Tony Sutton, a longtime Republican operative and former CEO of Baja Sol Restaurants Group, has joined forces with a local public relations firm.

The new Civil Frauds Unit will focus on financial fraud, including fraud related to mortgages, health care, pharmaceuticals, banks, government procurement, and federal grants.

The company recently told state officials that it will phase out operations and close its St. Louis Park plant over the next two years; meanwhile, NestlŽ is expected to add at least 150 jobs this year in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Xcel Energy is helping to fund the vehicles for several municipalities, government agencies, and businesses committed to buying them and demonstrating their clean-energy technology.

The Minneapolis ad agency will hire its summer interns based on the submission of 13 tweets.

Although the number of jobs lost will be significant, it is 100 fewer than the company had previously anticipated.

The 15-story building, located at the junction of Interstates 394 and 494, was put on the market in August.

The government claims that Fastenal knowingly overcharged customers for products sold under a contract.

The seller, LaSalle Hotel Properties, will use the proceeds to reduce its unsecured debt.

In a new report, more than 500 individual improvement projects were identified for the area surrounding the 23 stations along the $957 million transit line.

Despite a moderate gain in median sales price, 2010 was a very difficult year for sellers in the metro area.

The Inver Grove Heights-based company sold its 44.2 percent ownership of Multigrain, SA-a joint venture focused on agricultural production, processing, logistics, and merchandising.

Mortenson Construction will begin demolition at St. Paul's Union Depot following a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday-the next step in a $243 million project.

The fine imposed on Guidant, which hid information from federal regulators about "catastrophic failures" in three of its life-saving devices, is reported to be the largest criminal penalty that's ever been handed to a medical device company.

CustomGuide claims that CareerBuilder breached its contract when it sold some of CustomGuide's products to other businesses without permission.