The state's 2011 exports increased $1.4 billion, or 7.3 percent, from the previous year.
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The C9 Active Apparel store in San Francisco, Target's first standalone specialty store, will carry a line of athletic clothing that the retailer already sells at its regular stores.
Jared Mitchell Rothenberger, 43, of Minneapolis, was charged Wednesday in federal court and accused of defrauding mortgage lenders out of millions of dollars in connection with the Chateau Ridge condo development in Burnsville.
In late 2010, Saint-Gobain bought an initial 50 percent stake in Sage; the French glass and building materials giant said that assuming full ownership will allow Sage to expand into international markets, develop new products, and complete construction of its new manufacturing facility in Faribault.
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In late 2010, Saint-Gobain bought an initial 50 percent stake in Sage; the French glass and building materials giant said that assuming full ownership will allow Sage to expand into international markets, develop new products, and complete construction of its new manufacturing facility in Faribault.
St. Paul could compete with other cities for a portion of a $50 million pot to pay for a regional ballpark in Lowertown; meanwhile, supporters of the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Line say the project risks losing federal support without a state contribution.
The Minnesota House passed the Vikings stadium bill in a 73-58 vote on Monday but included a series of amendments-including one that a Vikings spokesman called "not workable." The Senate began debating the stadium bill early Tuesday afternoon.
Wyoming-based Great Lakes Airlines, which recently reentered the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, will fly to 14 destinations from the Twin Cities by the end of the year.
Career website Glassdoor compiled a list of companies offering the 20 highest-rated internship programs in the country based on survey responses from current and former interns-and Target ranked 15th.
H.B. Fuller has agreed to sell its paints unit, which is based in Central America, to a Colombia-based company so that it can focus on its adhesives business.
The upgrade, which will increase the mill's production capacity, will also help retain jobs in St. Paul, according to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
The Microsoft co-founder's investment vehicles already own 10.8 percent of Ecolab, but the St. Paul-based company amended its stockholder rights plan to allow the entities to acquire up to one-fourth of the company's outstanding shares.
Funds are being distributed to victims of Trevor Cook's Ponzi scheme, but a recent clerical error resulted in some investors receiving more money than they were supposed to-and until they return the extra funds, assets won't be distributed to other victims who were underpaid.
Dave Deno-who served as chief financial officer of Best Buy's international division and as president of its Asia region-has left the company to become executive vice president and chief financial officer of OSI Restaurant Partners.
George Morgan, who most recently served as chief operating officer of U.S. Oncology, will succeed Rob Kill.
A University of Minnesota Extension study found that the state's 562 museums are also a boon for Minnesota's tourism industry; last year, an estimated 1.7 million people visited museums outside of their home regions, each spending an average of $24.35.
The new location at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove will be Whole Foods' sixth in the Twin Cities.
For the first quarter of this year, Target's same-store sales rose 5.3 percent-marking its strongest quarterly same-store sales performance in more than six years. In other news, the retailer has opted to stop selling Amazon's Kindle e-readers.
A company spokesman said that the cuts are not specific to a single function or department, and he declined to disclose how many Minnesota employees are affected.