Barbara Puro, a former real estate agent from Savage, admitted Wednesday to participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded lenders from across the country out of millions of dollars,
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U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Company are among the nation's bank-holding companies that have enough capital to survive another serious economic downturn, the Federal Reserve announced Tuesday. The Fed
A Fargo creamery has changed hands between two locally based dairy product producers. New Ulm-based dairy marketing cooperative Associated Milk Producers, Inc., said Monday that it has agreed to sell
St. Paul took the top spot in a ranking of cities that's based on overall health system performance, while Rochester and Minneapolis took third and fourth place, respectively. The Commonwealth
Safety equipment manufacturer Capital Safety plans to move its global headquarters to the Twin Cities—and it's hired a new chief executive to oversee its growing operations. Jeff Halbach, Capital Safety's
Maple Grove-based AllOver Media, Inc.-which specializes in non-traditional advertising-said Thursday that it has purchased The Wide Format Shop, marking its fourth acquisition since 2010. The Wide Format Shop, based in
While a bill to build a $975 million Vikings stadium at the Metrodome site seems to have stalled in the Minnesota Legislature, the White Earth Nation tribe continues to push
Minneapolis-based Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) recently announced last Thursday that its online fraud alert forum will host the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) confidential discussions on bank robbery investigations. The
Six Minnesota companies have been recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Affordable Buttons, Custom Alarm, and CWS, Inc.-all based in Rochester-and Maple Grove-based Mindsharp are among 75 companies nationwide
Minnesota companies exported $5.1 billion worth of products in the last three months of 2011, representing a fourth quarter record, according to data released Friday by the Minnesota Department of
Greater Twin Cities United Way last week recognized 22 corporate and agency partners at its annual "Best Of Awards"-and three of the top corporate awards went to Arden Hills-based agricultural
Fulton Beer on Saturday opened Minneapolis' first "taproom," selling glasses of its beer to Twin Citians who have never before been able to buy pints directly from a commercial brewery.
The Vomela Group, based in St. Paul, recently announced that it has purchased the business and assets of Indianapolis-based Pratt Corporation. Pratt provides store décor and point-of-purchase programs for large national
Granite City Food & Brewery, Ltd., said Monday that it is building a new restaurant in Franklin, Tennessee, which is located nine miles south of Nashville. St. Louis Park-based Granite
Minnetonka-based Cargill, Inc., is reportedly among the possible suitors for Canadian agribusiness giant Viterra, Inc. Saskatchewan-based Viterra on Friday announced that it has "received expressions of interest from third parties,"
Brooklyn Park-based Mocon, Inc., said Monday that it has signed a deal to acquire PBI-Dansensor for $20 million. PBI-Dansensor is a Denmark-based manufacturer of instruments for the "modified atmosphere packaging"
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
TCF Financial Corporation announced Tuesday that it has repositioned its balance sheet by prepaying $3.6 billion of long-term debt and selling $1.9 billion of mortgage-backed securities. The Wayzata-based bank holding