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CoCo Launches Weekly “Hackathons” in Mpls.

There's a new weekly opportunity for local creatives, entrepreneurs, and the tech-savvy to collaborate and learn from one another-and it's called a "hackathon." Coco-a co-working firm that offers alternative office

Despatch Industries Purchased by Illinois Company

Lakeville-based Despatch Industries, a provider of thermal processing equipment, has been purchased by Illinois Tool Works, Inc., the companies announced Monday. Financial terms of the deal, which closed on Friday,

St. Jude Takes Over Terminated Medtronic Contract

Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical, Inc., was awarded a one-year contract to supply cardiac rhythm management (CRM) products to the Upper Midwest Consolidated Services Center (UMCSC). The organization said that

Gen. Mills Works to Up Share of Greek Yogurt Market

Yogurt industry leaders-including Golden Valley-based General Mills, Inc.-are reportedly playing catch-up in the fast-growing Greek yogurt segment, which now captures 20 to 25 percent of the U.S. yogurt business. According

Entertainment Start-Up Secures $600K; St. Thomas Invests

St. Thomas’ William C. Norris Institute has invested $100,000 in the company, Cram Worldwide; the institute’s director is particularly interested in the potential for students to use its multi-touch tablet to access textbooks while ensuring that the content isn’t pirated.