Through her company Strand Closing Services, Cynthia Strand allegedly misappropriated funds for her own personal use; the fine she must pay is among the largest that the Minnesota Department of Commerce has ever imposed on an individual.
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According to a recent study, more than half of doctors who help write cardiovascular clinical practice guidelines have conflicts of interest, and many have relationships with Medtronic.
The team set several attendance records during this year's spring training in Fort Myers, Florida; separately, the Twins also introduced new food items that will be available at Target Field during the upcoming regular season.
Bloomberg reports that Oracle Corporation may outbid Infor and Golden Gate Capital's $1.8 billion offer for St. Paul-based Lawson Software.
Compellent patiently watched and waited, and then positioned itself for a deal.
Minnesota's Republican Representative Chip Cravaack worries that the pending sale of Cirrus Aircraft to a Chinese government-controlled company will mean local job losses-but Cirrus CEO Brent Wouters said the deal will actually save jobs within the state.
Walter Investment will issue $765 million of new debt to acquire the equity of Green Tree, repay existing Green Tree debt, and pay fees and expenses related to the transaction.
The City of Minneapolis must decide whether to grant an exemption to Life Time Fitness, which doesn't offer domestic partner benefits to its employees-something that the city requires for its vendors that have contracts worth $100,000 or more.
New high-end tenants include Armani Exchange, Stuart Weitzman, and Michael Kors.
The Star Tribune found that state and local subsidies given to businesses often fail to create the jobs that are promised-but officials contend that not giving them out would put Minnesota at a disadvantage given that other states do offer such incentives.
The lawsuit reflects widespread concerns about "robo-signing"-the act of signing off on mass-produced, computer-generated documents without reading them or verifying their accuracy in order to streamline the debt collection process.
The chain plans to add at least 160 restaurants by 2015, although it hasn't disclosed a time frame for its ambitious long-term plans.
Entries are due May 20 for this year's seventh-annual contest, which will give out more than $150,000 in prize money across six award divisions.
A handful of fired Jimmy John's workers claim that their former employer committed unfair labor practices. The employer says his policies mirror those of other businesses in the industry, and the workers were fired for disbursing "defamatory, disparaging, and dishonest" posters.
A recent Star Tribune column points out that analysts have long forecasted Best Buy's demise, but the company continues to come out on top.
The local ad agency has selected six interns from a pool of more than 400 applicants who together crafted thousands of tweets in an attempt to land a job.