A lawsuit that Attorney General Lori Swanson filed last month alleges that the company and its leader failed to deliver and maintain operational systems to farmers who invested in them and failed to make good on promised sales and revenue projections.
Honors
Minneapolis-based Target ranked 10th, and Edina-based ReconRobotics and three other robotics companies collectively ranked 44th.
A proposed expansion of taxes to business services could cause some local businesses to cut jobs or relocate; meanwhile, a Wisconsin lawmaker is trying to lure disgruntled companies across the border.
Anytime Fitness and Code 42 Software were recognized as two of the top 100 privately held, high-growth businesses.
A new study analyzed how each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia handled the voting process during the 2008 and 2010 elections, and Minnesota is among seven “high performers.”
Minnesota is behind only five other states in terms of annual tax revenue loss stemming from corporations and wealthy individuals shifting profits offshore.
A new report also found that a majority of Minnesotans plan to spend their leisure time in the state.
The Minnesota Twins, Bremer Bank, Graco, and Mortenson Construction were among the local companies that made the list, which was compiled by employee survey firm, WorkplaceDynamics.
Designs on your genes.
Earlier this month, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker scored a major victory when a federal appeals court upheld a state law.
Others that made the list include The Saint Paul Hotel, Hotel Ivy, and The Westin Edina Galleria.
The birthplace of the Milky Way, Minnesota has a rich history in the candy business. Now even some old favorites are getting a fresh look.
It's a small-bank squeeze.
SEC rulemaking is needed before last year’s JOBS Act can be fully implemented. Once it is, who will use this new route to capital?
The deluge of digital information is being mined to predict which cereal the public will buy, where crime will occur, and how to run for president.
Auto dealers, auto-repair companies, and several segments within the construction industry topped the list.
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce contends that portions of Mark Dayton’s proposed tax reform will have a negative effect on the state’s business climate; some city officials, meanwhile, praised the governor’s investment in local government aid.
