The Nebraska-based hunting- and fishing-gear retailer said it plans to hire about 150 full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees this month for its Woodbury store, which opens this spring.
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Call center rivals Stream Global Services and Convergys Corporation are expected to combine in the first quarter of 2014, which would create a company with about 125,000 employees at 135 different facilities.
Mayor Betsy Hodges: "In every part of Minneapolis, we must maintain and grow the middle-class backbone of our city."
Graco, Inc., bought QED Environmental Systems and EcoQuip in December for an undisclosed sum.
Entrepreneur magazine ranked Anytime Fitness at the top of its 2014 Franchise 500 list, up from sixth place the year before.
The Brewers Association said that, in 2012, the craft beer industry had a $741.85 million “economic impact” in Minnesota. And data from a local group corroborates that craft beer is a growing economic force.
Despite significant losses in local government jobs, Minnesota’s private sector employers added 2,400 jobs in November.
The company officially signed on to the deal, and its new downtown Minneapolis office towers are expected to house up to 5,000 employees.
Maple Grove has been chosen as the site for Price Mechanical’s new design center, which will also serve as the company’s U.S. headquarters and bring 40 new jobs.
3M released its 2014 earnings outlook and said it plans to spend between $5 billion and $10 billion on acquisitions over the next five years.
In addition to the newly announced offices, Minnesota also has plans for a foreign trade office in Germany and has already established an office in China.
A new lawsuit challenges the city's role in Ryan Companies’ proposed Downtown East project.
Zeus Jones first shared its plans for a San Francisco expansion with the New York Times.
Skybridge Americas, which is based in the western suburbs and was previously part of Carlson Marketing, is adding jobs after landing new clients and extending a key contract.
Phillips Edison purchased the Northstar Marketplace—which is anchored by a Coborn’s grocery store—last week, marking its fourth shopping center acquisition in Minnesota.
Ryan Companies’ design team released several renderings of the planned ballpark, which is slated to open for the 2015 season.
Town Hall Brewery, which has grown in recent years through the addition of two satellite locations, is now investing roughly $600,000 to renovate its flagship brewpub.
St. Paul-based Merrill Corporation acquired Grossman & Cotter to expand its footprint throughout northern California.