David Denham, who previously served as chief growth officer at Colle+McVoy, has joined cross-town agency Space150 as chief strategy officer.
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The retailer said that it received positive feedback about its holiday online price-matching policy and is extending the program throughout the whole year.
Barry Judge, who joined Best Buy in 1999 and left in May 2012, is among at least half a dozen key leaders who left the electronics retailer last year.
Marvin and Canadian rival Loewen Windows will face off Saturday in an international border battle for bragging rights on the hockey rink.
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Marvin and Canadian rival Loewen Windows will face off Saturday in an international border battle for bragging rights on the hockey rink.
Minnesota health care companies attracted $164.7 million in 2012, down 26.2 percent from 2011; still, the state received the second-highest funding amount among the region’s 11 states.
U.S. Bancorp said that its portion of the $8.5 billion settlement includes $80 million in cash and about $128 million in mortgage assistance services; Wells Fargo, meanwhile, will pay $766 million in cash.
This year’s local attendees will include 3M Company, which will showcase an 84-inch touchscreen table prototype, Canopy Company, which offers a touch-enabled iPhone case, and Finder Codes, which developed a QR code-based lost-and-found system.
Shares of U.S. Bancorp and TCF Financial Corporation—the state’s largest bank-holding companies—climbed about 17 percent last year.
Jason “Bo” Beckman was given the harshest sentence of three co-defendants, receiving 30 years in prison; Patrick Kiley’s sentencing, meanwhile, was moved to a later date.
Annual sales for Skippy, the second-largest U.S. peanut butter brand, are expected to total about $370 million in 2013, with $100 million coming from outside of the United States.
For the full year, there were 4,275 residential construction permits issued for a total of 9,035 units—nearly double the number of total units permitted in 2011.
The downtown St. Paul store is one of five Macy’s stores set to close this spring; meanwhile, Macy’s will consolidate its two Ridgedale Center stores into a single expanded location.
Still, the retailer expects fourth-quarter earnings per share to “meet or somewhat exceed” the low end of its previously announced guidance.
Bloomington-based Acuo Technologies, whose technology is used to manage digital medical images, will become part of Lexmark’s Perceptive Software business unit.
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A Jefferies & Company analyst said Target struggled in its online execution, experienced soft December sales and poor results for a joint initiative with Neiman Marcus, saw more price competition, and increased its markdowns during the holidays.
Nexsan Corporation is expected to help Imation capture a larger share of small and medium-sized business customers and boost its growth among enterprises with widely distributed operations.
No money changed hands in connection with the merger, and no layoffs are expected; the joint organization will operate under the HealthPartners name.