation, a manufacturer or data storage systems, has moved its headquarters from Eden Prairie to Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company recently changed its Web site to reflect the move,

Supervalu, Inc., last week announced plans to close 20 underperforming stores by the end of its fiscal year. The store closures will affect Eden Prairie-based Supervalu's Shoppers, Acme, Shaw's, Farm

Target Corporation's same-store sales inched up in December but failed to meet its own expectations and fell dramatically short of Wall Street expectations. Same-store sales-sales at stores open at least

A day after longtime Minnesota Twins executive Jerry Bell announced his retirement, a team spokesman said that Bell isn't altogether cutting ties with the Twins. While Bell will reduce his