IT industry publication InformationWeek recently released its annual ranking of 250 companies that it deemed best at using information technology, which includes four Minnesota-based businesses.
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Northern Oil And Polaris are among Fortune magazine’s 100 fastest-growing businesses based on their annual growth rates for revenue and earnings per share, as well as average total return over a three-year period.
The most dramatic change to U.S. patent law by the America Invents Act may not prove the most significant. But it is the one that requires inventors’ attention—starting today.
Inc. magazine included eight Minnesota-based companies on its recent list of the 500 fastest-growing privately held U.S. companies based on revenue growth over a three-year period.
Ecolab, Pentair, and Coloplast, whose U.S. headquarters is in Minneapolis, made the cut.
A new map shows the amount of 2014 Local Government Aid going to cities in Minnesota per capita.
Meanwhile, the Twin Cities ranked 23rd on Forbes list of larger metro areas.
The magazine named its 50 best new restaurants in the country and Uptown’s World Street Kitchen and The North Loop’s Borough both made the list.
A new report ranked 22 Minnesota colleges based on the long-term return on investment that they offer to graduates.
Tom Petters is expected to travel to Minnesota from a Leavenworth, Kansas prison in order to make his case for a lighter sentence.
A new commercial real estate report cited “lethargic” demand for office space in the Twin Cities.
Tenacious Holdings/Ergodyne, Colle+McVoy, Haberman, Quality Bicycle Products, and Renter’s Warehouse appear on the magazine’s list of top 100 workplaces.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area ranked 10th on a recent list of “aspirational” cities based on its economic growth, quality of life, and demographic factors.
A study that took into account hours worked each week, average commutes, and median earnings found that Mankato is among the best cities for those seeking a healthy balance between work and leisure.
Good jobs in several industries are attracting talent and dollars.
Business groups have been quietly championing immigration reform—because without it, the state’s labor pool will dry up.
The Upper Midwest region's winners from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota