Business
May 24, 2016
The Amplatzer PFO Occluder, which was invented in Minnesota, has been the subject of more than 13 years of clinical research and much debate.

St. Jude Medical's stroke prevention device recommended for FDA approval

FDA-convened panel said stroke-prevention product appears safe and effective.
East Metro
May 24, 2016
Luke Stein applied a clear coat lacrosse sticks at Epoch Lacrosse in Roseville. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com - May 24, 2016, Roseville,

Epoch Lacrosse expansion in Roseville paying off in new products

The company plans to have 65 percent of revenue from U.S.-made products by 2017.
Business
May 24, 2016
FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, file photo, Best Buy mobile associate Jonathan Maust, left, shows a smartphone to customers Brad Oaks and his wi

Best Buy shares tumble as CFO exits, execs warn of slow summer

The electronics retailer also lowered its profit expectations for the summer.
Business
May 23, 2016

Schafer: Real estate tech firm stakes out new turf in real estate

Business
May 23, 2016

Nordstrom feels the pain of a struggling retail sector

Business
May 23, 2016
Roundup Ready soy bean seeds.

Minn. farmers warned not to plant Monsanto's latest Roundup soybeans

The E.U. has not approved the biotech seeds; the uncertainty could present export problems for U.S. farmers and grain producers.
Business
May 23, 2016
**ADVANCE FOR TUESDAY, SEPT. 8** This Aug. 26, 2009 photo shows people scavenging through a garbage dump in Dili, East Timor. A decade after its break

Tiny countries of the Pacific have the deck stacked against them

While many Pacific Rim countries thrive, its pristine islands dwell in poverty
Business
May 23, 2016

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Minneapolis
May 23, 2016

Fire damages restaurant, coffee shop near Lake Calhoun

Sunday afternoon fire damaged a Noodles & Co. and a Caribou Coffee shop.
Business
May 23, 2016

MNsure woes could force new hiring in Hennepin County

Hennepin officials unhappy as they must move 41,000 enrollees into an "ineffective" IT system.
Business
May 23, 2016
Abbot Downing chief historian Andy Anderson (at right) and director Matt Robertson review a clientís family history in Massachusetts. (Photo cour

How psychology, history is used to help ultrarich retain fortunes

In a new approach, financial firms are digging into genealogy records and pulling out the therapy couch to help families avoid frittering away their fortunes.
Business
May 22, 2016

TCF launches new service aimed partly at the 'underbanked'

Industry is targeting the "underbanked" with an atypical savings account.
Business
May 22, 2016

Turck growth, Seward Co-op, DeAnna Cummings and employers on Obamacare

Business
May 22, 2016

Harvey Mackay: Better living through intentionality

Business
May 22, 2016
Graco CEO Pat McHale, 56, (right) started working in factories a mile from the Graco Plant when he attended Edison High. He joined Graco as a night-sh

CEO has moved Graco up Star Tribune 100 rankings

Business
May 22, 2016
Meghan Kennihan with her dog, Maddie, in the finished basement of her home on April 20, 2016 in La Grange, Ill., where, as a millennial, she lives wit

Millennials living with their parents: How's that working out?

Money-strapped young adults shun mortgages, reshape housing scene.
Business
May 22, 2016

Dr. Glen Nelson was Minnesota's medical pioneer

Business
May 22, 2016
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May 22, 2016

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