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ATK Loses $850M Army Contract to British Company

Eden Prairie-based Alliant Techsystems, Inc., lost an $850 million contract to maintain and operate the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, Virginia-a government-owned facility that ATK has operated since 1995.

Polar Corp. Hires Hundreds, Keeps Growing

St. Cloud-based Polar Corporation has seen significant growth during the past nine months-including the hiring of roughly 620 employees across its three subsidiaries-spokesman Tim Kelly told Twin Cities Business on

RedBrick Health Adding 50 Employees in 2011

Minneapolis-based RedBrick Health Corporation is expanding its local employee base after its revenue nearly tripled in 2010. Eric Zimmerman, RedBrick's chief marketing officer, told Twin Cities Business that the company

Surly Bill Passes House and Senate

Roughly three months after Brooklyn Center-based Surly Brewing Company unveiled plans for a $20 million "destination brewery"-plans that hinged on a change in state liquor law-the popular beer maker is

MN Investment Adviser Hit with Fraud Charges

An investment adviser from Golden Valley was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding investors out of $750,000, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota. Renee Marie Brown, 47, was

Mosaic Launches 100M-Share Offering

The Mosaic Company on Thursday announced the launch of a secondary offering of its common stock after its shareholders approved a deal that would let Cargill, Inc., unload its 64

Mpls: Pension Fund Bill Would Benefit Taxpayers

Legislation aimed at consolidating two closed Minneapolis pension funds was introduced in the state Senate on Wednesday, the City of Minneapolis announced. The bill would merge the Minneapolis Police Relief