MN Software Co. Makes 4th Acquisition, Eyes More Deals
HighJump Software, a global provider of supply-chain software, acquired Denmark-based Evenex, marking its fourth acquisition since 2008.
View ArticleMpls. Holds Public Hearing Over City-Owned Utility
Minneapolis is considering adding a November ballot measure about whether to form a city-owned utility; meanwhile, the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and Xcel Energy, which would lose a contract...
View ArticleDelta Is Flying High On The Iron Range
Delta’s Chisholm reservation center is the airline’s best.
View ArticleRed Wing Aims To Become An Innovation Hotbed
The southeastern Minnesota community is launching a business incubator as part of a larger initiative to bolster entrepreneurship and attract new businesses.
View Article118 Jobs At Stake As Minnetonka Co. Files For Ch. 11
Scicom Data Services’ buyer, Venture Solutions, said it plans to hire back a substantial amount of the workers, but some employees may still be cut.
View ArticleTelecom Co. CEO Resigns Amid Restructuring
Minnetonka-based Communications Systems, Inc., restructured itself into a holding company and made multiple executive-level changes.
View ArticleE-Marketers Respond To Gmail Inbox Changes
At the end of May, Google began adding new tabs to Gmail accounts in order to filter certain messages away from a user’s primary inbox; some Minnesota companies are confident that their...
View ArticleMN CenturyLink Workers' Labor Dispute Continues
Union members rejected a tentative deal that had been reached between the company and the union’s negotiating committee.
View ArticleRapidly Growing Fiber Provider Buys Plymouth Co.
The Zayo Group purchased Access Communications for $41 million, expanding its network to span more than 2,500 miles in the Twin Cities.
View ArticleTwin Cities Data Center Projects Pick Up Steam
A CenturyLink unit is planning a new Shakopee project; some industry experts consider the Twin Cities to be “underserved” by modern data centers.
View ArticleTelecom Giant With MN Presence Plans 10K Job Cuts
Alcatel-Lucent declined to disclose whether any of the cuts will affect its Minnesota workers.
View ArticleCenturyLink Workers To Vote On Tentative Contract Deal
This is the second time that a union negotiating team has reached a tentative deal with the company; union members, who are spread across 13 states, rejected the last offer.
View ArticleCenturyLink Workers’ Year-Long Labor Dispute Ends
CenturyLink and union officials said that they have reached a contract deal, which was ratified by union members and concludes more than a year of negotiations.
View Article$5.9 million loan readied to update, expand Delta Airlines call center
The ticket sales call center operated by Delta Airlines in Chisholm would be improved and modernized with a $5.9 million loan from the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board. The Duluth...
View ArticleMinnesota pushes to make broadband access statewide by 2015
While many urban residents now take high-speed Internet access for granted, its arrival in remote parts of Minnesota is cause for celebration among rural business owners. But bringing broadband to...
View ArticleMN Call Center Lands New Clients, Adds 200 Jobs
Skybridge Americas, which is based in the western suburbs and was previously part of Carlson Marketing, is adding jobs after landing new clients and extending a key contract.
View ArticleEnventis Reaches Settlement With So-Called “Patent Troll”
Acacia Research Corporation reached a settlement, the terms of which were not disclosed, after suing Enventis.
View ArticleEagan Co. Sold To Competitor For $820M
Call center rivals Stream Global Services and Convergys Corporation are expected to combine in the first quarter of 2014, which would create a company with about 125,000 employees at 135 different...
View ArticleComcast To Stay In St. Paul, Spend Millions On Renovation
The giant cable provider said its new lease at its St. Paul office is effective through 2024, and the company is investing millions into refurbishing the space this month.
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