With funding from five health care giants, the University of Minnesota is formally launching a new center devoted to cybersecurity for medical devices. In a press release issued Wednesday, U
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A flurry of initial public offerings has overtaken Wall Street in recent months. So far in 2021, Minnesota has added six more publicly traded companies, with more likely on the
Hennepin County is going after the owner of an Oakdale-based solar energy company for allegedly swindling customers out of more than $1 million in contract payments. In an Aug. 25
A cybersecurity firm, a craft distillery, and a beverage startup are among the 67 Minnesota companies that landed on this year’s Inc. 5000 list. Every year, Inc. magazine ranks the
Whether consumers shop in stores or online, they’re continuing to spend loads of cash at Target. That was one of the takeaways from the retailer’s second quarter earnings report released
Minneapolis-based supply chain software company Inspectorio is among the 15 startups chosen to participate in a new Apple accelerator program. Billed as “the first of its kind,” the Apple Impact
Minnesota United Football Club, the state’s professional soccer team, has tapped a longtime Best Buy exec to serve as its next CEO. On Tuesday, the team announced that Shari Ballard
The Minneapolis-based Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA) has unveiled the 12 finalists in its annual Million Dollar Challenge. Four of the finalists are from Minnesota-based startups. The national challenge, now
Minnetonka-based agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. is jumping into the U.S. chicken market. On Monday, the company announced that it is teaming up with New York-based Continental Grain Co. to buy
JAB Holding Co., the Luxembourg-based parent company of Caribou Coffee, is folding three of its fast-casual restaurant brands into a new business unit. Caribou, Einstein Bagels, and Panera Bread are
The CEOs of an alternative protein company, a fintech firm, and a health insurance startup are among the winners of Ernst & Young LLP’s Entrepreneur of the Year Heartland Award.
A $3.1 billion acquisition is slated to double APi Group’s headcount. On Tuesday, the New Brighton-based provider of safety and industrial services announced that it has inked a deal to
New York-based 601W Cos., developer of The Dayton’s Project, is firing back at a planned foreclosure sale of the downtown Minneapolis property. In a July 19 filing in Hennepin County
You might not even realize there’s been a major renovation project at the base of the IDS Center. In some ways, that’s by design. On Thursday, local leaders gathered at
Winnebago Industries, the half-century-old maker of RVs, on Tuesday announced that it has reached a $255 million deal to buy Indiana-based Barletta Pontoon Boats. Established in 1958, Winnebago is technically
Doug Baker, former CEO of St. Paul-based Ecolab, has become part owner of a consulting firm helmed by former Thor Construction CEO Ravi Norman. On Monday, Excelsior-based JIT Services Inc.
Bloomington-based HVAC technology startup 75F Inc. on Thursday announced that it has landed another $5 million in a Series A funding round. That brings the company’s total raised to $28
Eden Prairie-based cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf on Tuesday announced that it has closed a $150 million raise. To date, the company has now raised nearly $500 million since its inception