Rambis has served as head coach of the Minnesota team for two seasons and had a record of 32 and 132 with the team.

State employees who have been laid-off or furloughed, along with others who have been economically impacted by the state shutdown, can skip one or two monthly payments on most types of loans through the bank programs.

OfficeLeaks.com, an online forum through which employees anonymously post comments about the companies for which they work, is now seeking to profit by charging employers a fee to gain access to the online conversations.

Hines is reportedly planning a 185-unit apartment building near the Twins stadium, marking the first step in what could be a major three-phase project.

After an unsuccessful attempt earlier this month, the company petitioned the state again last week to allow the commission that regulates it to operate during the shutdown.

The Iriver Story HD will retail for $139.99 when it hits Target shelves nationwide on Sunday-but it faces stiff competition in the growing e-reader market.

Geraghty-who has been president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota since 2008-will take the helm of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida on September 1.

Jennifer Rutherford admitted to creating shell companies that sold non-existent marketing merchandise to Medtronic, thereby defrauding the company of at least $2.1 million.

Fitch Ratings lowered the rating on $5.7 billion in state general-obligation bonds to AA+ from the best AAA rating, citing "the difficulties in reaching consensus on a plan to address the resulting large budget gap for the biennium that began on July 1."

Co-founder Ernest Grumbles said that Mojo was a bit hesitant to adopt a formal structure, but the co-op structure allows it to move forward with its mission to fuel entrepreneurship in Minnesota.

Senate negotiators have reached a deal that would end an ethanol tax credit by July 31 and use the money saved to reduce national debt and fund other renewable energy efforts.

The Hutchinson-based disk-drive component maker's preliminary results indicate that its product shipments are up 15 percent and its net sales are up 14 percent for the quarter that ended June 11.

A report from Cassidy Turley indicates that a stagnant economy has prevented any substantial growth from occurring in the Twin Cities retail market, but the introduction of some new retailers and plans for new development are positive signs.

The medical device giant will spend a combined $585 million to acquire two surgical technology companies in which it already has an ownership interest-Peak Surgical and Salient Surgical Technologies.