American Medical Systems, Inc., (AMS) has agreed to be bought for $2.9 billion in cash, or $30 per share. The buyer is Endo Pharmaceuticals, a Newark, Delaware-based specialty health-care solutions

3M Company plans to break ground on its ninth manufacturing facility in China during the second quarter of this year. Maplewood-based 3M on Wednesday announced plans to build a new

Best Buy Company, Inc., has removed from its Web site a promotional image that disparages Apple's iPad and touts a rival product. The ad for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Fans looking to catch a Minnesota Twins game this year at Target Field should be ready to open their checkbooks because the cost to attend a game is on the

A judge in California on Thursday dealt Target Corporation a blow by denying its request to ban San Diego-based gay rights group Canvass for a Cause from canvassing at stores

A hedge fund manager from Edina on Friday admitted in federal court to concealing information from investors and lying to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials during the investigation

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., will get a second chance to win a $17 billion government health insurance contract. The contract-under which the Minnetonka-based company would provide health benefits to more than

A drop-off in the demand for mortgage loan applications has forced San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Company to cut 274 jobs in Minnesota, most of which are interim positions. In

Medtronic, Inc., will bring together its cardiac and vascular sales divisions to form a single entity, the Fridley-based medical device maker announced on Thursday. The 2,700-employee unified sales unit will

Minnesota's economy showed signs of improvement from February to March despite a slight setback in the nine-state Mid-America region as a whole, according to data compiled from a survey of

Navarre Corporation is making some bold moves in an effort to boost its top line-replacing its CEO of four years, selling its FUNimation Entertainment unit for $24 million, and shifting

A new Web site does more than encourage homeowners to engage in environmentally friendly practices-it challenges them. Pushing Green-which is based in San Diego but operates a satellite office in

Xcel Energy, Inc., wants to raise its electricity rates by $198 million over the next two years-but the Minnesota Department of Commerce recommended a sum equal to less than half

A University of Minnesota study that took place at Best Buy Company, Inc.'s Richfield headquarters found that results-driven work environments offering flexibility reduce employee turnover and improve work-life balance. U

A bill that would allow large breweries in Minnesota to sell beer on-site was unanimously approved by a Minnesota Senate panel on Wednesday. Brooklyn Center-based Surly Brewing Company in February

As expected, Minneapolis-based Target Corporation's sales declined in March due to when Easter falls this year, but the decrease was less than what analysts projected. Same-store sales-sales at stores open

Maplewood-based 3M Company is the most reputable large company in Minnesota and ranks among the most reputable corporate giants in America, according to a new list published by Forbes. The

The buyer for Lockheed Martin Corporation's 50-acre campus in Eagan has revealed itself. Minneapolis-based CSM Corporation on Wednesday announced that it has entered into an agreement with Lockheed and plans