Hubbard will gain five stations each in Seattle and Phoenix, which it said are the 13th- and 14th-largest U.S. radio markets, respectively.
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The Minneapolis-based company, which raised more than $200 million prior to the recession, said it will use the new funding to help finance clinical trials.
The winning app, Divvy, is meant to enhance the “group shopping” experience; work is underway to roll out the product to Target customers.
It seems all those years of asking, “Can you hear me now?” have paid off: According to a recent report, Verizon outperformed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile in Twin Cities based on its data, call, and text capabilities.
Having already established itself as one of the top turnaround stocks of the year, Best Buy’s shares rose again on Monday after an analyst at Credit Suisse raised the company’s target price.
While Select Comfort's stock price remains lower than it was six months ago, it has recently been on a consistent climb, and analysts see additional growth potential.
Twin Cities Business reported last year that a software startup was giving OpenTable a run for its money; that startup now says it handles 51.7 percent of Twin Cities reservations, although OpenTable disputes that assertion.
In addition to workspaces, the new location will feature a “tap room” with craft beer, a movie theater for presentations and pitches, a billiard room that doubles as a meeting space, and a walkout patio.
Dale Parker replaces outgoing Chief Financial Officer Gregory Smith; Image Sensing Systems said that Smith’s departure is “not related to any issue with respect to Image Sensing’s financial statements.”
IT services providers Joseph Michael Hanson and Timothy John Lambrecht were charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud; an attorney for one of the men said, “There is no fraud here.”
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development released its quarterly Business Expansion Report Wednesday, which shows that the key expansion areas are in the west metro and Duluth.
The electronics retailer is re-launching its iPhone trade-in program on Friday, and the promotion will run for nine days.
Stratasys said it will acquire MakerBot, a competitor in the 3D-printing industry; the $403 million purchase could grow based on MakerBot’s performance.
Multimedia content provider Rimage Corporation is changing its name to Qumu Corporation following a quarter of growth for the Qumu brand.
A German court ruled in favor of Tennant’s competitor, which claimed that some of Tennant’s advertising claims were misleading; Tennant is considering an appeal.
Best Buy has partnered with Microsoft to install small Windows stores in select locations, which will offer Windows-based PCs, tablets, accessories, and support from a Microsoft-trained staff.
The Eden Prairie-based 3D printing company is reportedly eyeing an acquisition that would expand its presence in the 3D modeling market.
Biomedical engineers at the University of Minnesota have developed new technology that allows people to move a flying robot using brain waves, a technology with potential to help those who have lost certain motor skills.