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
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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
Don Shelby has joined BringMeTheNews, a Minneapolis-based company that aggregates news from throughout Minnesota and distributes it via online, social media, and radio outlets. Shelby retired from his longtime role
A new free trade agreement is expected to have a positive outcome for Minnesota companies that export goods to South Korea. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., said Wednesday that it has partnered with a Dubai-based insurance company to offer coverage to workers in the Middle East. The partnership was formed between UnitedHealthcare International-the
For most, the iconic tagline "choice of a new generation" typically conjures memories of Michael Jackson drinking a Pepsi. But going forward, the phrase will be used to market oatmeal.
Barbara Puro, a former real estate agent from Savage, admitted Wednesday to participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded lenders from across the country out of millions of dollars,
U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Company are among the nation's bank-holding companies that have enough capital to survive another serious economic downturn, the Federal Reserve announced Tuesday. The Fed
A Fargo creamery has changed hands between two locally based dairy product producers. New Ulm-based dairy marketing cooperative Associated Milk Producers, Inc., said Monday that it has agreed to sell
St. Paul took the top spot in a ranking of cities that's based on overall health system performance, while Rochester and Minneapolis took third and fourth place, respectively. The Commonwealth
Safety equipment manufacturer Capital Safety plans to move its global headquarters to the Twin Cities—and it's hired a new chief executive to oversee its growing operations. Jeff Halbach, Capital Safety's
Maple Grove-based AllOver Media, Inc.-which specializes in non-traditional advertising-said Thursday that it has purchased The Wide Format Shop, marking its fourth acquisition since 2010. The Wide Format Shop, based in
While a bill to build a $975 million Vikings stadium at the Metrodome site seems to have stalled in the Minnesota Legislature, the White Earth Nation tribe continues to push
A bill proposing to build a $975 million Vikings stadium on the current Metrodome site suffered a setback after its first legislative hearing before a Senate committee Wednesday, according to
Supplements manufacturer Eniva Corporation has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and relocated its headquarters to Plymouth, the company said late Wednesday. Eniva filed for bankruptcy on March 1, 2011,
Fulton Beer on Saturday opened Minneapolis' first "taproom," selling glasses of its beer to Twin Citians who have never before been able to buy pints directly from a commercial brewery.