The Rochester-based Mayo Clinic on Tuesday announced that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its favor in a case against Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. The case dates back to 2004. At
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Minnesota's employers have indicated that quality jobs are available-but there's simply not enough workers with the necessary skills and education to fill them. Leaders from Minnesota's universities, businesses, and government
Minnesota employers added 6,200 jobs in February, according to data released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Still, the state's unemployment rate climbed 0.1 percent
Leaders from several of Minnesota's government entities and other organizations have formed a partnership with the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution to develop a plan that will double exports from Twin
Minnetonka-based hospitality and travel giant Carlson saw strong revenue growth in 2011, but the company also experienced some challenging years amid the recession. System-wide revenues-which include sales reported by the
Surly Brewing Company is taking another step toward building its planned $20 million brewery. The Brooklyn Center-based company recently announced that it is seeking requests for qualifications from companies that
Massachusetts-based Stream Global Services will soon move its headquarters to Apple Valley, the company confirmed Wednesday. Based in the Boston suburb of Wellesley, Stream Global is a provider of call
Three top executives at Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have reportedly left the organization-a move that comes little more than a month after new CEO Kenneth Burdick
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Wayzata-based Cargill, Inc., and Chicago-based Morton Salt, Inc., accusing the two companies of fixing the price of road
Swiss commodities producer Glencore International AG will acquire Saskatchewan-based Viterra-a company that Cargill, Inc., was reportedly interested in buying. The companies made the announcement Tuesday, thus ending speculation that Wayzata-based
With far less snowfall than normal this winter season, the City of Minneapolis has spent about $2.8 million less on snow and ice removal so far this year than it
In 2011, Minnesota's angel investor tax credit program fueled $63.2 million in funding for 113 companies that collectively added 102 jobs, according to a report that the Minnesota Department of
SuperDimension, Ltd., an Israel-based medical device company that has its U.S. headquarters in Plymouth, has agreed to be acquired by Irish health care giant Covidien for $300 million-with "future earn-out
Wayzata-based TCF Financial Corporation said Tuesday that it has launched a new commercial banking division that specializes in lending to smaller middle-market companies throughout the United States. The new division,
The Federal Reserve said Monday that it plans to fine eight U.S. bank holding companies, including Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, for improperly foreclosing on homeowners. The banks face sanctions for "unsafe
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., on Monday announced that it was awarded a $20.5 billion contract to provide health care services for members of the military in 21 states-a contract that it
Bloomington-based The Toro Company announced Monday that it will build a 450,000-square-foot distribution center near Des Moines, Iowa. Toro will partner with Minneapolis-based developer Ryan Companies on the project. Once
Target has reportedly been reinventing itself by increasingly depending on non-discretionary products to drive sales at the expense of discretionary items. A recent Star Tribune Point of Sale blog post