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3M Offers 4,900 Early Retirement Packages

Maplewood-based 3M Company is reportedly offering early retirement incentive packages to nearly 5,000 of its employees who are approaching retirement age. A company spokesperson told the Star Tribune that the

Schwan Food Co. Lays Off 60 in MN to Cut Costs

Marshall-based The Schwan Food Company announced Thursday that it has laid off approximately 60 employees in Minnesota as part of a cost-reduction initiative. Employees affected by the reduction work at

St. Paul-Based Synovis to Be Sold for $325M

One of Minnesota's 100 largest public companies is set to be acquired. Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., has agreed to be bought by Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter International, Inc., for $325 million,

HickoryTech to Buy ND Network Provider for $28M

Mankato-based telecommunications service provider HickoryTech Corporation on Tuesday announced plans to buy IdeaOne Telecom Group, LLC, a fiber network provider based in Fargo, North Dakota. HickoryTech said that it will

Mpls. Snow Emergencies Announced on Billboards

  Those who live and work in Minneapolis can already learn about the city's snow emergencies and subsequent parking restrictions via text messages, e-mail alerts, automated phone calls, social media

Report: MN 6th-Healthiest State, Unchanged from ’10

Minnesota is the nation's sixth-healthiest state, according to a comprehensive report released Tuesday by the United Health Foundation-a not-for-profit, private foundation established by Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Minnesota's ranking in