Alvenda is the latest local company to change its name-but the decision to do so isn't an uncommon one, and experts say there's lots to consider before making the move.
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Ten Caribbean nations are participating in the program, for which 3M automated a border-crossing process that enables faster and safer travel between them.
The state's rural phone companies say that cutting the "access charges" that they get from long-distance companies would force them to raise rates for consumers-but AT&T says those companies have to address a shrinking revenue stream anyway as mobile phone use displaces land lines.
Park State Bank, which operates branches in Duluth and Minneapolis, has agreed to comply with a consent order.
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Park State Bank, which operates branches in Duluth and Minneapolis, has agreed to comply with a consent order.
The owner of S&P Foods, Inc., pleaded guilty in March to one count of willful failure to account for and pay taxes.
CEOs from seven of the state's major health systems and health plans have created a report that proposes ways to cut the state's Medicaid deficit.
The Twin Cities was ranked fourth for hospital care by HealthGrades on its first-ever list of America's Top 50 Cities for Hospital Care.
Ericvan and Renee McDavid fraudulently obtained loans for properties and then used the proceeds for personal use.
Investors who lost money by investing with Frank Vennes-a businessman whose companies put funds into Tom Petters' entities-will recoup some of their money.
Lois Quam-a former UnitedHealth Group executive-has been named executive director of the Global Health Initiative.
Metro-area homes prices fell 2.1 percent in November; similar declines were experienced in almost all the 20 major metropolitan areas in the nation.
Two of the company's offices in Minneapolis together plan to add 90 financial representatives and 175 interns.
The growth of overall market vacancy has slowed, and there are many indicators that the local real estate market bottomed out in 2010-but "fundamentals are still very weak across the office, industrial, and retail leasing markets."
Minneapolis-based Creative Kidstuff will provide input on toy concepts that students come up with; additional corporate partners are wanted.
The Edina office will house about 230 employees, including seven at a new technology center that will showcase Microsoft technology and develop solutions to address customers' technology needs.
According to the Star Tribune, the banking industry and some members of Congress are working to weaken, repeal, or delay a new set of restrictions proposed by the Federal Reserve-restrictions that prompted TCF to file a lawsuit late last year.
New student-owned ventures that incorporate sustainable business practices and environmental stewardship, community service, or biking advocacy are eligible for funding under the new program-which was launched by the U and Bloomington-based Quality Bicycle Products.
The United States supports a month-long ban that the Ivory Coast's president-elect has instated-and the U.S. Department of State on Monday applauded Cargill's decision to halt its purchase of Ivory Coast cocoa.
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