Best Buy, U.S. Bancorp, Medtronic, and Target were in the top 100 on Newsweek’s annual “green ranking” of the 500 largest U.S. public companies.
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Target, which has been seeking a buyer for almost two years, said that it will “continue to earn a substantial portion of the profits” generated by its credit card portfolio.
Merrill Corporation is expected to essentially replace its existing $626 million of debt with new loans that have later deadlines, and both Moody’s and S&P expect to upgrade the company’s credit ratings if the refinancing is executed as planned.
Prabal Gurung—whose creations have been worn by Michelle Obama, Kate Middleton, and Lady Gaga—has designed a limited-edition collection of women’s apparel and accessories that will hit Target shelves in February.
The company has consistently increased its employee base during the last several years and has now expanded its St. Paul office by more than 30 percent to accommodate the growth.
Minnesota Opera has already staged two of the Donizetti “Tudor Trilogy”: Roberto Devereux and Maria Stuarda. But Anna Bolena, about the second wife of Henry VIII, beats them all.
Sherman is one of the most enigmatic and important artists of our time.
The legendary singer-songwriter brings his 2012 U.S. Acoustic Tour to Minneapolis just before Halloween.
As if boomers don’t have enough to do in November, The Who are on tour performing their epic 1973 double-album, Quadrophenia, in its entirety, plus a few of their greatest hits.
The stock surge came after Debtwire news service reported that private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is trying to arrange $4 billion to $5 billion in debt financing to back a bid.
Minnesota ranked high among the nation’s states in terms of both average debt load carried by recent college graduates and percentage of recent grads with debt.
While the Minnesota Orchestra has been locked out all month, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra had continued working under a “play-and-talk” arrangement; but its musicians have now also been locked out, and performances are canceled through November 4.
Five local hotel concierges answer the most frequently
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Are car repairs the next old-school business waiting to be revolutionized by the Internet?
Do local couriers transport venomous animals?
Minnesota executives proceed cautiously, awaiting the election outcome and a fiscal crisis solution.