After more than three decades of serving as Minnesota's top demographic analyst, Tom Gillaspy will retire on Tuesday. The Minnesota State Demographic Center, part of the Department of Administration, provides
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Kenneth Ashbaugh, former vice president and branch manager of Star Bank in Bertha, has admitted to stealing $80,000 from the bank, Minnesota's U.S. Attorney's office said Tuesday. Ashbaugh, 67, was
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
Xcel Energy is planning to spend $20 to $50 million on its two Minnesota nuclear power plants for safety upgrades and studies, according to a Star Tribune report. The Minneapolis-based
When it comes to possible treatments after heart attacks, snake poison is not something that jumps to mind. But the Rochester-based Mayo Clinic announced Monday that it received a $2.5
Tech accelerator Project Skyway on Friday announced the group of start-ups selected to participate in its current three-month program cycle, which began Monday. Founder Cem Erdem launched Project Skyway last
Malver, Pennsylvania-based electronics giant Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., has acquired HiRel Systems, LLC, a Minnetonka-based manufacturer of power supply products. HiRel Systems was previously owned by CHB Capital Partners, a Denver-based
With an increasing number of companies adopting cloud computing, a flock of new jobs are forecast to emerge in Minneapolis and worldwide by 2015, according to a recent study commissioned
Following a substantial drop in revenue, Brooklyn Park-based Insignia Systems, Inc., cut 34 workers, or about 29 percent of its work force as part of a restructuring effort. The in-store
Plato Learning, Inc., announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dallas-based education software provider Archipelago Learning. In a separate announcement, Archipelago said the deal was valued
Minnesota has a $323 million budget surplus-and the excess funds have already been allocated to rebuild state reserves and pay off part of the state's debt to public schools. Minnesota
They’re not just for breakfast anymore. Or so you’ve heard.
Four Minnesota restaurants are on OpenTable's list of 100 in the United States that provide the best service. OpenTable, whose website allows diners to make restaurant reservations online, compiled the
Local businesspeople share their favorite places for entertaining out-of-town guests.
Was it frugality or a retailer that never delivered on its vaunted rep?
General Mills said Wednesday that it has acquired Food Should Taste Good, a Needham Heights, Massachusetts-based natural snack foods company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquired
Is the KQRS era ending or is a new ratings technology blind to its hard-working, middle-class audience?
As a contestant on the ninth season of the hit TV show The Biggest Loser, O'Neal Hampton inspired viewers all over the world as he and SunShine, his daughter and