Minnetonka-based insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, Inc., announced Monday that it has entered into partnerships with three mobile health technology companies-Fitbit, CareSpeak Communications, and Lose It! All three companies offer health-related
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The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show this week features some big names from Minnesota, including 3M, Best Buy, Imation, Polaroid, and UnitedHealth Group. But in addition to the usual suspects,
In an attempt to capitalize on the growing popularity of tablets and touchscreen smartphones, 3M Touch Systems, Inc., has launched a "Smart Pen" input device that can be used with
With Governor Mark Dayton's January 12 deadline for stadium proposals approaching quickly, two new developments may shake up the stadium debate. A recent Star Tribune story indicated that Dayton's administration
Media coverage critical of Best Buy Company, Inc.-including a recent Forbes report that suggested that the Richfield-based company may be slowly going out of business-prompted a public response from the
Minneapolis-based online college Capella University announced Thursday that it has hired former Thomson Reuters executive Scott Kinney as its new president. Kinney will replace interim President Deborah Bushway effective January
Two of the largest accounting firms operating in Minnesota are poised to become one. Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Wipfli, LLP on Friday announced plans to merge with Fargo, North Dakota-based Eide Bailly,
Caribou Coffee Company said Tuesday that all of its coffee and espresso beans are now sustainably sourced from farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance. According to Brooklyn Center-based Caribou, it
A new book by Chuck Runyon, CEO and co-founder of Hastings-based Anytime Fitness, LLC, hit bookstore shelves Tuesday-and it poses some provocative questions about staying fit. The book's title starts
There are signs that the Minnesota Vikings are warming to the idea of building a new stadium at one of two downtown Minneapolis sites. And the governor, meanwhile, has set
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on Tuesday unveiled four small-business funding programs that will collectively receive up to $15.4 million. The four new programs are part
Ceridian Corporation said Thursday that it has appointed former Capella Education Company CFO Lois M. Martin to the same role, effective Wednesday. As chief financial officer of the Bloomington-based global
The next time you're in the cereal aisle at the grocery store, you'll see some new products alongside the bright yellow Cheerios box-and General Mills is banking on the fact
Taconite mining, long a key industry in northern Minnesota's Iron Range, showed significant signs of progress in 2010, and it continued to improve in 2011. Taconite mining continued at or
St. Jude Medical, Inc., announced Wednesday that it plans to double the size of its Plymouth facility, which houses part of its cardiovascular division. The Little Canada-based medical-device maker said
Despite launching various discounts and promotions in an attempt to capture significant sales during the holiday season, Target Corporation's December sales failed to meet both company and Wall Street expectations.
Hours after Bloomingdale's said Wednesday that it will close its Mall of America store, the Bloomington mega mall announced that it will add at least four "major international fashion-forward" retailers
Whitebox Advisors, LLC, a Minneapolis-based hedge fund manager, is making its first foray into products that are available to retail investors through the launch of two alternative mutual funds. The