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Former Black and Decker exec Chris Metz throws Arctic Cat turnaround plan into high gear
New Arctic Cat CEO Chris Metz is working to raise the company's profile with product launches, new ads and more visibility in the industry.
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Target tests and tweaks in quest to lure grocery shoppers
An upcoming overhaul aims to make Target's grocery department into more of a destination instead of an afterthought. But it's already taking longer than expected to figure out.
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Can software help people with COPD to do rehab? Mayo Clinic study aims to find out
A study at the Mayo Clinic aims to find out whether doctors can use prescription-only iPads and wearable sensors to convince more people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to do the pulmonary rehab that is proved to keep them more healthy.
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Lawsuit alleges Starkey execs were fired in battle with CEO's stepson
A lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Starkey Laboratories CEO Bill Austin fired President Jerry Ruzicka and seven other employees earlier this month in retaliation for Ruzicka's refusal to promote Austin's stepson
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Seattle-based company Cray takes weather predictions seriously
The Seattle computing company powers more than 60 percent of large weather centers.
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Worker safety start-up gets boost from 3M
3M has invested in a firm that makes devices to help employees who lift and carry on the job.
Business
Keep your income stream flowing through retirement
More people nearing retirement are heavily invested in the stock market and vulnerable to downturns.
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Lake Minnetonka home juxtaposes down-to-earth features, modern design
AIA Minnesota Home of the Month: A newly built three-level home on a quiet Lake Minnetonka bay could be considered unconventional. Yet it was designed for a conventional family of five whose members do homework at the kitchen table, "camp out" in the screened porch and play in an upstairs loft.
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Family-style Lake Minnetonka home juxtaposes down-to-earth features and modern design
AIA Minnesota Home of the Month: A newly built three-level home on a quiet Lake Minnetonka bay could be considered unconventional. Yet it was designed for a conventional family of five whose members do homework at the kitchen table, "camp out" in the screened porch and play in an upstairs loft.
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Scandal at Volkswagen offers a case of how not to comply
The crisis now unfolding at Volkswagen over its emissions cheating underscores yet again that "compliance" means a lot more than just making sure some underling fills out the right paperwork.
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Restaurants' labor shortage shows stretched Minn. economy
Minnesota restaurateurs are facing a growing shortage of workers at the same time a boom in new restaurants is creating even more need for servers and cooks.
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