Minnesota’s Carlson family loses position as majority owner
Business + Economy
Manufacturing sector leads employment gains
Company’s revenue dropped 50 percent amid Covid
Latest numbers show state topping totals from 2019
So far in 2021, Minnesota has added six more publicly traded companies, with more likely on the horizon.
Surprise move marks exit of one of city’s largest employers
Employment gains led by leisure and hospitality sector.
Slated to close by the end of the year, the deal will double APi’s employee count and likely put the company on the Fortune 500 list.
Fortune 500 companies all post sales gains of more than 20 percent.
DEED Commissioner: It’s not as bad as it looks
Parade of Minnesota companies going public continues.
Unemployment rate drops to 4% in May.
Self Esteem Brands—which also owns The Bar Method, Basecamp Fitness, and Waxing the City—has acquired Stronger U, a nutrition-based health coaching brand.
Minneapolis company went public last year, ahead of current IPO boom
Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group held on to its spot in the top 10.
State unemployment rate now at 4.1 percent
The 4 percent drop in births in 2020 was the biggest decrease in the U.S. birth rate in more than a century.
The smallest businesses are still waiting to see signs of an economic recovery.