According to the Star Tribune, the electronics retailer is exploring whether some of its top leaders improperly withheld information from its board and whether former CEO Brian Dunn used company-leased aircraft in connection with a relationship he's alleged to have had with a female subordinate.
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Jared Mitchell Rothenberger, 43, of Minneapolis, was charged Wednesday in federal court and accused of defrauding mortgage lenders out of millions of dollars in connection with the Chateau Ridge condo development in Burnsville.
In late 2010, Saint-Gobain bought an initial 50 percent stake in Sage; the French glass and building materials giant said that assuming full ownership will allow Sage to expand into international markets, develop new products, and complete construction of its new manufacturing facility in Faribault.
Inge Thulin, who on Tuesday became chairman of 3M, said he aims to grow 3M to a $50 billion company.
Based on their annual revenue growth rates over a five-year period, Minneapolis-based Atomic Data, Dero, and On-Demand Services Group made a list of the fastest-growing businesses that are located within core urban areas in the United States.
The C9 Active Apparel store in San Francisco, Target's first standalone specialty store, will carry a line of athletic clothing that the retailer already sells at its regular stores.
News of the extension sent the e-commerce giant's stock up 5.3 percent Wednesday to close at $15.71.
Subodh Kulkarni, who guided Imation's efforts to shift its focus back to data storage, will leave the company by the end of June to pursue other interests.
Stephen Clough, a former owner of Shakopee-based pump manufacturer Gamma Vacuum, pleaded guilty to failing to pay nearly $1 million in federal income and employment taxes that were withheld from workers.
The House-Senate conference committee's revised bill was passed by the House early Thursday morning and subsequently approved by the Senate Thursday afternoon.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has asked Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson to rein in her probe of Accretive Health, but she is moving forward with the investigation.
Career website Glassdoor compiled a list of companies offering the 20 highest-rated internship programs in the country based on survey responses from current and former interns-and Target ranked 15th.
The Microsoft co-founder's investment vehicles already own 10.8 percent of Ecolab, but the St. Paul-based company amended its stockholder rights plan to allow the entities to acquire up to one-fourth of the company's outstanding shares.
NorthStar Asset Management, the firm that introduced the proposal, said that the outcome of the vote allows it to pursue the topic again at next year's annual meeting-a road that it "very well may take."
The top-ranking local company is Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, Inc., which didn't move from its 22nd-place ranking on last year's list; however, 14 of the 19 Minnesota companies on the list fell in ranking from last year-some substantially.
The upgrade, which will increase the mill's production capacity, will also help retain jobs in St. Paul, according to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.