The manufacturing giant introduced 100 new products in the first half of its 2012 fiscal year and plans to introduce roughly 50 more before the fiscal year ends in late May.
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An estimated 38.9 million tons of iron pellets were produced by the state's mining operations in 2011, up from 35.1 million tons in 2010 and up dramatically from 17.1 million tons in 2009.
Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical said it plans to make a three-story, 275,000-square-foot addition to its Plymouth site-which will more than double the current 205,000-square-foot facility.
Same-store sales rose 1.6 percent, below the company's own expectations and analyst predictions, prompting the retailer to lower its earnings guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter.
According to Mpls.St.Paul magazine Senior Editor Allison Kaplan, Zara and Topshop are among likely new tenants.
The two new mutual funds-one of which is currently available for investment and another that's set to launch sometime this quarter-mark the hedge fund managers' first products available to individual investors.
After a disappointing sixth-place finish in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced she has ended her presidential campaign.
The Maplewood-based company has agreed to purchase Avery Dennison's office and consumer products business and said the acquisition will expand its global presence in the industry.
The company's entrance into the Middle East is its latest in a series of international expansions; within the past year, it has opened nearly 300 clubs and now boasts 1,700 clubs worldwide.
The MoneyGram Tower and the 1600 Tower in St. Louis Park, Two MarketPointe in Bloomington, and the Colonnade office tower in Golden Valley all were reportedly acquired in deals that closed last month.
To date, the company has closed on the purchase of five Cadillac Ranch restaurants in four states, paying $7.7 million; it intends to pay another $1.5 million to buy three more locations in an effort to grow into a "broader and more dynamic restaurant company."
The new Japanese restaurant, which opened its first location in Northeast Minneapolis last year, plans to open its second location at the Mall of America.
The council will reportedly spend the money on a marketing campaign intended to attract customers to struggling businesses along the Central Corridor light-rail line.
A federal program that gave up to 13 weeks of extended benefits to long-term unemployed individuals is being phased out in Minnesota and nine other states.
A new skyway was built to connect the Accenture Tower and Ameriprise Financial Center in downtown Minneapolis.
According to an Associated Press story, many former workers were unprepared for their next step after Ford ceased operations at the St. Paul plant last month.