Through a partnership with Google and a Korean multimedia device company, Target Corporation will be the exclusive U.S. seller of a new e-reader device, the Minneapolis-based retailer said Monday. The

A group of U.S. Senators, including Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar, on Thursday announced that they have reached an agreement that could end an ethanol tax credit by the end of this

After three years at the helm, Patrick J. Geraghty will soon leave his post at Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Minnesota to take the same position in Florida.

Jennifer Rutherford, 40, of San Jose, California, on Thursday pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme in which she defrauded Fridley-based Medtronic, Inc., of

Fitch Ratings downgraded its rating on $5.7 billion in State of Minnesota general-obligation bonds to AA+ from the best AAA rating-citing the state budget impasse as a reason for the

Two years after it was formed, local innovation advocacy group Mojo Minnesota has gained legal status as a Minnesota co-operative. Mojo is a group of 12 business leaders-including attorneys, advisors,

Hutchinson Technology-which reduced its work force in March and has struggled in recent years amid weak demand for its products-appears to be on the rebound. On Wednesday, the Hutchinson-based disk-drive

"Cautious optimism" led to a slight increase in activity in the local retail market during the first quarter of 2011, according to a report recently released by the Minneapolis office

Medtronic, Inc., said Thursday that it will spend $585 million to buy two surgical technology companies, both of which it already has a minority stake in. The medical device manufacturer

The state government shutdown has affected innumerable companies in many different ways. For start-ups looking for investments, the shutdown means they're unable to sign up investors who could benefit from

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation has agreed to pay $160,000 and change company policies to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit against Target

Target Corporation's same-store sales rose 4.5 percent in June-exceeding Wall Street expectations and falling within the high end of the Minneapolis-based retailer's own expectations. Same-store sales refer to sales at

The sale of one of Minnesota's largest public companies has been completed. GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor, on Wednesday announced that it closed

The Metropolitan Council, which operates Metro Transit, on Tuesday said that it is in the process of gathering input on how it should handle a potentially dramatic cut in funding.

Construction on the Elk Run bio-business park in Pine Island has reportedly halted, raising questions about the future of the project-including the $34.3 million Highway 52 interchange project that was

Plymouth-based The Mosaic Company recently announced that is has been ordered to continue supplying potash to Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) until January 2012-when the two companies are scheduled to