A Minnesota-grown fitness brand is merging with a Florida-based fitness company. On Thursday, Woodbury-based Self Esteem Brands and Boca Raton, Florida-based Orangetheory Fitness jointly announced plans to “merge as equals.”
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Leaders at the Minneapolis tourism bureau are riding high after a record-breaking year for hotel bookings in the city, though they acknowledge there hasn’t been a full return to pre-pandemic
Minnesota’s biggest health system appears to be in healthy financial shape. Mayo Clinic ended 2023 with a total net income of $1.084 billion, a more than 80% jump over the
A 40-year-old Maple Grove construction firm has become employee owned. Meyer Contracting Inc. announced last week that it has been sold to its employees. The deal formally went through in
The Minnesota Twins and U.S. Bank are bringing back a popular retail program at Target Field highlighting local small businesses owned by women and people of color. Formally known as
The Twin Cities metro has long prided itself on its outsized contributions to the medical device field, dating back to Medtronic founder Earl Bakken’s introduction of the world’s first wearable
Home Depot’s store at the Quarry in Minneapolis violated federal law when it prohibited an employee from wearing a “Black Lives Matter” insignia on their apron, the National Labor Relations Board
3M’s plan to spin off its health care business will come to fruition on April 1. Known as Solventum, the spin-off will continue operating from 3M’s Maplewood headquarters for now,
The world’s best cross-country skiers will converge in Minneapolis this weekend, and behind the scenes, a host of volunteers and small local businesses are hard at work making it possible.
Minnesota’s first cooperatively owned brewery has declared bankruptcy. In a note sent to its members this week, Minneapolis-based Fair State Brewing Cooperative said it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
In 2023, the population in downtown Minneapolis inched up 2.9% to 58,409, according to the latest data from the Minneapolis Downtown Council. That marked an increase over the rate of
Wayzata-based agribusiness giant Cargill is giving the University of Minnesota $2.5 million to study a pair of crops that could become transportation fuels of the future. On Monday, the U
About 2,000 Allina Health employees will soon become Optum employees under a “strategic relationship” announced Thursday afternoon. The 10-year deal calls for Eden Prairie-based Optum to take over Allina’s revenue
The University of St. Thomas is gearing up to introduce a new, first-of-its-kind facility blending art, engineering, and science. On Feb. 5, the university’s new Schoenecker Center on St. Paul’s
As temperatures hovered in the 30s on an uncharacteristically warm January afternoon, a trio of business leaders on Sunday gathered at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis to talk climate
Layoffs in the tech industry have dominated the headlines in recent weeks. A fresh round of job cuts now hits close to home at Minneapolis-based Jamf. On Thursday, the maker
The Pohlad family is selling the car dealership company it founded 15 years ago. On Wednesday, the Pohlad Cos. – the family’s holding company – said it reached a deal
With their premium courtside club already sold out for the upcoming season, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx are opening another. On Monday, the teams announced plans to open a new