Microsoft's 1,700-employee campus in Fargo helped draw Tokyo-based Hitachi to the city. The company plans to start small, with just twenty employees but hopes to add hundreds more.
The university's new president, Eric Kaler, says the school will move away from a "can't do it, never done it, won't do it" mentality to "yes, let's give it a try." He spoke recently to hundreds of alumni and others at an event at the Carlson School of Management.
The search giant is joining with retailers such as Best Buy and Macy's to create Web-based circulars, similar to what appears in your Sunday paper. The service will display custom ads based on your location and search topics. Best Buy hopes the new ads will get Web surfers into their stores. Researchers says the new ads will likely give Google an even greater share of the online ad market.
Minnesota's beloved movie-making siblings Ethan and Joel Coen have cut a deal to bring one of their signatures movies to television, Deadline Hollywood reports. FX will develop "Fargo," to be loosely based on the 1996 comedic crime drama.
The Twin Cities-based company bought the dairy operation from New Ulm-based Associated Milk Producers Inc. Terms of the deal were not released. A Kemps spokeswoman told the Forum there is no plans to change the Cass-Clay brand and will continue to make milk, ice cream and yogurt, among other products.
Mike Weber, vice president of finance at XRS Corp., is being promoted to new chief financial officer, according to the company's news release. He is replacing Scott Christian who left the Eden Prairie-based software company in June. Weber has worked at XRS since 2007.
18-year-old George Pineda was killed last June.
The Vikings wide receiver is playing with other NFL players.
Malls and stores will be open, but don't expect any mail.
A toddler was killed and nine others were injured.
It follows the resignation of Michelle Fischbach – now the Lieutenant Governor.
An oil spill response team has been working with the refinery.
He targeted victims from Long Lake, Minneapolis and Shorewood.
The fire started in the art room, the school says.
The 33-year-old has been charged with 1st degree criminal sexual conduct.
