An appeals court upheld an earlier ruling from a U.S. District Court, which found that the Minneapolis-based credit-scoring company's competitors did not infringe on its trademarks.
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Minnesota lost 19,800 jobs last month, prompting the unemployment rate to rise; however, the July jobless rate was calculated during the period when 22,000 state workers were out of work as a result of the government shutdown-so the figure is distorted.
Miami-based Ladenburg Thalman Financial Services has agreed to buy the company's Securities America brokerage unit-for which Ameriprise paid $150 million or more to settle legal claims that it previously faced.
A spokesman for the Minnesota High Tech Association said that Google hasn't revealed substantial plans for the state-but the company is looking to collaborate with Minnesota tech companies.
Starboard Value LP, which owns about a 4.4 percent stake in Regis, asked Regis to dramatically cut operating expenses, sell its non-core businesses, and return focus to its core salon business in North America; Regis said it is "always open to ideas that can create shareholder value."
Canterbury CEO Randy Sampson expects the estimated $3 million loss in revenue attributable to the state government shutdown to have an adverse effect on third-quarter and full-year financial results-and he suspects that added races and other efforts to recoup those losses will only recover "a relatively small portion-less than half."
Cargill made a binding offer to purchase Netherlands-based animal nutrition company Provimi.
Arcapita Bank, B.S.C., is offering 5.15 million shares of common stock through a public offering and will grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to 772,245 additional shares to cover over-allotments.
The southwest Twin Cities suburb of Chanhassen was named the 10th-best small U.S. city in which to live by Money magazine; Arden Hills, Lino Lakes, Savage, and Shoreview also made the top 100 list.
A pilot program will evaluate single-sort recycling in two Minneapolis neighborhoods for consideration in future operations.
Under the new agreement, Wisconsin students attending college in Minnesota will have to make up the difference between Wisconsin's and Minnesota's resident rates-a cost that was previously covered by the State of Wisconsin.
The Minnesota Angel Network, which plans to enroll at least 30 companies this year, will prepare entrepreneurs to interact with angel investors and then connect the two groups through an online portal.
The president and many other political leaders will address the attendees of The American Legion's largest annual convention, which is expected to attract an audience of more than 10,000.
Eric Devon Bernard, the last of three defendants to be found guilty in connection with a 2006 fraud scheme, worked with others to fraudulently obtain loan proceeds in connection with the sale of seven residential properties in the Twin Cities metro area.
The St. Paul mayor's proposed budget includes $6.2 million in cuts to city departments and a 6.5 percent boost to the city's property tax levy.
Local car dealer Jim Lupient, who built his first store, Jim Lupient Oldsmobile, in 1969, went on to found Lupient Automotive Group-which today operates dealerships throughout the Twin Cities.