On the heels of Campbell Mithun’s tweet-for-your-internship competition this winter, another Minneapolis ad shop issues a show-us-your-new-media-affinity call for applications. Olson tells intern candidates “Apply by phone. Please, no calls.”
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3M Company last week filed a lawsuit against an online retailer, alleging that the way in which 3M's trademarks are used on the retailer's Web site and its search results
Residential construction in the Twin Cities remains sluggish, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities' (BATC) Keystone Report, which was released on Friday. In April, there were 203
Eight trusts have sued a Wayzata fund manager, accusing him of operating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Through his company, R Capital Advisors, Gary Vibbard allegedly sold unregistered securities based on
Two months after Fridley-based Medtronic, Inc., announced that it would reduce its global work force by 4 to 5 percent, the medical device giant revealed that 268 of its 8,000
Cigna Behavioral Health, Inc., is the latest company to announce that it is adding employees to its local work force. The Eden Prairie-based company recently announced that it will hire
Comcast Corporation will open a new call center in Minnetonka this summer-a move that will result in the hiring of 450 new workers. Company spokeswoman Mary Beth Schubert said in
Hutchinson Technology said Tuesday that a previously announced restructuring and consolidation will cut annual costs by $50 million to $55 million starting in March. The Hutchinson-based disk-drive component maker last
After four hours of deliberation, a federal jury on Wednesday determined that a former Mayo Clinic scientist misappropriated the health care giant's trade secrets and breached an employment contract when
Tim Hanson, the longtime president and CEO of the HealthEast Care System, on Wednesday announced that he plans to retire in January 2012. Hanson has held his leadership positions at
Oppidan Investment Company announced Wednesday that it will build an assisted living facility at the site of an old shopping center in Plymouth. The eight-acre site at the southwest corner
The 33 South Sixth building-a 50-story facility in downtown Minneapolis-is going back on the auction block, according to a report by the Star Tribune. Citing "sources with knowledge of the
Ramsey-based Bixby Energy Systems is reportedly facing legal battles from board members and investors who claim that the company has been mismanaged. According to the Star Tribune, two of the
Minnetonka-based Vital Images, Inc., will be acquired by Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (TMSC) in a $273 million cash transaction, the two companies announced on Wednesday. Under the terms of the
Approximately 270 workers who were laid off from two employers in Minnesota will together receive more than $1 million in aid from the state, the Minnesota Department of Employment and
Medtronic, Inc., is collaborating with Indianapolis-based drug maker Eli Lilly and Company to develop a treatment for Parkinson's disease, the companies said on Tuesday. The two companies hope to treat
A Hugo man was selected from a pool of more than 12,500 to be the new voice of the Aflac duck. Dan McKeague, 36, will use his voice in both
The Minneapolis Convention Center has had a positive year so far, with its five largest public consumer shows seeing increases in attendance, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Meet