Multiband to Acquire Competitor in $42.6M Deal
The New Hope-based provider of DirecTV, voice, and high-speed Internet services is buying New Jersey-based MDU Communications International, Inc.
View ArticleMarco Buys S.D.-based TelServ Communications
St. Cloud-based Marco said the acquisition is part of its plans to expand nationally.
View ArticleBroadband in Minnesota
How are we doing on our goal to make high-speed broadband available to all Minnesotans?
View ArticleComcast Adding 150 Call Center Jobs in the Twin Cities
The new openings are in addition to the roughly 600 Twin Cities positions the company has added over the past year and a half.
View ArticleUnion Covering 1,800 MN CenturyLink Workers OKs Strike
A union representing former employees of Qwest, which merged last year with CenturyLink, has authorized a strike in the event that workers are unable to reach a labor agreement by midnight on...
View ArticleCenturyLink Workers Agree to “Day-to-Day” Contract Extension
A labor agreement affecting 13,000 CenturyLink employees, including about 1,800 in Minnesota, expired Saturday night, but the company and the unions representing the workers have extended the...
View ArticleTarget Launches Cross-Country Marketing Initiative in Canada
A Target-themed caravan will make stops in close to two-dozen cities across the country within the first two weeks of December; at each stop, Target will offer events that are open to the public...
View ArticleMarco Continues to Expand with 3rd Acquisition of Year
The company recently bought Iowa-based Mason City Business Systems, Inc., which expands its presence in the state and marks the company’s biggest acquisition to date.
View ArticleUnion for 1.8K MN CenturyLink Workers Moves Toward Strike
The executive board of a union representing about 13,000 U.S. CenturyLink employees has authorized setting a strike date, although negotiations with the company continue.
View ArticleComcast Increases Twin Cities Internet Speeds for Free
In an attempt to meet the increasing demand for faster Internet, Comcast will boost the speeds on three of its plans starting Tuesday.
View ArticleCutting-Edge Communications in Business Telecom
What’s new in business telecom? A better question would be, what isn’t?
View ArticleVideoconferencing Untethered
It’s getting easier to bring your own device to business conferencing.
View ArticleCalabrio Moves to Mpls. to Accommodate Growth
Software developer Calabrio moved its headquarters from Plymouth to a 30,000-square-foot office in downtown Minneapolis.
View ArticleMultiband to Be Taken Private in $116M Deal
Shares of Multiband Corporation’s stock jumped 25 percent on news that Goodman Networks will acquire it.
View ArticleThe Telemedicine Tourniquet
How virtual care could make you—and the health care system—well.
View Article70% of MN Homes Can Now Access High-Speed Internet
State officials hope to provide access to broadband of a minimum speed quality to all Minnesotans by 2015.
View ArticleBest Buy Offers Free iPhone Trade-In, Recalls Laptop Battery
The electronics retailer is re-launching its iPhone trade-in program on Friday, and the promotion will run for nine days.
View ArticleBest Buy to carry a mass-market smart watch starting July 7
Taking a page from a Dick Tracy comic, Best Buy has announced it will begin selling the Pebble “smart watch” in its stores Sunday. As the Star Tribune reports, the Richfield-based...
View ArticleReport: Verizon Is Top-Performing Carrier In Mpls.
It seems all those years of asking, “Can you hear me now?” have paid off: According to a recent report, Verizon outperformed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile in Twin Cities based on its...
View ArticleHubbard To Acquire 10 Radio Stations For $85.5M
Hubbard will gain five stations each in Seattle and Phoenix, which it said are the 13th- and 14th-largest U.S. radio markets, respectively.
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