Coca-Cola’s chief executive has been elected to 3M’s board of directors; meanwhile, 3M’s CEO said the company’s new dividend and share repurchase program reflect “confidence in 3M’s future.”
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UnitedHealth Group, 3M, the University of Minnesota, Great Clips, and Wells Fargo each have hundreds (or thousands) of local jobs they’re looking to fill.
The celebrity chef and Bizarre Foods host reportedly said that “restaurants in the skyway are serving some of the worst food in the city.” Meanwhile, local food trucks have formed a group to respond to skyway restaurants’ claim that trucks are hurting business.
Chad Arthur Anderson received a five-year sentence, while Troy Allen Huston was sentenced to four years and nine months; their fraud scheme involved 32 Minnesota properties.
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Chad Arthur Anderson received a five-year sentence, while Troy Allen Huston was sentenced to four years and nine months; their fraud scheme involved 32 Minnesota properties.
The recently released figure gives the first and only indication to date about how the Natick, Massachusetts-based company’s ongoing restructuring is affecting its local work force.
The Minneapolis-based company said that sales in its dessert-flavored category have increased 81 percent over the last year.
Construction on a total of 1,344 new Twin Cities homes began last quarter, up 57 percent from the same period in 2011 and the largest fourth-quarter growth since 2007.
Best Buy’s expensive Super Bowl ad appears to have been popular among viewers; meanwhile, the company continues to close big-box stores and cuts jobs, although its period of turmoil has proven lucrative for many executives.
The 34-minute blackout during Sunday’s game extended the time viewers spent at Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants.
Minneapolis city politics are heating up for the 2013 election.
Frank Vennes struck a plea agreement just days before he was scheduled to go on trial; he faces up to 15 years in prison.
Struggling Supervalu, which recently struck a deal to sell several of its brands, said that its new CEO will start immediately rather than assuming his post after the close of the sale, as was previously planned.
GovDelivery has found a niche helping its public sector clients connect with their "customers."
The Mosaic Company’s share of the settlement, which requires court approval, is $43.75 million; none of the companies admitted wrongdoing.
The just-announced grant from Hennepin County is on top of $1.5 million worth of environmental cleanup grants that the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development awarded earlier this month.
The campaign, which spans television commercials, online ads, the Post-it note website, and social media platforms, depicts creative uses of the iconic product.
The financing round, led by the Malaysian government, will help Mardil Medical complete the development of its first product and pursue regulatory approval in Europe, Asia, and Canada.
Meanwhile, the plant is undergoing a $50 million upgrade, for which it received several local incentives.