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Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that Regis shareholders vote in favor of Starboard Value's board nominees-but Regis says "the firm reached the wrong conclusion," and "this is not the time to disrupt the execution of the changes that are under way at Regis."
Minneapolis ranked 13th out of 15 major U.S. cities in a new "small business vitality" list due to a sharp decline in market share among the city's independent retail shops and dining establishments.
The state shed about 7,400 jobs in September, but Minnesota employers have added 27,700 jobs in the past year, and the unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent.
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The state shed about 7,400 jobs in September, but Minnesota employers have added 27,700 jobs in the past year, and the unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent.
Kathryn Correia will succeed longtime HealthEast leader Tim Hanson, who will retire in January.
In an attempt to boost revenues, the St. Louis Park-based restaurant operator will add seating to four of its locations-including two in the Twin Cities.
Whitebox Advisors is soliciting research papers that could benefit the investment community-and the winning submission will net a $25,000 prize.
The Minneapolis Convention Center is reportedly cutting about half of its supervisors and transitioning about two dozen other workers from full-time status to having no guaranteed minimum of hours.
Troy David Chaika was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for allegedly defrauding mortgage lenders of a total of $43 million.
Steve Eastman is the second Target executive to leave the company this month. His exit was announced the same day that the retailer's new e-commerce site crashed-although the company has said that the departure wasn't related to performance.
The Metropolitan Council, which oversees wastewater plants in the metro area that send water into the Mississippi River, reportedly believes that proposed state regulations could cost it millions of dollars-and says 3M should have to pay for some or all of the costs because the company's practices led to the new rule.
The new economic development organization plans to roll out a marketing campaign for the region-and it has set a goal of helping the area add 100,000 jobs in the next five years, or about 25 percent more than the number of jobs expected to come through natural growth.
Until now, the bioplastics manufacturer has been wholly owned by Cargill-but a Thai company has bought a 50 percent stake in the company.
A new 64-page report outlines ways to reduce racial employment disparity in the Twin Cities, which reportedly has the highest such disparity among the nation's largest metro areas.
A recently posted video by an Envoy Medical patient went viral-and it reportedly increased sales inquiries received by the company by 150 percent.
The Richfield-based company said a proposed federal law allowing states to require online merchants to collect sales tax would create a fair marketplace for all sellers.
The RiverBank, whose six branches have reopened as branches of Central Bank, is the second Minnesota bank to be shut down by state regulators this year; the first, Rosemont National Bank, was closed in April.
Sun Country Airlines' "Winter-Is-Just-Around-the-Corner" sale features one-way fares starting at $79, and comes on the heels of a similar-and successful-promotion last month.