Business
Ad agency veterans create boatBurner in St. Paul
The new agency has set up shop not in the popular advertising zone of the North Loop of Minneapolis but in St. Paul's Lowertown.
Business
New home construction accelerated sharply in June in Twin Cities
Residential construction permits rise, with nearly all for single-family houses.
Business
General Mills sets aggressive profit target, publicly segments products by their potential
Company reports hefty profit increase, says it can do better and sets targets.
Business
Ecolab to buy Laboratoires Anios, a French maker of disinfectant products
Laboratoires Anios specializes in products for the health care industry.
Business
Valspar shareholders overwhelmingly approve sale to Sherwin-Williams
Shareholders of Valspar Corp. approved the sale of the paint-making firm to Sherwin-Williams on Wednesday during a special shareholders meeting held in downtown Minneapolis.
Business
Raw cookie dough linked to General Mills flour recall and E.coli outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned the public Tuesday of the dangers of eating raw cookie dough following a General Mills flour recall.
Business
CBRE moves into new office at LaSalle Plaza
The real estate firm's new space promotes flexible working.
Business
New ATEK technology allows manufacturers to connect components to the Internet of Things
New ATEK technology measures fuel-tank levels, moisture and more while saving users time, money and equipment.
Books
Beloved Minneapolis comic book store Big Brain is closing
After years in the local comic book scene, Michael Drivas is calling it quits his acclaimed Big Brain.
Business
Indian Motorcycle hosts 2nd veterans ride to Sturgis
Indian Motorcycle's parent hosts second annual U.S. veterans ride to massive bike rally in Sturgis, N.D.
Business
Clear Channel takes over advertising at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will start to look a little more like Times Square as a new advertising agency remakes it with video walls and more illuminated displays. Media firm Clear Channel Airports won a contract for all advertising at the airport for the next 10 years.
Business
Xcel scores well in energy report card by nonprofit Ceres
Utility ranked fourth in study, getting 21 percent of electricity sales from renewables in 2014.
Business
Ikea to stop selling dresser linked to death of Minn. child
Ikea has agreed to stop selling and recall a dresser that had a tipping problem that had injured or killed several people, including a 22-month-old boy from Apple Valley, who died in February.
Business
Pressed by big shareholder, SunOpta selects adviser to review options
Firm shifts quality assurance duties, hires strategic adviser in wake of sunflower nut troubles.
Business
Minnesota construction unemployment nears rock bottom
Construction unemployment in the state fell to 2.1 percent in May, its lowest level since 2001, and the third-lowest rate in the country, according to estimates released Tuesday by Associated Builders and Contractors, a national trade group.
Business
Stonebridge Bank to be acquired by Western Bank
Combined, there will be 7 Twin Cities locations.
Business
Alexander: How to use decades-old software on today's PCs
But now that I've upgraded my PC to Windows 10, the software manufacturer, Enhanced Vision, says my vision software won't work with that operating system. Is there a way to run this Windows XP software on Windows 10?
Clear Channel reaches 10-year advertising agreement for MSP airport
Clear Channel Airports will streamline ad buying for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Business
Minnesota levies $1M fine in case involving force-placed insurance
The case involved a form of home insurance called lender- or force-placed.
Business
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Medtronic buys heart failure specialist HeartWare for $1.1 billion
Deal marks an endgame for Boston-area company, which had been acquiring other firms until recently.
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