John Hinz, who helped lead Buffalo Wild Wings’ marketing for nearly 14 years, was named chief marketing officer at Green Mill.
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Famous Dave’s has elected one of its board members to serve as CEO and shifted its current chief executive into the role of president and chief operating officer.
A new partnership, through which Geek Squad service plans are being sold on EBay, comes after similar deals that Best Buy struck with Target and Verizon.
Through the new partnerships, the network will soon offer courses that help entrepreneurs develop solid business plans and introduce a new pool of C-level software and IT veterans to those enrolled in its certification program.
While Minneapolis-based Target was one of the first retailers to oppose a proposed $7.5 billion settlement in a major antitrust dispute involving credit-card processing fees charged to merchants, Eden Prairie-based Supervalu is among those that support it.
New business filings for the first three quarters of 2012 totaled 47,069, compared to 39,977 for the same period in 2011.
A labor agreement affecting 13,000 CenturyLink employees, including about 1,800 in Minnesota, expired Saturday night, but the company and the unions representing the workers have extended the contract while negotiations continue.
The 3M Streaming Projector, which comes equipped with a thumb drive-like device called the Roku Stick, allows users to project streaming content from sources like Netflix.
Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a Brazil-based health care company that operates roughly 70 hospitals and clinics and whose insurance covers more than 5 million people.
The company, which plans to hire roughly 15 employees in the near term, outgrew its space in the Fifth Street Towers and has relocated to the Campbell Mithun Tower in downtown Minneapolis.
The announcement comes a month after the companies vowed to address regulators’ concerns that the deal would lead to unfair competition and said they were committed to making it happen.
The company said that it has entered into an amended employment agreement with CEO and President Joel Waller, who has agreed to continue in those roles until March 31.
The restructuring comes about seven months after CEO Inge Thulin took the helm and two days after the company agreed to acquire industrial ceramics maker Ceradyne.
The retailer, which reported a same-store sales jump of 2.1 percent last month, said that its decision to stop releasing monthly sales figures will “provide greater understanding of our sales results in the context of our overall financial performance.”
The renovated 8.8-acre site is expected to house a commercial kitchen and a produce and fish farm—and it is among the locations being considered by St. Paul’s Flat Earth Brewing Company, which is looking for a larger space.
Travelers passing through the local airport now have access to free wireless Internet—including occasional advertisements—or a premium $2.95 service, which offers ad-free service at faster speeds.