Comcast Corporation will open a new call center in Minnetonka this summer-a move that will result in the hiring of 450 new workers. Company spokeswoman Mary Beth Schubert said in

Hutchinson Technology said Tuesday that a previously announced restructuring and consolidation will cut annual costs by $50 million to $55 million starting in March. The Hutchinson-based disk-drive component maker last

After four hours of deliberation, a federal jury on Wednesday determined that a former Mayo Clinic scientist misappropriated the health care giant's trade secrets and breached an employment contract when

Tim Hanson, the longtime president and CEO of the HealthEast Care System, on Wednesday announced that he plans to retire in January 2012. Hanson has held his leadership positions at

Oppidan Investment Company announced Wednesday that it will build an assisted living facility at the site of an old shopping center in Plymouth. The eight-acre site at the southwest corner

The 33 South Sixth building-a 50-story facility in downtown Minneapolis-is going back on the auction block, according to a report by the Star Tribune. Citing "sources with knowledge of the

Ramsey-based Bixby Energy Systems is reportedly facing legal battles from board members and investors who claim that the company has been mismanaged. According to the Star Tribune, two of the

Minnetonka-based Vital Images, Inc., will be acquired by Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (TMSC) in a $273 million cash transaction, the two companies announced on Wednesday. Under the terms of the

Two months after Fridley-based Medtronic, Inc., announced that it would reduce its global work force by 4 to 5 percent, the medical device giant revealed that 268 of its 8,000

Maplewood-based manufacturing giant 3M Company posted record first-quarter sales of $7.3 billion and a 15.5 percent increase in earnings, prompting the company to raise its full-year earnings outlook. Sales for

National home prices in February continued to decline-and the Twin Cities once again saw the biggest drop of all metro areas from the previous month's prices, according to the Standard

A former loan officer with San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Company pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in a $4.3 million

The Hennepin County board on Wednesday approved the county's purchase of the 18-story 701 Building in downtown Minneapolis for $25.8 million. The county has been in discussions with the building's

Approximately 270 workers who were laid off from two employers in Minnesota will together receive more than $1 million in aid from the state, the Minnesota Department of Employment and

Medtronic, Inc., is collaborating with Indianapolis-based drug maker Eli Lilly and Company to develop a treatment for Parkinson's disease, the companies said on Tuesday. The two companies hope to treat

A Hugo man was selected from a pool of more than 12,500 to be the new voice of the Aflac duck. Dan McKeague, 36, will use his voice in both

The Minneapolis Convention Center has had a positive year so far, with its five largest public consumer shows seeing increases in attendance, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Meet