Charles Du and Duncan Hurrelbrink of Minnetonka High School represent one of five teams that will advance to the championship round in a national math and retail competition.
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St. Paul-based Ecolab, which completed its purchase of Nalco Holding Company a week ago and announced on Monday that it bought Italian company Esoform, said it has acquired another company-a Brazil-based pest elimination business.
The trustee handling Denny Hecker's bankruptcy case is reportedly on the hunt for more hidden assets. Hecker's wife, meanwhile, has been released from prison and is in some form of supervised custody.
The acquisition will expand Mankato-based HickoryTech's fiber-network footprint in the Fargo area.
In an effort to do something festive for guests staying during the holiday season, the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester made a 16-foot-tall gingerbread house that contains more than 4,000 pounds of edible gingerbread.
The Minnetonka-based company struck a deal to be acquired by California-based SuccessFactors-a human resources software vendor that is being acquired by German company SAP.
The funding will be used to prepare small businesses to begin exporting to foreign markets or explore opportunities in new foreign markets.
Plymouth-based Mosaic reached an out-of-court settlement with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan; under the terms of the agreement, Mosaic's contract to supply the company with potash will expire at the end of 2012.
A dozen digital billboards around the city will alert passers-by about snow emergencies starting this winter.
The state ranks eighth for smoking and ninth for violent crime rate, both of which have shown improvement over the past decade, but the percent of residents who are obese and have diabetes have increased.
Media reports indicate that Tuesday's Senate hearing about a new Vikings stadium seemed to focus on Minneapolis' efforts-and it left some Ramsey County leaders frustrated. But key state lawmakers still seem split over which potential site has the upper hand.
President Barack Obama lauded the Warroad-based company's commitment to making sacrifices in order to avert layoffs during the recession.
Requests for proposals and qualifications have been issued in an attempt to secure private partners to develop and manage Union Depot in St. Paul, which is being transformed into a multi-modal transit hub.
Digital River CEO Joel Ronning said that former Governor Tim Pawlenty-who joined two other company boards in late October-brings "diverse business development and finance experience along with a strong international perspective."
Andersen Corporation's 100 Series windows were used in a replica of the home from the popular Disney/Pixar movie Up.
"Growing up in poverty during the Great Depression, Ken rose to be a genuine war hero, a business entrepreneur, and a Minnesota legend," according to TCF Financial Corporation Chairman and CEO Bill Cooper, who wrote that his recently departed friend "represents the greatest of the World War II generation."