According to Advertising Age, Target's split with its lead ad agency Wieden & Kennedy stems from the October departure of Michael Francis, Target's former chief marketing officer.
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The Minnetonka-based company said it is partnering with three companies that offer health related mobile technologies-CareSpeak Communications, Fitbit, and Lose It!
In addition to the usual big-name suspects, a handful of other Minnesota companies will unveil revolutionary new offerings ranging from a first-of-its-kind content delivery platform to a smartphone case that only covers the phone's four corners to foam earphones.
Brian Dunn acknowledged some of Best Buy's shortcomings but refuted the idea that the company may gradually be going out of business. Comments from online readers, however, echoed some of the complaints made by critics-namely, that of poor customer service.
Scott Kinney, who has served as president of two Thomson Reuters divisions-West Education Group and FindLaw-will become president of Capella University January 17.
The combined firm, which will be called EB Wipfli, LLP, is expected to have more than $314 million in revenue and serve more than 70,000 clients.
Brooklyn Center-based Caribou Coffee claims to be the nation's first major coffee retailer to source all of its beans from farms that meet sustainable standards developed by the Rainforest Alliance.
Chuck Runyon's new book acknowledges that "working out may suck," but it cites alternatives like heart disease, diabetes, and less sex as much worse.
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf reportedly met recently with key political leaders and displayed maps showing how a new stadium might fit at two different Minneapolis sites. Governor Mark Dayton, meanwhile, sent letters Thursday to Ramsey County and Minneapolis setting January 12 as the deadline for their final proposals for the project.
DEED will allocate up to $15.4 million for four new programs that aim to improve access to capital for small businesses.
Lois M. Martin, whose career spans 26 years, left Capella at the end of 2010 after spending six years there; in her new role, she'll be responsible for corporate-wide financial strategy, management, and reporting.
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.
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.