Owatonna-based Bushel Boy Farms must give nearly $200,000 in back wages and damages to 94 workers for not providing proper overtime pay, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI)
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Minneapolis-based Entourage Events Group hopes an unusual event venue will breathe new life into a “dead zone” in the North Loop. On Thursday, the company announced plans to open a
A new audit has uncovered errors in Minnesota’s payment program intended for folks working public-facing jobs in the early days of Covid-19. Released Tuesday by the Office of the Legislative
Another wrinkle emerges in the ongoing Timberwolves ownership saga. On Thursday afternoon, The Athletic reported that former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has agreed to join Marc Lore and
Two more Minnesota companies have returned to the annual Fortune 500 list this year, bringing the total number of Minnesota-based businesses on the list to 17. On Tuesday, Fortune magazine
Spectrum Plastics Group, an Atlanta company with a factory in Minneapolis, finds itself in the crosshairs of Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison. This week, Ellison’s office announced that it has
Children’s Minnesota is turning to an app-based staffing agency to address ongoing workforce shortages. Last week, the pediatric health care system announced that it plans to use Virginia-based platform ShiftMed
Surmodics Inc.’s time as a publicly traded company is set to end under a deal announced this week. On Wednesday, the Eden Prairie-based medtech company announced that it has reached
Target Corp. execs aren’t happy with the company’s latest financial performance, and neither is Wall Street. On Wednesday morning, the Minneapolis-based retailer reported that its total revenue dropped 3.1% to
A Wisconsin-based venture capital fund aims to jumpstart startup activity in the Upper Midwest with a new pot of cash. Last week, the Idea Fund of La Crosse announced it
UnitedHealthcare is facing a fine of up to $450,000 for allegedly violating Minnesota’s mental health parity laws. The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Tuesday announced that it reached a settlement
A Minnesota chipmaker stands to take in up to $120 million in federal funds. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it reached a preliminary agreement to disburse
Who's going to pay for the massive transition away from fossil fuels? In the face of rising global temperatures, companies and governments around the world have for years made pledges
An international pitch competition that bills itself as “the greatest startup show on Earth” is coming to Minnesota for the first time. On May 9, CodeLaunch will hold a competition
Minneapolis-based coffee chain Dunn Brothers Coffee aims to quintuple its retail footprint over the next five years. On Wednesday, the company announced plans for a new “strategic franchise growth initiative”
The many plants we rely on as food require a vast, unseen network of microbes to flourish, and a St. Paul startup is working to help that microbial network function
Minnesota has one more employee-owned company. On Thursday, Golden Valley-based Room & Board announced that it has adopted an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP. The move will give the
While many companies continue to shed office space, Minnesota startup Yardstik is doubling its workspace. Last week, the employment screening tech company moved to a new 14,000-square-foot office in downtown