NorthStar Asset Management says Ecolab's political contributions are inconsistent with its stated values; shareholders will vote Thursday on a proposal under which they would weigh in on anticipated contributions before they are made.
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Jennifer Rutherford of San Jose, California, admitted to creating shell companies that sold non-existent marketing merchandise to Medtronic, thereby defrauding the company of at least $2.1 million.
Gail Boudreaux of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group and Juliana Chugg of Golden Valley-based General Mills were identified as likely contenders to lead a Fortune 1000 company within five years.
Two-thirds of the finalists for this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Upper Midwest are leaders of Minnesota-based companies.
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Two-thirds of the finalists for this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Upper Midwest are leaders of Minnesota-based companies.
Joseph W. Traxler-who taught a fraud class at the Minnesota School of Business in Shakopee-also must pay $5.4 million in restitution.
The Twin Cities metro area has a variety of attractions that are either free or offered at discounts, according to Livability.
More than 400 local business professionals are conducting mock interviews this week to assist local youth as they prepare for the summer job search.
All but one of the committee members have strong ties to Minnesota; with the help of a yet-to-be-identified search firm, the committee will oversee a global search process to identify both internal and external candidates.
Half of Minnesota businesses expect the state economy to improve in the quarter that ends in late May-and 40 percent plan to increase headcount during that period, according to Twin Cities Business' quarterly economic indicator survey.
This year’s International Citizen Awards honorees have embarked on socially cons
Michael Lyftogt, who has served as CFO since February 2011, will return to his previous role as chief accounting officer-and Peter Michielutti, who's now CFO at CSM Corporation, will succeed him.
The magazine said it "may be the cheeriest and most welcoming airport in the nation," adding that readers enjoyed its shopping and food and drink options.
Forbes used four metrics to determine its list of the 2,000 largest public companies in the world: sales, profits, assets, and market value.
A new report from the Metropolitan Council predicts that the Twin Cities population will increase by 31 percent during the next three decades, while the area's "gross metro product" is expected to reach $400 billion.
Representative Morrie Lanning, the sponsor of the House stadium bill that would use public money to fund a new $975 million Vikings stadium, said after the vote that "somebody will have to pull a rabbit out of a hat for this thing to stay alive."
A local advocacy group released a report stating that four large banks, including U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo, are charging people interest rates as high as 365 percent.
A division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has determined that some of Tennant's claims about its ec-H2O technology are not supported by evidence; meanwhile, a Danish competitor has violated the council's policies by using the council's findings about Tennant to promote itself.
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Texas at San Antonio found that when there are fewer single men, the percentage of women in high-paying careers increases.
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