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Two major downtown Minneapolis towers face change as hybrid shuffle continues
Wells Fargo Center is now on the market, and Capella University cuts its space by more than half in the tower that bears its name.
Empire Foods takes over former Walmart in Brooklyn Center
Empire Foods Walmart Asian grocery Brooklyn Center
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store to relocate and expand
A project on Hwy. 169 is prompting the move to nearby Jordan, Minn.
Bloomington-based IT company ConvergeOne files for bankruptcy with $1.8 billion in debt
The plans, filed in Texas, will also transfer control of the company to senior lenders.
Medtronic study puts spotlight on how one of its heart devices can help women
Study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows how the Evolut TAVR can help treat women with aortic stenosis.
SkyWater Technology cancels option on land for $1.8B Indiana chip plant
Minnesota company continues to pursue federal CHIPS funding for its Bloomington facility.
Wings Financial foreclosing on portion of Normandale Lakes Office Park
New York-based owner Opal Holdings owes $40.3 million in unpaid mortgage to the credit union for the 8200 Tower of the largest office park in the Twin Cities metro.
After 3M split, Minnesota has a new public company in Solventum
The health care business has been two years in the making and will operate out of 3M's Maplewood headquarters for the first year, at least.
Another vestige of Carlson travel empire sold, this one to Amex spinoff for $570M
American Express Global Business Travel was a rival of what was formerly known as Carlson Wagonlit Travel in the corporate travel industry.
Minnesota med-tech hub backers pressing on, with or without federal money
Greater MSP, the group behind the collaborative effort, applied to land $60 million in federal funding.
The first Black-led credit union in Minnesota secures first state charter in 23 years
Arise Community Credit Union is based in north Minneapolis but still working out details for a branch location.
Finding a ride after May 1 will take patience if Uber and Lyft pull out of Minneapolis
Taxi cab firms might hire some drivers, but it will take a while to build back an industry that has pivoted to medical and student contracts since the mega rideshare companies entered the Twin Cities market.
Topgolf competitor LaunchPad Golf coming next to Mystic Lake casino in 2025
The driving range-like entertainment venue will complement the 18-hole course already on the casino property.
With the Better FAFSA still in limbo, here's what to do as college decisions loom
Delays and glitches with the simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid has addled many students and their families.
Five Watt Coffee, Sencha Tea Bar merge to create joint Twin Cities beverage brand
The two are planning a third brand focusing on bubble tea that could launch this year.
JonnyPops faces lawsuit alleging misleading labels
The Minnesota frozen-pop maker advertises simple, real and fresh ingredients, which a California lawsuit claims obscures the added cane sugar content.
Minnesota cardiologist's snack company joins White House health campaign
Eden Prairie-based Step One Foods is part of a Biden administration program to end hunger and build healthy communities, starting with first responders.
Medtronic faces FDA Class I recall for post-op drainage device
The Duet product helps drain cerebral spinal fluid from patients after surgery on thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Kraus-Anderson names first new CEO since 1997 but keeps it in the family
Bruce Engelsma is stepping down to make way for Peter Diessner, his nephew, as leader of the Minneapolis construction and development company.
Minnesota-based Anytime Fitness owner merging with Orangetheory in global gym deal
Self Esteem Brands, headquartered in Woodbury, already has more than 5,000 locations worldwide.
Northern Foundry closing Hibbing facility and laying off 91, partly blaming Minnesota Power utility rates
Closure by Indiana-based parent company MTI ends half a century of operations on the Iron Range.
Medtronic ratchets up patent spat for device that aids in bladder, bowel control
The legal dispute with Axonics about the InterStim product started more than four years ago.
AT&T, other cariers lose mobile phone service
The disruptions happened from early Thursday morning until midday.
Medtronic reneges on spinoffs, decides to retain all but ventilator business
The company will keep most of its patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses it initially announced it was offloading in October 2022.
Early Medtronic executive and prolific Twin Cities businessman Thomas Holloran dies at 94
The former CEO and chairman of various companies and organizations also helped start the law school at the University of St. Thomas.
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Yet another FDA Class 1 recall for Minnesota-made infusion syringe pumps
Software issues have plagued the devices, which Smiths Medical makes in Oakdale.
Hempel buying another well-known downtown Minneapolis building
The Eden Prairie-based firm purchased the Loews Minneapolis Hotel with two other investors, Milwaukee-based Marcus Hotels & Resorts and Oklahoma City-based Robinson Park Investments.
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Minneapolis-based Fair State Brewing files for bankruptcy protection, will remain open
The Twin Cities brewing cooperative is looking for a way through high levels of debt.
Minnesota companies have stopped posting, spending on X as platform loses trust
The exact reasons for the exodus after Elon Musk's takeover vary, though the large companies have been hesitant to share their thinking.
Caribou Coffee hands over roasting operations in $260M deal, focuses on coffeehouses
The company said the Brooklyn Center roastery will still roast all of its coffee.
Drugmaker Upsher-Smith, source of Minnesota billionaire family's squabble, sold again
The price new owner Bora Pharmaceutical paid is a fraction of the initial sale total of $1.05 billion from 2017.
Medtronic wins key decision in catheter technology patent battle
The original case with Pennsylvania-based Teleflex dates back to 2019.
Delta Air Lines' profit more than doubled over the holiday period
The Atlanta carrier is the first major U.S. airline to report its end-of-year results.
Construction to resume this spring on partly finished North Loop hotel
The West Hotel is projected to open in 2025.
Minnesota companies capitalize on America's sleep problems
Companies from Inspire and Sleep Number to Gem Health and Cryosa are addressing sleep conditions through technology.
Medtronic to close five plants, six distribution centers as it tries to raise profits
Company declines comment on number of jobs affected or where the facilities are located.
