<![CDATA[MinnPost - Business Agenda]]> http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/ en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:52 -0600 Clockwork Active Media Manager <![CDATA[Minnesota, 3M scramble to provide flu-blocking respirators for health care workers]]> BUSINESS AGENDA

Minnesota, 3M scramble to provide flu-blocking respirators for health care workers

By Brad Allen | Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

While attention has focused on a limited H1N1 flu vaccine supply, a shortage of approved virus-filtering respirators has federal and state public health officials across the country scrambling to ensure numbers. 3M Co. is running manufacturing operations 24/7.

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:56:00 -0600 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/06/13219/minnesota_3m_scramble_to_provide_flu-blocking_respirators_for_health_care_workers#80-13219 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/06/13219/minnesota_3m_scramble_to_provide_flu-blocking_respirators_for_health_care_workers <![CDATA[Strong keep getting stronger: U.S. Bancorp momentum keeps building]]>

It’s been a busy few weeks for U.S. Bancorp Chairman and CEO Richard Davis and his team. Good news seems to follow good news, and the momentum just keeps building.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0600 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/05/13185/strong_keep_getting_stronger_us_bancorp_momentum_keeps_building#80-13185 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/05/13185/strong_keep_getting_stronger_us_bancorp_momentum_keeps_building <![CDATA[U of M piling up stimulus funds with $211M so far]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0600 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/04/13139/u_of_m_piling_up_stimulus_funds_with_211m_so_far#80-13139 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/04/13139/u_of_m_piling_up_stimulus_funds_with_211m_so_far <![CDATA[Target, Best Buy try to entice cautious holiday shoppers]]> BUSINESS AGENDA

Target, Best Buy try to entice cautious holiday shoppers

By Brad Allen | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

With surveys showing downbeat prospects for the key holiday shopping season, Minnesota’s big national retailers are taking nothing for granted. Target is starting its promotions early and aggressively cutting prices, while Best Buy is reaching out to younger shoppers.

]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:33:00 -0600 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/03/13098/target_best_buy_try_to_entice_cautious_holiday_shoppers#80-13098 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/03/13098/target_best_buy_try_to_entice_cautious_holiday_shoppers <![CDATA[Ex-Medtronic CEO Bill George talks about financial markets' meltdown]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:56:00 -0600 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/02/13069/ex-medtronic_ceo_bill_george_talks_about_financial_markets_meltdown#80-13069 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/11/02/13069/ex-medtronic_ceo_bill_george_talks_about_financial_markets_meltdown <![CDATA[3M facility to develop products 'for India, in India']]> 3M is building a new research and development facility in Bangalore, India, that will focus on producing products "in India, for India." ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:49:00 -0500 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/30/13038/3m_facility_to_develop_products_for_india_in_india#80-13038 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/30/13038/3m_facility_to_develop_products_for_india_in_india <![CDATA[Target dials RadioShack to run mobile-phone kiosks]]> Target is outsourcing its mobile-phone departments to Radio Shack, the Business Journal reports. ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:33:00 -0500 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/30/13036/target_dials_radioshack_to_run_mobile-phone_kiosks#80-13036 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/30/13036/target_dials_radioshack_to_run_mobile-phone_kiosks <![CDATA[Update: Judge OKs class-action by Wells Fargo tech workers]]> A federal judge has granted class-action status to current and former Wells Fargo technical support workers who say they're owed for overtime pay, according to Finextra, which tracks the financial technology community. ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:59:00 -0500 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/30/13017/update_judge_oks_class-action_by_wells_fargo_tech_workers#80-13017 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/30/13017/update_judge_oks_class-action_by_wells_fargo_tech_workers <![CDATA[Update: Target eliminating 85 marketing jobs at downtown headquarters]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:56:00 -0500 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/29/13004/update_target_eliminating_85_marketing_jobs_at_downtown_headquarters#80-13004 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/29/13004/update_target_eliminating_85_marketing_jobs_at_downtown_headquarters <![CDATA[GAO reviewing complaint about UnitedHealth contract]]> A multibillion-dollar military contract awarded to UnitedHealth Group this summer is now in limbo after the U.S. Government Accountability Office upheld a competitor's complaint, the Business Journal reports. ]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:14:00 -0500 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/29/12991/gao_reviewing_complaint_about_unitedhealth_contract#80-12991 http://www.minnpost.com/businessagenda/2009/10/29/12991/gao_reviewing_complaint_about_unitedhealth_contract