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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
The City of Bloomington's Planning Commission unanimously approved Best Buy's plan to add 155,867 square feet to an existing facility in the city.
Financial terms of the deal, which was completed on Monday, were not disclosed.
Barry Judge has reportedly left his role as chief marketing officer at Best Buy, and Stephen Gillett, who was recently appointed to lead the company's digital efforts, will now also oversee its marketing operations.
Minnesota's ranking represents a seven-spot drop from last year, when it ranked 29th; it ranked 22nd in 2008.
George Morgan, who most recently served as chief operating officer of U.S. Oncology, will succeed Rob Kill.
Eleven of Minnesota's agricultural cooperatives ranked among the 100 top-grossing in the nation based on 2010 revenue, and four made the top 10.
Moe's Southwest Grill and Which Wich Superior Sandwiches will join the Penn & American development and open their doors in August.
Start-up law firm Friedman Iverson specializes in legal work for "creative entrepreneurs."
The Lake Elmo restaurant was named one of the 100 best restaurants for brunch by reviewers using the OpenTable reservation system.