The State of Minnesota will save an estimated $46.7 million over the next three years thanks to more than 1,000 employees who opted for early retirement in 2010, according to

Dallas-based AT&T, Inc., is expanding its 4G network in the Twin Cities and other Minnesota areas as part of a nationwide investment of $19 billion. The communications giant announced its

Eden Prairie-based Alliant Techsystems, Inc., (ATK) on Tuesday announced that it received a $35.8 million contract for the development of a technology for the U.S. military. In other news, the

Four leading health care providers that run the state's medical insurance programs have agreed to cap 2011 earnings at 1 percent of their profits. That means that any earnings that

The Kennedys, a controversial miniseries that made its debut Sunday night, reeled in a record 1.9 million total viewers for cable network ReelzChannel. ReelzChannel-based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and owned

Targets in 109 of the approximately 200 Tom Petters-related clawback lawsuits filed last fall have asked to have the suits dismissed-signaling that the aftermath of Petters' $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme

HealthPartners on Friday pulled its advertising from radio station KDWB after the station aired a musical parody called "Thirty Hmongs in a House." AT&T withdrew its advertising as well, describing

Pentair, Inc., on Sunday announced plans to acquire Clean Process Technologies (CPT) from Norit Holding, which is based in the Netherlands. Under the terms of the agreement, Minneapolis-based Pentair will

Star Tribune Media Company on Tuesday launched a redesigned Web site for Minnesota's largest newspaper-one that promises to be faster, deliver a better reader experience, and provide expanded advertising opportunities.

A federal judge opted not to throw out a lawsuit filed by TCF Financial Corporation that challenges limits placed on fees that banks can collect for debit-card transactions. But that

Branch managers at U.S. Bancorp are no longer tied to their desks doing administrative duties for their entire workday, but are instead out in the field pursuing new small-business loans

Project Skyway, a tech accelerator that will mentor early stage companies, began accepting applications on Saturday for the first cycle of its program. Up to 10 early stage tech companies

The Jennie-O Turkey Store in Willmar is voluntarily recalling almost 55,000 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burgers due to possible salmonella contamination. The nationwide recall includes four-pound boxes of Jennie-O

Women leaders are still greatly outnumbered by men in Minnesota, according to the 2010 Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership. The third annual report, which was produced by St.

Cypress Semiconductor is suing GSI Technology, Inc., over claims that GSI's products infringe on five of Cypress' patents. San Jose, California-based Cypress-which has a manufacturing facility in Bloomington that is

David Beulke-a former 3M engineer from Brookings, South Dakota-was sentenced Friday to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release for bilking $5.6 million from the Maplewood-based company

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday voted to extend a $460,400-per-year contract with Life Time Fitness even though the company doesn't offer its employees domestic partner benefits. A current city

A marketing vendor that sends customer e-mails for thousands of companies across the United States recently reported that its computer systems were hacked and that its database of e-mail addresses