Metro-area pending home sales in September totaled 3,102-down 37.8 percent from the same period in 2009-but the figures reflect an "apples-to-oranges" comparison, according to a report released Monday by the
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Mendota Heights-based Sun Country Airlines has launched a new service that offers personalized travel management services to businesses. Called Sun Country Business Concierge Travel Specialists, the program provides individualized service
Providence, Rhode Island-based Hotel Asset Value Enhancement (HotelAVE) announced Friday that it has acquired the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HotelAve partnered
3M Company, Inc., said Thursday that its venture-capital arm, New Ventures, has invested in a Germany-based printed electronics firm. Maplewood-based 3M didn't reveal how much of a stake it purchased
ArcStone Technologies-a Minneapolis-based Web design, programming, and marketing company-announced Friday that it has sold its Wonderfile business division. The division was sold to Rochester, New York-based BlueTie, a provider of
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert J. Kressel issued an order on Wednesday demanding that Denny Hecker and his girlfriend, Christi Rowan, turn over insurance checks-totaling about $109,000-that allegedly belong to the
The Twin Cities third-quarter health care labor market lagged behind national levels for the third quarter in a row, according to Health Workforce Solutions, LLC's Labor Market Pulse Index (LMPI),
Hines Global (Real Estate Investment Trust) REIT, Inc., recently entered into an agreement to buy Fifty South Sixth-a 29-story, 689,482-square-foot office building in downtown Minneapolis-for $180 million. According to U.S.
Houston-based Marathon Oil Corporation announced Wednesday that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell the majority of its "Minnesota downstream assets" for $900 million. The company first announced plans
Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealthcare on Thursday announced a new network relationship which will give UnitedHealthcare commercial plan customers in-network access to Mayo Clinic doctors and hospitals beginning November 1. All
Westlake, Ohio-based Nordson Corporation-a developer of dispensing equipment and applicators for the medical industry-announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire St. Paul-based Micromedics, Inc. The
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson on Wednesday asked 15 of the country's largest mortgage lenders to voluntarily stop home foreclosures in Minnesota until they demonstrate that they are adhering to
Target Corporation's same-store sales rose in September but failed to meet the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Same-store sales-sales at stores open at least a year and an industry barometer-increased
Target Corporation is eyeing its first expansion outside of U.S. borders, Target spokeswoman Amy Reilly confirmed Thursday-but she said that the company could not disclose further details at this time.
Investor Carl Icahn has increased his stake in St. Paul-based Lawson Software, Inc., according to a regulatory document filed Tuesday. Icahn, who held about 13.8 million shares of the company
The Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday denied a request from Cogent shareholders to block the proposed sale to 3M Company. According to media reports, Cogent shareholders filed a lawsuit in
A "clawback" lawsuit filed by the bankruptcy trustee in the Tom Petters case seeks to recoup at least $105.4 million in "false profits" from local hedge fund Arrowhead Capital Management,
Piedmont Office Realty Trust announced Monday that it has purchased the Meridian Crossings office complex in Richfield for $65.6 million. The complex sits on about 9.5 acres and includes two