Minnesota's small businesses may be eligible for financial incentives and technical assistance under a new state export initiative that aims to help them boost sales in foreign markets and spur

  Those who live and work in Minneapolis can already learn about the city's snow emergencies and subsequent parking restrictions via text messages, e-mail alerts, automated phone calls, social media

Minnesota is the nation's sixth-healthiest state, according to a comprehensive report released Tuesday by the United Health Foundation-a not-for-profit, private foundation established by Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Minnesota's ranking in

According to President Barack Obama, Marvin Windows and Doors is a great model for the rest of the nation's businesses. In a Tuesday speech about jobs and the U.S. economy,

Minnesota businessman Kenneth Dahlberg, who founded what became Miracle-Ear and bankrolled numerous other companies, died in October at the age of 94. In a guest commentary in Twin Cities Business'

Minnesota state senators met early Tuesday afternoon in a crowded room for the second hearing in a week regarding a potential new home for the Minnesota Vikings. The focus of

Amid learning about business principles and dreaming up entrepreneurial ventures, students in the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management were greeted with holiday cheer last month in the form

Less than a week after closing on its $8.3 billion acquisition of Nalco Holding Company, Ecolab, Inc. has announced another purchase. The St. Paul-based company said Monday that it has

Minneapolis leaders are reportedly pushing for a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Nicollet Mall walkway downtown. The Downtown Journal reported that the city and the Downtown Council have named a renovation

Garfield Heights, Ohio-based manufacturer Chart Industries, Inc., plans to open a plant in Owatonna that will create at least 100 jobs in the southern Minnesota city, the Minnesota Department of

The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority (RCRRA) said Friday that it's seeking private partners to develop and manage the Union Depot in St. Paul-which is in the process of being

Little more than a month after joining the boards of two companies, former Governor Tim Pawlenty is adding another director title to his rŽsumŽ. This time, he's joining the board

Even before the highly acclaimed 2009 movie Up debuted on screen, it made local headlines because of its Minnesota connection: Director Pete Docter hails from Bloomington. But a Minnesota company

Cargill, Inc., on Friday announced that it plans to lay off up to 2,000 employees-or about 1.5 percent of its global work force-over the next six months. The layoffs are