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Anytime Fitness Expands to Middle East

Anytime Fitness, LLC, recently made its debut in the Middle East. The first of several planned club locations in the state of Qatar opened Sunday, the Hastings-based fitness chain said

Four Local Office Towers Sold in Dec. for $184M

At least four local office towers were sold in December in transactions totaling about $184 million, the Star Tribune recently reported, citing Hennepin County records. Those just-closed deals involved: Two

MN Phases Out Extended Unemployment Benefits

An extended unemployment benefits program will be phased out in Minnesota because the state's average unemployment rate during the past three months fell below 6.5 percent, the Minnesota Department of

New Skyway Connects Downtown Minneapolis

As the temperature decreases, those who live or work in downtown Minneapolis have a new skyway to help protect them from the cold weather. Los Angeles-based commercial real estate firm

Local Med-Tech Start-up Lutonix Sold for $225M

Murray Hill, New Jersey-based C.R. Bard, Inc., said Tuesday that it has acquired Maple Grove-based med-tech start-up Lutonix, Inc. for $225 million. Lutonix developed a drug-coated balloon that can be

MakeMusic Buys Music Software Co. Garritan

MakeMusic, Inc., an Eden Prairie-based music software company, announced Tuesday that is had signed an agreement to acquire Garritan Corporation. The terms of the deal, which is expected to close

Mpls. Fed Sees Sunny Outlook for MN in 2012

Minnesota's economy is expected to improve in 2012, the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said in an outlook report released Tuesday. The Minneapolis Fed predicts faster-than-average employment growth of