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Buffalo Wild Wings 7th-Fastest Growing Chain

Golden Valley-based restaurant operator Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., has landed on a list of the 10 fastest-growing restaurant chains after posting a 14 percent increase in its 2010 sales. According

Four Minnesota Cos. Named “World’s Most Ethical”

Four Minnesota companies-Richfield-based Best Buy, Inc., St. Paul-based Ecolab, Inc., Golden Valley-based General Mills, Inc., and Minneapolis-based Target Corporation-are on the 2011 "World's Most Ethical Companies" list published by New

MN Jobless Rate Remains Steady at 6.7 Percent

Minnesota's unemployment rate remained steady in February as employers added 1,300 jobs during the month, according to figures released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

NxThera Completes $12.6M Financing Round

NxThera, a St. Paul-based medical technology start-up, announced Wednesday that it has raised $12.6 million in a recent round of financing. The company, which is developing a technology to reduce

3M CFO to Retire, Replacement Named

3M Company on Tuesday announced that Patrick Campbell, the company's chief financial officer (CFO), will retire on May 1. David Meline-who currently serves as vice president, corporate comptroller, and chief

General Mills Among Top 10 Companies for Women

Golden Valley-based General Mills, Inc., has been named one of the top 10 companies for female executives. The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) on Tuesday released an unranked listing

MN Gets Piece of $68.5M Pharmaceutical Settlement

The state of Minnesota will get a yet-to-be-determined portion of a $68.5 million settlement that was reached with pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. The settlement, which was filed last week in

MN Reports Record Quarter for Manufactured Exports

Minnesota exported $4.6 billion in manufactured products during the fourth quarter of 2010-setting a new quarterly record-according to data released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

240 Fired in MN After Immigration Audit

New York-based Harvard Maintenance is firing more than half of its Twin Cities work force-about 240 employees-after an immigration audit revealed that workers were illegal immigrants. The Service Employees International

MN Atty. General Sues Co. Over Mortgage Scam

Less than one week after the Minnesota Department of Commerce charged a Michigan company for allegedly scamming 118 Minnesota homeowners out of nearly $290,000, yet another mortgage lender is facing