June 2007 - Rochester Business News & Events

Titanic auction fetches $193,140

NEW YORK -- In eight handwritten pages, a 16-year-old passenger recounted the Titanic's last hours, starting with the moment the ill-fated oceanliner hit an iceberg. From a lifeboat, Laura Marie Cribb watched the luxurious vessel's l

Published Sat, Jun 30 2007 8:46 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

'Most important meal' may stop being most lucrative

MINNEAPOLIS -- Buried beneath numbers, General Mills' financial results are often a study in human behavior. The latest calculus, in results released Thursday: Americans love convenience, increasingly hate to

Published Fri, Jun 29 2007 9:51 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Fed holds interest rates steady

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Thursday, extending a yearlong breather for borrowers. Although policymakers observed improvements on inflation, they made clear they were not ready to declare victory on

Published Fri, Jun 29 2007 9:51 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

High-tech device could keep seniors in their homes

Taking care of aging parents is a difficult task, especially when they live far away. But it's a task faced by many baby boomers, who are sandwiched between the n

Published Fri, Jun 29 2007 9:47 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Hogs tested at Quality Pork Processors in Austin

A shipment of hogs from Canada was held for testing at Quality Pork Processors Inc. after an inspector noticed signs of illness. The animals were released later, after no serious concerns were found. QPP received the

Published Fri, Jun 29 2007 9:47 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Stewartville seeks ways to lure grocery store to town

STEWARTVILLE -- A grocery store's apparent failed bid to buy the empty Boyum's Economart has city officials dusting off some old redevelopment plans. Cit

Published Fri, Jun 29 2007 9:00 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Pawlenty business subsidy program faces new legal challenge

ST. PAUL -- For a second time, a state program that gives tax breaks to businesses that relocate or expand in economically ailing areas is the subject of a legal challenge

Published Thu, Jun 28 2007 6:14 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Small businesses take time for midyear checkup, planning

NEW YORK -- Small business owners who are lucky enough to have some down time in the next few weeks should use it for a midyear financial checkup, and to tick some other chores off their to-do list. Accountants

Published Thu, Jun 28 2007 10:01 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

iPhone launch in Rochester friday

Have your eye on an iPhone? If you want one when they are launched Friday in Rochester, you need to be at the AT&T, formerly known as Cingular, store at 430 C

Published Thu, Jun 28 2007 10:01 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Zumbrota newspaper sold, but remains in Grimsrud family

TA -- The News-Record in Zumbrota is coming under new ownership, but it is still in the family. Pete Grimsrud is buying the weekly newspaper and its sister publication, the Zumbro Shopper, from his father Dave Grimsrud. The News-Record has about 4,0

Published Thu, Jun 28 2007 10:01 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Owners of Twins ballpark land will get at least $25 million

MINNEAPOLIS -- The group that owns land needed for a new Twins ballpark will get at least $25 million from a Texas-based developer regardless of what Hennepin County pays for the property.

Published Thu, Jun 28 2007 7:37 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Business-park proposals boom in Pine Island

PINE ISLAND -- A multimillion-dollar commercial development boasting office condos, senior living and industrial space is being planned along U.S. 52. Th

Published Wed, Jun 27 2007 12:32 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

IBM flexes computing muscle again with Blue Gene/P

While IBM's Blue Gene/L is the undisputed computer powerhouse today, wait until its younger but more powerful brother -- Blue Gene/P -- fully steps into the ring. B

Published Wed, Jun 27 2007 10:41 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Blue Gene/L is still the speed champ

DRESDEN, Germany -- Blue Gene/L is still the champ. For the fourth time in a row, it topped the bi-annual list of the 500 fastest supercomputers, released today at a conference in Dresden, Germany. IBM still dominates with six of the

Published Wed, Jun 27 2007 10:40 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Senate Republicans block bill making it easier to form labor unions

GTON -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bill that would have allowed labor organizations to unionize workplaces without secret ballot elections. Democrats were unable to get the 60 votes needed to force consideration of the Employee Free Choi

Published Wed, Jun 27 2007 10:03 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

June 2007 - Rochester Business News & Events

Syndication

Recent Posts

Archives

Titanic auction fetches $193,140

'Most important meal' may stop being most lucrative

Fed holds interest rates steady

High-tech device could keep seniors in their homes

Hogs tested at Quality Pork Processors in Austin

Stewartville seeks ways to lure grocery store to town

Pawlenty business subsidy program faces new legal challenge

Small businesses take time for midyear checkup, planning

iPhone launch in Rochester friday

Zumbrota newspaper sold, but remains in Grimsrud family

Owners of Twins ballpark land will get at least $25 million

Business-park proposals boom in Pine Island

IBM flexes computing muscle again with Blue Gene/P

Blue Gene/L is still the speed champ

Senate Republicans block bill making it easier to form labor unions