Kevin VanDeraa, owner of Cupcake in Minneapolis, won a $50,000 prize for taking first place during the championship series of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, and the money will fund an expansion of his business.
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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.
The middle-market investment firm separately announced that it has acquired Boothwyn, Pennsylvania-based health care company Pentech Holdings, Inc.
Under Mauro Porcini’s direction, 3M created numerous stylish product designs; he joined 3M’s European operations in 2002 and worked his way up the corporate ladder during his decade with the company.
612Brew, which will be located in The Broadway building, intends to open a taproom and begin selling growlers in late fall, and it will start supplying liquor stores within a year.
Jason Beckman, Gerald Durand, and Patrick Kiley were found guilty of a long list of charges pertaining to their roles in soliciting investors for Trevor Cook’s fraudulent currency trading scheme.
A preliminary assessment of the paper mill, which was damaged by an explosion and fire last month, revealed that it would take several months to repair; but the company that runs it will explore all of its options after the full damage, repairs, and cost are known.
Minnesota's higher education leadership could take advantage of it.
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.
An upcoming Supreme Court ruling could strike down the 2010 health care reform law—but UnitedHealth Group has pledged to continue to offer some of the law’s provisions regardless of the ruling.
The custom equipment that Intequus made for Netflix’s new content delivery network is designed to help Netflix’s video content stream more efficiently.
The state’s gross domestic product (GDP) totaled $244.9 billion last year; the 1.2 percent growth rate is less than half of the 3.9 percent increase that the state experienced in 2010.
Minnesota will benefit from a multi-state, $1.6 million settlement to be paid by the Georgia-based provider of supplemental insurance.
The coffeehouse operator is selling local band Rocket Club’s newest album at 198 of its Midwest locations.
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.