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.

Marcus, Regal and Wehrenberg-each of which operates movie theaters within the state-collectively paid $277,475 in civil penalties for allowing dozens of teens to perform hazardous jobs and work longer hours than allowed by law.

A Florida pension plan claims that Cargill's sale of its stake in The Mosaic Company is unfair to minority shareholders because it reduces their voting power.