About a year after the company closed its four clubs in India due to conflicts with a franchisee, it announced a new master-franchise agreement with a company that will open six clubs in the country by the end of the year.
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A Plymouth company works to create the country’s most efficient air conditioner.
The pool of contestants has been narrowed down to 49 semi-finalists who are vying for a share of the $200,000 prize.
Richard Schulze said Thursday that he would immediately step down from Best Buy’s board and is looking at options for the fifth of the company that he owns; he was scheduled to step down as chairman on June 21 and serve out the remainder of his director term, which goes through June 2013.
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Richard Schulze said Thursday that he would immediately step down from Best Buy’s board and is looking at options for the fifth of the company that he owns; he was scheduled to step down as chairman on June 21 and serve out the remainder of his director term, which goes through June 2013.
Maplewood-based 3M and Golden Valley-based General Mills ranked 30th and 91st, respectively; to compile the list, The Reputation Institute ranked 100 global businesses based on a survey of 47,000 consumers.
Leadership changes announced Wednesday come on the heels of former Chief Operating Officer Shelly Ibach’s June 1 transition to president and CEO.
The operator of Canterbury Park has agreed to drop its push for a combination racetrack and casino after striking a deal through which the owners of Mystic Lake casino would pay the racetrack tens of millions of dollars.
Fifty local business leaders will accompany Governor Mark Dayton on his June trade mission to China, which is Minnesota’s second-largest export market.
A Meet Minneapolis-commissioned study also found that those 26.8 million visitors collectively spent more than $6.5 billion when they visited the area last year.
Matthew Furman replaces Paula Prahl, who left Best Buy in December to join Maple Grove-based Data Recognition Corporation.
The value of the U.S. Bancorp brand increased 9 percent from last year, while Target’s brand value declined 16 percent, according to a recent report.
Target, Mayo Clinic, General Mills, Best Buy, 3M, Ecolab, and Cargill are among the nation’s “ideal employers,” according to college students looking to join the U.S. work force.
On Sunday, the Minneapolis-based retailer began selling T-shirts with gay-friendly themes online—and it has pledged to donate the full purchase price of each one, up to $120,000, to the Family Equality Council.
Kimberly Michele Burkett, former director of the Long Prairie Chamber of Commerce, reportedly faces two theft charges in connection with the allegations.
Robert Bruininks, past president of the University of Minnesota, earned $747,955 in compensation for the 2011 fiscal year.
Increased demand for locally grown produce is feeding a budding industry of growers attempting to nurture hobbies or family traditions into a viable revenue stream.
Brau Brothers is experimenting with removing malt from beer and adding Minnesota-grown grain instead.
Megan Tamte went from post-partum retail frustration to 30 stores in 11 states in less than a decade—one hot mom at a time.