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Periscope’s innovative campaign for Treasure Island evokes the agency’s jackpot year.
Mulberrys seeks to make dry cleaning sustainable—and convenient. In three years, it has opened six locations.
Alpha Video and Audio introduces an innnovative emergency notification system for schools.
Parasole’s abandonment of the old Figlio space has observers asking whether something’s wrong in Uptown.
Despite escalating costs for all concerned, American Crystal Sugar is operating without 1,300 unionized factory workers locked out six months ago. Upping the ante, the union threatens to pull support for the Farm Bill, which in turn could hurt the entire sugar industry.
The restaurant operator also filed a reorganization plan that includes eliminating its $245 million of outstanding debt and closing 81 "underperforming" restaurants; the company expects to complete the restructuring process and exit bankruptcy protection within about six months.
Through its new Tanks of Thanks program, CHS will reward some individuals who give back to the community with $50 Cenex fuel gift cards.
The governor appears to favor the Linden Avenue site near the Basilica of St. Mary, although he believes all three of the front-runner proposals have problems that could prevent a stadium proposal from receiving legislative approval this year.
Shortly after finalizing its purchase of Nalco Holding Company, Ecolab said that it's embarking on a restructuring and cost-saving effort that will result in pre-tax special charges of $480 million over the next couple of years-but fuel cost savings of $250 million annually by the end of 2014.
Data backup and storage provider Code 42 Software, Inc., has secured $52.5 million in venture funding, which it plans to use to accelerate product development.
Overall ridership on Metro Transit services climbed 3.5 percent in 2011, driven primarily by increased bus rides; rail transportation, meanwhile, fell just short of year-prior levels.
Minnesota's unemployment rate dropped another 0.2 percent in December to reach 5.7 percent, as the state added 7,900 jobs.
Yamamoto Moss Mackenzie is now Yamamoto, and it has recently added three industry veterans to its leadership team.
Chanhassen-based Snap Fitness said that it recently acquired Kosama Complete Body Transformation, which franchises clubs that offer instructor-led fitness classes that do not use cardio or weight machines.
The Minneapolis-based retailer said that "it is not in its best interests to finalize a transaction at this time" but plans to re-engage in discussions with a limited number of potential partners later this year.