Roseville-based plant biotech company Calyxt has announced it's weighing a number of options to "maximize shareholder value." That could include anything from a merger, a reverse merger, or the sale
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Compute North, the Eden Prairie-based provider of cryptocurrency mining infrastructure, on Thursday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a Texas court. In a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
Mayo Clinic is teaming up with a Maryland-based venture capital firm and a Chinese biopharmaceutical firm to help launch new companies focused on gene and cell therapies. On Wednesday, Mayo
As an entrepreneur, sometimes you can spend months trying to fill an open position only to see it vacated within weeks of hiring. Such is the lesson Mossier founder Nick
With labor still in short supply, businesses are likely to hire workers who aren’t fully fluent in English. And it’s important that those workers understand safety instructions, especially if they’re
Minneapolis-based accelerator Finnovation Lab on Tuesday announced its fifth cohort of impact-driven entrepreneurs. Finnegans Brewing Co. launched Finnovation Lab in 2017 to empower and support professionals and entrepreneurs who use
Mayo Clinic is partnering with a California startup to ramp up production of cutting-edge drugs to treat rare and complex diseases. On Monday, the clinic announced that it has established
Minnesota is home to 78 of the fastest-growing companies in the nation, according to the annual Inc. 5000 list released Tuesday morning. Compiled by Inc. magazine, the list ranks privately
Eagan-based Sonex Health already secured FDA approval for its device to treat carpal tunnel syndrome years ago, but the company is now embarking on a new study that may pave
The Minnesota Twins and esports company Wisdom Gaming announced Monday their plan to partner up once again to bring a pop-up gaming lounge to Target Field. The lounge will feature
A quartet of med-tech pros has established a new venture capital firm that promises to shake up the investment world. Known as Engage Venture Partners, the Minneapolis-based firm plans to
The 3M Open’s “Golf That Matters” motto was on full display Monday afternoon at TPC Twin Cities golf course in Blaine as three local entrepreneurs pitched their businesses during the
Despite all the recent buzz about Minnesota’s new law permitting THC-infused food and beverages, Charlie Levine is thinking about all the other ways hemp can be used. Levine is the
Headquarters: Minneapolis // Founded: 2019 // Founder: Justin Ley // Funds raised to date: $10 million Health care encompasses more than medicine. Minneapolis-based Reema Health is working to help people
A former Life Time Inc. exec is teaming up with an auto industry vet to build a niche Jeep business in Hopkins. Known as Joiiio LLC, the new business provides
Mary McGreevy’s mother-in-law thought of everything—she even pre-wrote her own obituary. “She was a great storyteller,” McGreevy says. Price to place those parting words in the local newspaper? $1,200. “I
A career marketing strategist, Audra Robinson jumped into entrepreneurship in 2020 with the launch of Rocky Robinson, a self-care brand created to empower Black and brown girls and encourage them
Accelerator programs abound in the Twin Cities. Look to any of the 16 Fortune 500 companies based here, and you’ll quickly find that many of them operate some sort of