A program that was born in Minnesota and provides pro bono legal services to lower-income inventors was highlighted as the president outlined new patent reforms.
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3M said its planned acquisition of Treo Solutions will benefit its health information systems business, which provides software and consulting services to health care clients.
Optum Health hopes to expand the breadth of Audax’s digital platform and said that Audax’s leadership team, which is helmed by a 24-year-old CEO, will remain intact.
For the second time, Target has launched a mobile app game that showcases products that it sells in its stores. The company said it plans to launch six more this year.
Snap Agency has bought all remaining assets from Atomic Playpen, which went out of business.
Techne Corporation will henceforth be known as “Bio-Techne” as part of an attempt to better position all of its brands.
The Minneapolis-based biotech company hired James Hippel to replace Greg Melsen, who served shortly as interim CEO left the company after it named a permanent replacement.
Best Buy and Ameriprise Financial made Bloomberg’s list of top 10 most-disappointing stocks based on their poor January performance following a strong 2013.
Target Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan said Tuesday that the malware, which infiltrated the retailer’s point of sale system, remained on a select number of registers for three days after the company said it had eradicated the problem.
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Midwest native Mark Lacek is launching a new mobile application called FamDoo, which rewards kids with cash-value points for tasks like housework and schoolwork.
OneNeck IT Solutions, a subsidiary of TDS Telecom, just began construction on a $12 million expansion of its Eden Prairie data center.
Magnet 360 ranked 34th and Code42 ranked 44th on a list of “most promising” private companies with under $250 million in annual revenue.
The giant cable provider said its new lease at its St. Paul office is effective through 2024, and the company is investing millions into refurbishing the space this month.
Japan-based technology company Ricoh announced Tuesday that it is buying a cloud and IT services business from Best Buy, which the Minnesota company bought for $167 million at the end of 2011.
Target recently announced plans to open new stores in Ohio, California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts; they will open shortly after Target closes locations in Illinois, Nevada, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, and Florida.
On the news of unexpectedly poor holiday sales, Best Buy’s stock fell nearly 30 percent Thursday and its CEO announced that the company would need to cut costs.