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Viking Percy Harvin Joins Shock Doctor Team

Plymouth-based Shock Doctor, a maker of mouthguards and other sports equipment, on Wednesday announced that it has partnered with Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin. Under the agreement, Harvin will

Wells Fargo Hiring 174 at Shoreview Office

Less than two weeks after media reports indicated that San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Company planned to lay off fewer than 150 local brokerage operations employees, the company said Tuesday

Hempel Sells Plymouth Retail Center for $20M

Jacksonville, Florida-based Regency Centers on Monday announced its second significant acquisition in the Twin Cities metro area within the past 45 days. Regency-which owns, operates, and develops shopping centers that

Knowledge Marketing Grows, Moves to Bigger HQ

Knowledge Marketing recently moved its headquarters to a larger building to accommodate rapid growth. Last month, the company moved from a 7,000-square-foot building located at Highway 55 and Vicksburg Lane

Minnetonka-based PeopleNet Acquired by Trimble

Minneapolis-based Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a middle market investment firm, recently sold Minnetonka-based PeopleNet-a major technology provider of onboard computing and mobile communications to the transportation industry-to Trimble Navigation Limited.

MN Cos. Feel Impact of Stock Market Plunge

U.S. stocks plunged Thursday with the Dow Jones industrial average closing down more than 500 points, marking the biggest single-day point loss since December 1, 2008. That held true only

Twin Cities Lead Nation in Volunteerism

Twin Citians give more of their time than residents of any other large metro area across the nation, according to a report released Monday by the Corporation for National and