The St. Paul-based medical device company recently acquired a developer of miniaturized, “leadless” pacemakers, which will strengthen its position in the multibillion-dollar global pacemaker market, the company said.
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As Target makes digital efforts a top priority, 150 jobs have fallen by the wayside.
Marco, Inc., plans to add about a dozen jobs over the next year to accommodate its continuing growth.
Alcatel-Lucent declined to disclose whether any of the cuts will affect its Minnesota workers.
Samsung said it isn’t looking to acquire Best Buy stock; Best Buy leaders, meanwhile, have recently been selling shares as the company’s stock price climbs.
The owners of Dogwood Coffee Bar, Regla De Oro, Butter Bakery Café, and Hot Indian Foods discussed their entrepreneurial endeavors.
Best known for its backup security solutions, Code 42 recently launched a new “file sync and share” technology; it comes about a year and eight months after the company received more than $50 million in investment funds.
The Zayo Group purchased Access Communications for $41 million, expanding its network to span more than 2,500 miles in the Twin Cities.
A CenturyLink unit is planning a new Shakopee project; some industry experts consider the Twin Cities to be “underserved” by modern data centers.
Union members rejected a tentative deal that had been reached between the company and the union’s negotiating committee.
The retailer on Wednesday debuted its digital video platform, but it faces stiff competition.
The national investment community expects an uptick in initial public offerings, mergers, and acquisitions in the second half of 2013, although Minnesota investors are less confident.
A jury found that Global Traffic Technologies’ patent involving technology for controlling traffic lights was infringed upon.
Consumers may now take pictures of their Post-it Notes and, using a new mobile app, transform them into digital notes that can be saved and organized on a user’s mobile device.
The acquisition of MakerBot, a deal worth at least $403 million, allows Stratasys to market to “home hobbyists.”
About three months after a German court ruled against Tennant in an advertising lawsuit, the Minnesota company said it has withdrawn its appeal for “purely commercial reasons.”
Attendees of MobCon will hear Google Vice President Carl Schachter’s take on mobile cloud technology and be able to vote in a local mobile app development contest.
Risdall received 37 awards for Web development in 2013, beating out agencies in Paris, California, New York, and elsewhere.