The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul top a new list of the healthiest and fittest metro areas in the United States. Late last month, the American College of

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy, Inc., went to trial Tuesday in Denver in connection with the 2007 deaths of five workers at a Colorado hydroelectric plant. The trial marks a rare instance

Local marketing agency Echo Creative is looking to help one small business compete with the big guns by giving it integrated marketing services valued at $250,000. Under the new initiative-called

3M Company said Wednesday that it has invested an undisclosed sum in a German e-reading company. The company, Berlin-based Txtr GmbH, is a business-to-business company that has a platform through

A Minnesota attorney was sentenced on Thursday to 18 months in prison for one count of tax evasion, according to Minnesota's U.S. Attorney's Office. Between 2004 and 2006, Samuel Alfred

Cold Spring Brewing Company plans to capitalize on the growing demand for craft beer by investing between $9 million and $10 million to upgrade and expand its brewery, according to

Construction began Thursday on the $137.5 million, 500-room Radisson Blu Hotel at the Mall of America, the second Radisson Blu hotel in the United States. Minnetonka-based Carlson and Golden Valley-based

Former Community National Bank CEO William Garfield Sandison was sentenced Friday to four months in prison and was ordered to pay a $30,000 fine for his role in a scheme

Gevo, Inc., broke ground Tuesday on its ethanol plant in Luverne-a plant that will eventually be able to produce 18 million gallons of bio-based isobutanol each year. Isobutanol is a

Home prices throughout the United States continued their downward spiral in March, according to a Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller survey released on Tuesday. Nineteen of the 20 cities included in the

The class of 2011 may have better luck landing jobs than those who have graduated before them, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and

Minnesota's banks earned more on average during the first quarter of 2011 than during the same period last year, according to recently released data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Nash Finch Company has sold four of its five Avanza stores to a Texas-based supermarket chain after receiving an unsolicited offer for them. Bob Dimond, CFO, executive vice president, and

Alliance@IBM, a union representing IBM employees, recently reported that the technology giant is reducing its work force across the country-including at its systems and technology group in Rochester-as it gears

Target Corporation on Thursday identified some challenges that could hinder or delay the sale of its credit-card portfolio-but it's moving forward with its planned expansion to Canada. The Minneapolis-based retailer

The owner of Princess Soft Toys, Inc., on Thursday pleaded guilty to bank fraud, according to Minnesota's U.S. Attorney's office. Sandra Calkins, a 67-year-old woman from Eden Prairie, was charged