The Plymouth-based travel agency operator said that the acquisition will add about $850 million in total sales volume to its bottom line.
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Eighteen of the new restaurants will be in California, and a single new location will open in the cities of Lansing, Michigan; Independence, Missouri; and Yakima, Washington.
Lori Walker has been with the paint and coatings manufacturer for 12 years and assumed her current position in 2008.
The economic development group said that by the end of 2012, its efforts will have helped create or retain 4,000 Twin Cities jobs.
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The economic development group said that by the end of 2012, its efforts will have helped create or retain 4,000 Twin Cities jobs.
Unpaid creditors of Mervyn’s reportedly sued more than 30 entities connected with its 2004 sale, including Target Corporation; they accused the entities of stripping out the now-defunct retailer’s valuable real estate assets to fund the purchase.
The company revealed in regulatory filings that Thomas Oland disagreed with its board’s decision to consider external candidates while searching for the next CEO.
The awards honor those who play a significant role in discovering new technologies that educate and improve the lives and futures of people living in Minnesota and all over the world.
The magazine received the premier award—along with six gold awards, four silver awards, and five bronze awards—at the Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association’s 2012 awards event, which recognizes excellence in publishing.
As part of a reorganization plan that the company expects will help cut costs, St. Jude will reduce its global work force by approximately 5 percent—in addition to the 300 jobs it eliminated in August.
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A spokeswoman for Activision Publishing, Inc., said that the local division is expected to release fewer games based on third-party licenses as compared to 2012 and that the realignment will better reflect “our slate and the market opportunities.”
Governor Mark Dayton has appointed Bernie Arseneau, the agency’s current deputy commissioner and chief engineer, to serve as acting commissioner.
The retailer is optimistic about the holiday season even though its October same-store-sales increase of 2.4 percent was “near the low end” of its expectations and failed to meet Wall Street predictions.
President and CEO Chris Policinski said in a prepared statement that the co-op’s strong third-quarter results were driven by its dairy foods and animal feed businesses—and he expects to end the year strong.
The company said that Kris Tufto, who has served as interim president and CEO since August, will assume those positions on a permanent basis; meanwhile, third-quarter financial results suggest that the struggling company may be turning itself around.
The Hotel Minneapolis was sold for $46 million, and the downtown Minneapolis Comfort Suites was purchased for an undisclosed sum and will become a Hyatt Place.
The company, which has hired 22 people in the metro area this year and anticipates additional hires in the near term, recently relocated to a larger office space.
Residential real estate brokerage firm HomeServices of America has formed a new joint company that will launch a real estate brand called Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and more than quadruple its network of brokers from about 16,000 to more than 69,000.