Roughly seven months after its leader resigned, MTS Systems Corporation has named a new, permanent CEO. Jeffrey Graves will take the helm at the Eden Prairie-based test systems and industrial
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About six months after Michael Francis abruptly left his post as Target Corporation's chief marketing officer (CMO) to become president of J.C. Penney Company, the Minneapolis-based retailer has hired a
Women make up half the work force but less than one-fifth of its executives. What’s being done to remove the glass ceiling once and for all.
The thorny process of passing on a family business.
Three top executives at Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have reportedly left the organization-a move that comes little more than a month after new CEO Kenneth Burdick
Five Minnesota-based businesses are among the "World's Most Ethical Companies," according to a 2012 list recently published by the Ethisphere Institute. St. Paul-based Ecolab, Inc., and Plymouth-based The Mosaic Company
Richfield-based Best Buy Company, Inc., announced Friday that it has hired Starbucks Chief Information Officer Stephen Gillett to oversee its digital operations. Starting March 14, Gillett will be the president
Srilata Zaheer has been named the new dean of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. U President Eric Kaler and Provost Karen Hanson announced the appointment Thursday morning
The same Minnesotans who were on <em>Forbes'</em> 2011 list of the world's billionaires made the list this year.
Robert Stephens, founder of The Geek Squad, has stepped down from his role as chief technology officer (CTO) of Richfield-based Best Buy Company, Inc. Stephens founded The Geek Squad 18
Robert Bruininks, former president of the University of Minnesota, has been appointed interim president of The Bush Foundation. Bruininks will fill a void left in January when Peter Hutchinson stepped
A little-known New York-based investment firm that recently became Regis Corporation's second-largest shareholder isn't looking to actively run the Edina-based hair-care operator, according to a Star Tribune report. Birch Run
Governor Mark Dayton, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, and Vikings representatives on Thursday unveiled a plan to build "a new people's stadium" on the current Metrodome site. Under the plan, the
The Minneapolis Downtown Council announced Friday that Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein will leave his current post to become the organization's new president and CEO. Stenglein will succeed Sam Grabarski,
Select Comfort Corporation said Monday that President and CEO Bill McLaughlin will leave the company on June 1-and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Shelly Ibach will succeed him. McLaughlin joined the
George Buckley retired just last week as president and CEO of Maplewood-based 3M Company-but he's already lined up his next gig. London-based investment firm Arle Capital Partners Limited said Monday
Christopher Puto, dean of the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, will resign from his post on June 30, the university announced Wednesday. Puto will take
G&K Services, Inc., said Wednesday that its CEO, Douglas Milroy, will take a temporary medical leave beginning February 29, to treat an aortic aneurysm. The Minnetonka-based company, which manufactures branded