The council said it will provide cities with grants to support high-density, mixed-use developments along train and bus routes.
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Despite the dropping unemployment rate, state officials say the state continues to shed jobs, and the conflicting indicators make it difficult to draw clear conclusions about Minnesota's labor market.
MarketWatch studied 102 of the nation's largest cities to gauge their "ability to support a strong business environment."
Company Chairman and CEO Robert L. Senkler said that preparing internal candidates to take on greater responsibility is part of the company's culture-and Christopher Hilger's transition to president has been in the works for the past few years.
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Company Chairman and CEO Robert L. Senkler said that preparing internal candidates to take on greater responsibility is part of the company's culture-and Christopher Hilger's transition to president has been in the works for the past few years.
The company, which is bracing for a weaker economy in 2012, is reportedly offering early retirement incentives to about 15 percent of its U.S. work force.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation-a subsidiary of Cargill-violated the agency's process safety management and fall protection standards at the company's beef production plant in Milwaukee.
Rafael Alvarez, founder and CEO of Genesys Works, was recognized for his business' social entrepreneurship. The nonprofit operates a program in St. Paul and has partnered with a long list of local businesses.
The U.S. Department of Justice accused the Fridley-based medical device giant of using two post-market studies and two device registries to pay physicians fees ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 for each patient that they implanted with one of the company's pacemakers or defibrillators.
Minneapolis-based First Green Partners will make initial investments of $500,000 to $10 million in emerging technologies-and then up to $100 million in single businesses as they commercialize.
The affected employees work in the company's Marshall and Bloomington offices.
Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter International has agreed to buy St. Paul-based Synovis Life Technologies for $325 million-a deal that was unanimously approved by Synovis' board.
The retailer reportedly said that 2,400 employees in technology services and 1,500 contractors will move out of downtown Minneapolis to its campus in Brooklyn Park.
The university said that a new initiative-called Minnesota Innovation Partnership-will help eliminate prolonged negotiations with businesses over rights to research that they sponsor at the university.
A three-judge Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday reportedly ruled that Petters wasn't denied access to a full defense of his case, that jury instructions were appropriate, and that his sentence was within the discretion of U.S. District Court Judge Richard Kyle.
The Minnetonka-based company struck a deal to be acquired by California-based SuccessFactors-a human resources software vendor that is being acquired by German company SAP.
The funding will be used to prepare small businesses to begin exporting to foreign markets or explore opportunities in new foreign markets.
Plymouth-based Mosaic reached an out-of-court settlement with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan; under the terms of the agreement, Mosaic's contract to supply the company with potash will expire at the end of 2012.
A dozen digital billboards around the city will alert passers-by about snow emergencies starting this winter.
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