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DEED Unveils Small Biz Funding Programs

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

Former Capella Exec. Martin Named Ceridian CFO

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

Michele Bachmann Drops Out of Presidential Race

Conservative Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on Wednesday announced that she has ended her presidential campaign. The news came after Bachmann finished in sixth place at Tuesday's Republican caucuses in Iowa.

3M to Buy Avery Dennison Unit for $550M

3M Company announced Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the office and consumer products business of Pasadena, California-based Avery Dennison Corporation for $550 million in cash. Maplewood-based 3M, which

Anytime Fitness Expands to Middle East

Anytime Fitness, LLC, recently made its debut in the Middle East. The first of several planned club locations in the state of Qatar opened Sunday, the Hastings-based fitness chain said

Four Local Office Towers Sold in Dec. for $184M

At least four local office towers were sold in December in transactions totaling about $184 million, the Star Tribune recently reported, citing Hennepin County records. Those just-closed deals involved: Two

MN Phases Out Extended Unemployment Benefits

An extended unemployment benefits program will be phased out in Minnesota because the state's average unemployment rate during the past three months fell below 6.5 percent, the Minnesota Department of

New Skyway Connects Downtown Minneapolis

As the temperature decreases, those who live or work in downtown Minneapolis have a new skyway to help protect them from the cold weather. Los Angeles-based commercial real estate firm