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Thomson Reuters, MN Attys. Oppose Marriage Amendment

Thomson Reuters, which employs roughly 7,000 people in Minnesota, said that the proposed amendment would limit its ability to attract top talent; separately, a group of local law firm leaders said that the marriage amendment “endangers our business climate.”

After Cutting 600, Best Buy Hires 500 for Geek Squad

The company is reportedly retooling its Geek Squad team as it shifts employees away from basic home installations to focus on services for small businesses and on providing technology expertise at Best Buy’s smaller, “connected”-format stores.

Mayo Tops List of 5 MN Hospitals Ranked Best in Nation

U.S. News & World Report ranked five Minnesota hospitals among the best in the nation for at least one of 16 medical specialties—and it ranked Mayo Clinic third on an elite list of only 17 U.S. hospitals that are among the best in at least six specialties.

MakeMusic Receives $13.5M Buyout Offer

Private equity firm LaunchEquity Partners said that if its offer were accepted, it would invest $10 million in MakeMusic over the next two years and retain all of the company’s employees.

Bixby’s Former Acting CFO Gets 8-Yr. Prison Sentence

Prosecutors say that Dennis Desender was responsible for about $4.3 million in losses to investors and an $825,866 tax loss to the Internal Revenue Service, which resulted from his failure to file federal tax returns or report his income over a three-year period.
Report: Supervalu to Begin Reaching Out to Potential Buyers

Report: Supervalu to Begin Reaching Out to Potential Buyers

Unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter told The Wall Street Journal that Supervalu is expected to send out confidentiality agreements to interested bidders this week, but the company’s financial advisors reportedly haven’t yet told potential buyers if they’ll attempt to auction the company in pieces or as a whole.

MN Leaders Outline Need for More College-Biz Collaboration

A new report released by The Itasca Project outlined several strategies for building such collaboration, including aligning academic offerings with work force needs and regional businesses partnering with colleges and universities to co-create research and innovation agendas.
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