Although the GiveMN.org website was down Thursday afternoon due to overwhelming traffic, the organization raised $17 million from more than 52,000 donors during its 24-hour fundraiser.
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John Pohlad has been appointed director of strategic development at Rothschild Capital Partners, which is looking to grow its Minneapolis presence.
Health Dimensions Group bought Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Duluth and has plans to upgrade the center and add a housing facility.
GiveMN.org, the organization behind the 24-hour fundraising event, said a surge in website visitors triggered the technical issues.
The challenge claimed that under the city charter, voters had to approve any stadium spending over $10 million.
The Shakopee company saw a jump in food and beverage sales but a decrease in card casino sales, which it attributed in part to significant road construction in the area.
Representative Michele Bachmann has a stack of cash left in her congressional campaign account, with no obvious expenses left to spend it on.
View the acceptance speeches of five members of local business boards who won 2013 Outstanding Directors Awards.
Outsell, Quantum Retail Technology, Cardiovascular Systems, and SPS Commerce made Deloitte’s list of the 500 fastest-growing tech companies in North America, based on their revenue growth over a four-year period.
Xcel Energy was the highest-ranked Minnesota company on this year’s list.
DataBank is nearing completion of one Edina data center upgrade and said it’s now planning a second Twin Cities facility.
Owner/President, The LaClare Group, Inc.
U.S. Pipe hopes to expand its Midwest footprint with its first acquisition in Minnesota.
In a deal valued at $775 million, two private equity firms have sold their interests in Northern Tier Energy—which operates a Minnesota refinery, as well as a portfolio of gas stations in Minnesota—to a Texas-based oil refining and distribution company.
The company is projecting 2013 sales of $152 million, about half as much revenue as it reported a few years ago.
SmartThings—which allows users to control household and other devices using a smartphone—has now raised $15.5 million in venture capital, in addition to the $1.2 million that it “crowdfunded.”
Stock sales by Best Buy’s founder and his family foundation top $200 million since September.
An estimated 150 Xbox One consoles were reportedly shipped to customers over the weekend, ahead of its official November 22 launch date.