Kevin VanDeraa, owner of Cupcake in Minneapolis, won a $50,000 prize for taking first place during the championship series of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, and the money will fund an expansion of his business.
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An upcoming Supreme Court ruling could strike down the 2010 health care reform law—but UnitedHealth Group has pledged to continue to offer some of the law’s provisions regardless of the ruling.
The state’s gross domestic product (GDP) totaled $244.9 billion last year; the 1.2 percent growth rate is less than half of the 3.9 percent increase that the state experienced in 2010.
Minnesota will benefit from a multi-state, $1.6 million settlement to be paid by the Georgia-based provider of supplemental insurance.
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Minnesota will benefit from a multi-state, $1.6 million settlement to be paid by the Georgia-based provider of supplemental insurance.
The custom equipment that Intequus made for Netflix’s new content delivery network is designed to help Netflix’s video content stream more efficiently.
MentorMate, The Nerdery, and MPay Gateway made the inaugural "Flyover 50" list—which recognizes the 50 fastest-growing companies that are based in the middle of the country.
The coffeehouse operator is selling local band Rocket Club’s newest album at 198 of its Midwest locations.
This 60-person, independently owned agency won the 2011 O’Toole Award for creative excellence.
The cuts will occur across all 247 Albertsons stores in California and Nevada; Supervalu said that stores in those states have experienced both a reduction in traffic and an overall decline in sales, and it had not adjusted its store-level operations accordingly.
The nonprofit, which keeps people connected with family and friends during major health events, is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Thursday with a Mall of America event at which it will attempt to set the world record for the most people signing a greeting card.
HomeServices of America recently purchased a business in Missouri after making acquisitions in Oregon, Washington, and Connecticut earlier this year.
The new, 11.5-year lease is for 123,882 square feet, roughly half of what the company currently leases—but Piper Jaffray is currently subletting 93,000 square feet of space to other companies, so the space that it actually occupies will shrink by 22,880 square feet.
Shoreview-based Deluxe expects the deal to be “slightly dilutive” to earnings per share for the remainder of the year but to boost 2012 revenue by about $15 million.
Former M&I Bank executive Jeanne Crain will serve as president and CEO of the Twin Cities region beginning June 18.
On news of an agreement under which the company will be bought by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, shares of its stock were trading up 35 percent at $26.66 mid-day Monday.
A Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman told the Star Tribune that the commission “had a phone conversation with leadership at Pinnacle to express our interest in seeing them move here.”
A New York-based company will operate a St. Paul greenhouse that will grow tomatoes, lettuce, and herbs year-round for local Cub Foods stores.
The founder of The Beer Dabbler Twin Cities beer festivals is branching out with a new craft beer magazine called The Growler, as well as a beer merchandise store that is set to open in late summer.
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