Approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is one of the final steps toward closing the $10.6 billion merger, which the companies plan to do in April.

Wireless messaging and communications services provider USA Mobility snatched up Amcom, which hit $51 million in 2010 revenues.

The trustee handling the airline's bankruptcy estate says that he expects to receive a letter of intent from a proposed buyer sometime soon.

The curtains, which were sold exclusively at Target stores and on its Web site, are being recalled after three injuries were reported.

The layoffs will reportedly affect about 5 percent of employees and 2 to 3 percent of sales people within the clinical division of the company's cardiology, rhythm, and vascular business-which includes operations in Arden Hills, Maple Grove, and Plymouth.

The company also plans to add four new shuttle train elevators in three states, which will enable faster grain transportation and increased access to the market.

Six flight attendants-five of whom reside in Minnesota-claim that Delta Air Lines discriminated against them in compensation and profit-sharing payouts.

The acquisition follows Imation's recent shift to focus on data storage technology.

The state's January unemployment rate of 6.7 percent is the lowest since December 2008.

According to media reports, jailed auto mogul Denny Hecker married Christi Rowan last week by phone.

The Anoka-based company said that it "was the victim of predatory lending practices and unscrupulous business behavior of a north metro real estate group," which prompted the bankruptcy filing.

The retailer posted a 1.8 percent increase in same-store sales during February, below the 2.2 percent increase analysts were projecting.

The company said that it disagrees with a government decision to terminate a contract that it was previously awarded and that it will "aggressively pursue" all available options.

The makeover will include redesign of the shopping center's 20,000 square-foot food court.

Tengion, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Pennsylvania, is raising $31.4 million through definitive agreements with its investors-including Fridley-based Medtronic.