September 2007 - Rochester Business News & Events

Xcel Energy wins lawsuit against government over nuclear storag

MINNEAPOLIS -- A court has awarded Xcel Energy Inc. $116.5 million over the federal government's failure to open the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility on time. Yucca Mountain was designated in the 1980s as the country's nuclear

Published Sun, Sep 30 2007 1:55 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Diners head to the farm

LYME, Conn. -- Forget the maitre d' and imported caviar. Sophisticated diners are now tromping across muddy fields and braving mosquito bites to eat gourmet food at its very source. Outdoor dinners at family farms,

Published Fri, Sep 28 2007 7:56 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Star Tribune reassigns ombudsman

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Star Tribune said it was reassigning its ombudsman as health editor, and its editorial page editor is leaving in a dispute with the new publisher. The ombudsman, Kate Parry, took questions and compl

Published Thu, Sep 27 2007 7:32 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Minnesota AG alleges deceptive practices by Sprint Nextel

ST. PAUL -- In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson accused cell phone giant Sprint Nextel Corp. of extending customer contracts without the informed consent of those customers. Swanson said she's acting

Published Thu, Sep 27 2007 3:13 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Mini-grocery designed for downtown needs

Groceries are coming to downtown Rochester -- in a small way

Published Thu, Sep 27 2007 1:26 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Hitachi Ltd. may sell Rochester business

Hitachi Ltd. may be looking to sell part or all of its hard disk drive business, which includes a facility in Rochester with about 200 employees. The news service Reuters released a story out of Tokyo toda

Published Thu, Sep 27 2007 9:38 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Pinnacle pilots walk picket line at Rochester airport

A group of pilots who fly regional jets for a Northwest Airlines contractor walked an informational picket line at the Rochester International Airport on Tuesday, apparently to protest lack of a labor contract

Published Thu, Sep 27 2007 8:54 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Arctic Cat to sell plant, eliminate 89 positions

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. -- Arctic Cat Inc., which makes snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, said Wednesday it agreed to sell its plant in Madison, S.D., cutting 89 positions in an effort to streamline manufacturing. The company di

Published Thu, Sep 27 2007 8:43 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Agreement narrows GM's production cost gap with Toyota

CHICAGO -- General Motors Corp. emerges from a two-day strike by the United Auto Workers with a landmark four-year contract that lowers its labor and health care costs by roughly $1,000 per vehicle, dramatically closing the gap with T

Published Thu, Sep 27 2007 8:43 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Eagle Drug owners to open downtown grocery

Groceries are coming to downtown Rochester -- in a small way. Eagle Grocery, a 580-square-foot mini-store, is under development on First Avenue Southwest next to i

Published Wed, Sep 26 2007 8:33 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Nike unveils first shoe designed for American Indians

BEAVERTON, Ore -- Nike on Tuesday unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates

Published Wed, Sep 26 2007 10:08 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Union, General Motors to end strike

DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. agreed today to a tentative contract that puts the responsibility for retirees' health care into the union's hands and ends a two-day strike, the first national strike again

Published Wed, Sep 26 2007 8:14 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Rochester visitors bureau presents More Than You Know awards

What do you know? If you have lived in Rochester for very long, you know about Quarry Hill Nature Center, the Down By The Riverside free concert series and, of co

Published Tue, Sep 25 2007 8:54 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Pawlenty plants business creation plan before '08 session

ST. PAUL -- First came JOBZ. Now Gov. Tim Pawlenty is planting a SEED to foster new small businesses in rural Minnesota. The Republican governor on Tuesday outlined his Strategic Enterpreneurial Economic Development pr

Published Tue, Sep 25 2007 3:36 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Tainted Soy Deli tofu leads to recall

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A South San Francisco company has recalled multiple lots of its Soy Deli-brand tofu after a package tested positive for a bacteria that can cause serious infections in children and the elderly, California health

Published Tue, Sep 25 2007 9:38 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business