Why are the practices that offer the most personal care finding it so hard to compete?
Honors
Patterson, Apogee Enterprises, and Hawkins were recognized by Forbes alongside 97 others that have “consistently demonstrated transparent and conservative accounting practices and solid corporate governance and management.”
Ecolab, H.B. Fuller, The Mosaic Company, Target, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are among 145 companies named to the Ethisphere Institute’s 2013 “World’s Most Ethical Companies” list.
The same Minnesotans who were on last year's list made repeat appearances this year, although the net worth of most has risen—and Best Buy founder Richard Schulze is no longer listed as a Minnesotan.
3M Company, Target Corporation, and St. Jude Medical also made the list last year.
Private equity firms in the middle market had a generally busy 2012. And they have the money for more deals.
The Twin Cities ranks ninth among 358 major metros in terms of patents produced annually—and Rochester ranks third for patents issued per capita.
Developers say the city is an attractive option for apartments because of the retail development The Shops at West End and the city’s close proximity to downtown Minneapolis.
An independent study commissioned by 3M, which makes privacy filters for computers and mobile devices, found that lost productivity stemming from employees’ visual privacy concerns could potentially cost a U.S. business with more than 7,500 workers in excess of $1 million annually.
Creative funding mechanisms and tax incentives are driving public and private collaborations on real estate deals.
The order is in response to a request from Attorney General Lori Swanson’s office, which sought to bar Renewable Energy SD from selling its turbines while a lawsuit that Swanson filed against the company proceeds through the system.
The company allegedly denied people with criminal records job interviews even when the crime was old, expunged, or irrelevant to the job they were applying for.
The University of Minnesota study found that production of key global crops is likely to increase 38-67 percent by 2050 while the estimated need for those crops will increase by 60-110 percent in that period.
MEDA has surveyed clients representative of hundreds of minority-owned companies it works with each year, for a report on how this part of our economy is doing.
Macy’s has closed and Lawson might leave, but the Saints ballpark, light rail, and residential projects are underway. The CBD looks ready to reinvent itself.
Why Polaris, Donaldson, ProtoLabs, and Northern Oil & Gas are worth watching.
7000 Sandell Condominiums’ homeowners association and property managers will pay $40,000 to settle allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act.