The Pioneer Press reports that the Minnesota Department of Revenue and the IRS-which had sought $2.5 million in assets controlled by the receiver in the Tom Petters case-have resolved the issue.
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The company announced that next year, it will double the number of current and former military members it hires-which totaled about 200 this year as of October-and will offer two weeks of paid leave each year to employees who have family members serving in the military.
Minority businesses that have more than $1 million in revenue will be eligible for assistance at the new Minority Business Development Agency, which aims to help such companies secure more than $21 million in annual contracts and more than $9 million each year in capital.
With Black Friday quickly approaching, and retail Web sites expected to be a key component in driving holiday sales, the company says it has a team working to ensure that its site is operating efficiently during the upcoming season.
In addition to the Basilica of Saint Mary, which won the popular vote in a grant contest, 12 other local historic sites also won a portion of $1 million that's being distributed as part of a national preservation program.
The window and door maker, which employs about 3,200 in Minnesota, said that the majority of the cuts will affect production workers in Bayport.
The company, which in April announced plans to hire 450 workers at its new Minnetonka facility, now intends to add 150 jobs in St. Paul.
Best Buy said Monday that it will close its 11 big-box stores in the United Kingdom and also pay about $1.3 billion to buy out the Carphone Warehouse Group's stake in Best Buy's U.S. mobile phone business.
The Richfield electronics retailer announced that it'll open at midnight on Black Friday-like Target and many other retailers-but CEO Brian Dunn said he was not happy about the race to unlock doors early because it impacts employees' Thanksgiving plans.
Toronto-based FirstService Corporation announced on Monday that it has acquired Gittleman Management Corporation, a Bloomington-based residential property manager, for an undisclosed amount.
The St. Louis Park-based restaurant operator said that it has completed the acquisition of the Cadillac Ranch eatery at the Mall of America and expects to close on the purchase of six more before the end of the year.
A Ramsey County district court judge reportedly called MPR's lawsuit "premature"; MPR wanted the Met Council to use a steel-springs system in order to reduce vibrations in front of MPR's broadcast facility, but the less costly rubber pad that the Met Council wants to use instead may be a sufficient alternative, she said.
A jury awarded the compensatory damages-$100,000 in lost earnings and $900,000 in damage to reputation-to a holistic healer in Hudson, Wisconsin, who sued KSTP after a 2009 story about the treatment that she provided to a former patient.
The Met Council has joined an ongoing lawsuit seeking damages from 3M for alleged environmental effects stemming from its disposal of chemicals.
The retailer will close five stores, open one store, and reportedly build a distribution center in Texas that will supply food to stores in eight states.
The magazine took home five gold awards, one silver award, and five bronze awards at the Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association's 2011 event, which recognizes excellence in publishing.
A London court found that 3M breached an agreement to actively market a product called BacLite and ordered it to pay $1.3 million in damages; 3M, meanwhile, is touting the outcome as a victory, pointing out that the lawsuit had originally sought about $40 million in damages.
A new proposal-called "The Corridor" by its authors-calls for building a new Vikings stadium at the Farmers Market site, redeveloping the Metrodome site as a "medical campus," and establishing a new governing body to oversee the region's sports and entertainment facilities.