The City of Minneapolis says that it has been allocated millions of dollars in state aid that doesn't require legislative action and should be paid regardless of whether a state government shutdown occurs; the city is now poised to sue the state if it doesn't receive the payments on time.

The transition will give founder and former CEO Bob Ziebol more time to focus on getting regulatory approval for its device in Europe and the United States-and to pursue additional products.

Target, which in January acquired leasehold interests for 220 Canadian sites in preparation for its expansion north of U.S. borders, has transferred the rights to 39 of those sites to Wal-Mart for an undisclosed sum.

The company is eyeing Shapco Printing's building-which is near Target Field and across the street from the Ford Center-for the development of a multi-story office building.

A new initiative by the Obama Administration will reportedly involve government contractors calling Minnesota's doctors' offices under the guise of being real patients; the effort, which some doctors oppose, will show whether physicians respond differently to patients with public or private insurance.

The Minnesota-based food manufacturer seeks unspecified damages from Adkin Blue Ribbon Packing Company, which it says sent a shipment of blueberries contaminated with pieces of shrimp.

Minnesota Senator Al Franken sent a letter to the FDA, urging the agency to consider input from those in the medical device industry before deciding on changes to the 510(k) device approval process.

The Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011-which will amend the Securities Act of 1933 and exempt small companies from certain rules when completing an initial public offering-is reportedly expected to clear the Financial Services Committee this year.

Lawn Solutions Commercial Products makes aerators, seeders, power rakes, and brush cutters-all of which are new product categories for the Bloomington-based maker of turf maintenance equipment.

Aria CV has licensed technology that was developed by former members of the U's Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows Program to treat pulmonary hypertension.

The Canada-based trust is continuing its buying spree in the Twin Cities market with the $5.8 million purchase of the Plymouth Corporate Campus.

As the date approaches for Lawson's shareholders to vote on the company's pending $2 billion takeover, the company announced that it is settling eight shareholder lawsuits.

Richard Carter McComb allegedly failed to file individual income tax returns in Minnesota for tax years 2007 through 2009 and now faces six felony tax charges; Life Link III said that it will continue to operate as usual and that the investigation surrounding McComb doesn't involve it.

Under a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, Regis is required to post notices and play a DVD at its stores informing workers of their right to union representation.

A federal court judge in Canada dismissed an injunction request by the Minneapolis-based retailer; the request aimed to prevent a Canadian company that owns 15 Target Apparel retail stores from using the Target name until a trademark trial that's set to begin next year.

Attorneys for United Kingdom-based private equity firm Porton Capital and its CEO described 3M's allegations of blackmail as a "false and reckless . . . publicity stunt disguised as a lawsuit."