Capital Safety, which employs about 400 at a plant in Red Wing, is moving its corporate headquarters from London to the Twin Cities.
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The non-traditional advertising company most recently purchased The Wide Format Shop, a Minnetonka-based print shop that produces ads for the sides of trucks and ice boxes and other large vinyl graphics and banners.
UnitedHealth Group's international division has expanded health insurance coverage to employers that have workers in the Middle East.
The two were among 15 banks that the Federal Reserve projects will have adequate capital should a financial crisis occur.
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The two were among 15 banks that the Federal Reserve projects will have adequate capital should a financial crisis occur.
The Minneapolis-based cereal company has bought the rights to the "choice of a new generation" tagline, which it will use in a video advertisement for its Better Oats line of instant oatmeal.
A couple of days after Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens left Best Buy, the consumer electronics giant announced that it has hired Starbucks Chief Information Officer Stephen Gillett to lead its digital efforts.
Land O'Lakes, GE Capital Fleet Services, Bassford Remele, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe took the top corporate awards.
Mocon has signed an agreement to purchase a Denmark-based company that makes equipment for packaging; the deal will boost Mocon's annual revenue to $56.7 million.
Meat exports from Minnesota companies jumped 84 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, while exports of oil and iron ore products also grew significantly.
The bank-holding company said the move reflects its shift away from longer-term loans and investments, including residential loans, commercial loans, and mortgage-backed securities, and toward shorter-duration variable-rate loans, such as auto loans and equipment financing.
The St. Louis Park-based restaurant chain, which recently acquired several Cadillac Ranch restaurants, plans to open a new Granite City location in Tennessee.
As part of a new FBI initiative, FICO's online fraud alert forum will host discussions on bank robbery investigations.
The grand opening of Fulton Beer's taproom attracted more than 1,000 craft beer fans, and the brewery said it will use the new taproom revenues to invest in continued growth.
A Canadian agribusiness company recently revealed that it has received "expressions of interest," prompting speculation of a possible takeover; The Wall Street Journal reports that Cargill is among those interested in the deal.
Eden Prairie-based Osprey Medical hopes to raise approximately $21.2 million through an initial public offering launched Thursday and expects to start trading on the Australian Securities Exchange by mid-April.
The Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce, which advocates for the interests of businesses in the northern metro area, described the process of selecting a site for a new Vikings stadium as "unorthodox, unfair, and convoluted."
The City of Minneapolis released data that show signs of economic recovery in the city; trends include a decline in the rate of unemployment, an increase in construction volume, and a decrease in the number of foreclosures.
Srilata Zaheer, who has served as interim dean of the school for the past nine months, said that she plans to strengthen partnerships with local businesses and elevate the school's image internationally.