MSP is No. 1 among global airports for timely flights, Delta's on-time record best in North America
Minnesota air travelers may not realize it, but they reap the benefit of punctuality, according to a new 2023 report.
Muddy Paws Cheesecake takes $40,000 order, advice from reality TV's Marcus Lemonis
The Camping World CEO and former CNBC host took an interest in the St. Louis Park businesses' closure under almost $500,000 of debt.
Kelly Doran, real estate developer behind thousands of Twin Cities apartments, dies at 66
Doran was influential in a boom of student housing around the University of Minnesota before his battle with cancer.
St. Louis Park's Muddy Paws Cheesecake closes, hopes donations can help pay debt
Owner Tami Cabrera hopes to raise $240,000 toward restaurant's $480,000 debt.
FDA issues Class I recall for software glitch in Medtronic's surgery StealthStation
Anomaly uncovered in system used to assist surgeons during cranial and ENT surgeries.
Bright Health's California Medicare business devalued by $100M ahead of sale
The deal with Molina Healthcare is set to close in about two weeks.
Medtronic becomes first company to win FDA approval for new treatment of irregular heartbeats
Atrial fibrilation is a leading cause of strokes.
From Owatonna to Red Wing, Minnesota's small downtowns see resurgence
Small wins can turn a Main Street around, experts say.
While other businesses exit, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo invest in north Minneapolis
Other retailers have departed, but the two banks have made investments in the neighborhoods.
Winterization wonderland: Preparing your home and car for the season
Breaking down the basics to keep warm and safe for many winters to come.
Medtronic cancels $738 million deal for wearable insulin patch maker EOFlow
The company said there were "multiple breaches" to acquisition agreements.
SunOpta CEO Joe Ennen retiring, successor named for Eden Prairie-based food company
The plant-based milk maker is projecting revenue of $670 million to $700 million next year.
General Mills among companies awarded $17.7 million in case against egg suppliers
Several major food manufacturers charged egg companies with price-fixing between 2004-2008.
Eden Prairie's Starkey hopes to expand markets with AI hearing aids
The only one of the "Big Five" hearing aid makers based in the U.S. has seen a good year with the introduction of the new Genesis devices after a sluggish 2022.
Medtronic quarterly profits more than double
The company, based in Ireland but run from Fridley, saw revenue gains across its businesses.
Vintage book checked out more than 100 years ago returned to St. Paul Public Library
The book was originally brought back to a St. Louis Park library. A St. Paul librarian believes it was last checked out in 1919.
Trains to resume Sunday morning in downtown Minneapolis after Green Line train derails
Three people were hurt with minor injuries, according to Metro Transit.
Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe sickens five Minnesotans
Malichita brand under expanded recall, CDC investigating.
St. Paul man gets nearly 15-year sentence for armed robberies of three grocery stores
Convicted felon had been barred from having a gun.
Can Medtronic revive its beleaguered diabetes unit?
The MiniMed 780G insulin pump was approved in the spring, after several years of disruption for the diabetes business, including issues with the Food and Drug Administration.
3M reveals the name of its health care business to be spun off next year
The separation of Solventum from Maplewood-based 3M should be complete by the middle of next year.
FDA issues highest-level recall for missing Medtronic video scopes
The stolen devices were defective and sold on social media.
Minneapolis' Niron Magnetics, General Motors forge partnership to develop EV technology
Stellantis and Volvo also are among investors in the northeast Minneapolis company.
Twin Cities' Water Gremlin — rattled from pollution scandals — goes bankrupt, looks to sell company
Company owes 30 largest unsecured creditors nearly $24 million
Shareholders take stand against Bio-Techne's executive pay plan
Discord comes amid the impending retirement of CEO Charles Kummeth.
Target Corp. insurer sues global shipping giant for losing $5.8M of retail goods
The goods were en route from Cambodia and China to California when they allegedly went overboard in 2021.
Eden Prairie biotech company Miromatrix Medical sells for $91M
The company, which bioengineers organs for human transplant, saw its stock increase more than 200% on Monday.
Liberty Mutual agrees to repay $7.7 million to Minnesota policyholders in settlement with state
The state alleges the insurer applied automated rate increases and failed to offer some discounts.
Shoreview apartments the latest in redeveloped office space trend
Developers Eagle Ridge Partners and Greco Properties are working to develop 600 multifamily units on a Shoreview plot previously used for corporate offices.
Medtronic receives FDA approval for new type of implantable defibrillator
The Aurora EV-ICD will be commercially available in the U.S. on a limited basis over the next few months.
Minnesota's newly designated med-tech hub eligible for millions in federal funding
The hub is the latest proposal that could get money flowing down from the Infrastructure Investment and CHIPS acts.
$10M DEED loan for proposed Grand Rapids cannabis plant not a sure thing
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says it needs to do its own due diligence before it approves terms of the deal.
Minnesota-related energy projects receive $614M in federal funding
The bulk of money will go toward new high-voltage transmission line projects.
Minneapolis-based Bio-Techne names new CEO
Kim Kelderman will take over for Chuck Kummeth, who is retiring.
MSP swaps janitor service, leading to layoffs at St. Paul building maintenance company
Marsden Building Maintenance is laying off 219 workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Vista Outdoor sporting unit to stay in Anoka after $1.9B sale to Czech firm
The unit includes Federal, Remington and other ammunition brands.
Delta Air Lines delivers record profits as demand for travel rises
Sales gains were strongest for premium seats this summer.
Auto parts maker in southeast Minnesota's Spring Grove laying off 80 workers
Job cuts will be completed by the end of the year, Northern Engraving told the state of Minnesota.
Minnesota nets $780,000 in national data breach settlement
Blackbaud ransomware incident in 2020 affected millions of people across the country, including patients and donors at Children's Minnesota and Allina hospitals.
