The company declined to comment on how the acquisition will impact its 800 employees in St. Paul.

As the Metropolitan Council prepares for a potentially dramatic cut in state funding to local transit operations, it said that possible budget solutions could include a fare increase of up to 50 cents, up to a 25 percent reduction in bus service, and the loss of 500 jobs.

According to Finance and Commerce, the state may try to cut its losses on the $34.3 million Highway 52 interchange project in Pine Island, which was designed to provide access to the Elk Run project.

A Canadian court has ordered The Mosaic Company to continue supplying potash to Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan until the two companies go to trial next January over a contract dispute.

The state earned high scores for quality of life and education, among other categories, which bumped its ranking up from last year.

Majeed "Todd" Abed claims that he was taunted for his religion by his supervisor at work and that he was fired for not complying with a Best Buy program that was "implemented in a discriminatory fashion."

Nan DeMars' new book-You've GOT To Be Kidding! How to Keep Your Job Without Losing Your Integrity-addresses how to solve workplace ethical issues through real-life case studies, some of which are plucked from today's headlines.

AC105, the compound whose rights are now owned by Acorda Therapeutics, could be a potential treatment for brain and spinal cord injuries.

The city scored well in the land use, water, and waste categories.

A company spokeswoman confirmed that the company plans to consolidate its two Winona offices; some employees will move into the consolidated location, some may be offered the opportunity to relocate to the Denver corporate headquarters, and it's unclear at this point whether any layoffs will result.

The company said that it will transition Homemade Gourmet's 1,400 consultants to their new positions under the Tastefully Simple brand.

The U's Law School and the Carlson School of Management are both reportedly looking at switching to a private-funding model as state funds continue to dwindle under budget cuts.

A group of University of Minnesota students reportedly has been accused of copying an existing product idea; the local start-up's CEO, meanwhile, told the Star Tribune that his company has acted ethically.

The Soul Daddy restaurant concept that recently opened three locations as a prize for winning a reality show has reportedly already closed all of its locations, including one at the Mall of America.