June 2009 - Rochester Business News & Events

Wal-Mart backs employer health insurance mandate

WASHINGTON -- Wal-Mart has embraced President Barack Obama's call for requiring all large employers to offer health insurance to their workers, adding momentum to the president's push for far-reaching changes to

Published Tue, Jun 30 2009 3:00 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Facebook picks David Ebersman as new CFO

NEW YORK -- David Ebersman, a former executive at biotech firm Genentech, was named Monday as Facebook's chief financial officer. Ebersman, 39, will formally start at the Palo Alto, Calif.-based online hangout in

Published Tue, Jun 30 2009 9:55 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Ten others could be charged in Madoff probe

NEW YORK -- Federal authorities are pressing a probe of 10 associates of Bernard Madoff despite a sentence that means the mastermind of one of the biggest financial frauds in history will spend the r

Published Tue, Jun 30 2009 9:50 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Workers don't take stress out on each other

Office workers might have a bigger workload as hours drop and payrolls shrink, but they're not taking it out on each other or their employers, one survey said. "If anything, the relationships in the workplace are stronger," said Ree

Published Tue, Jun 30 2009 8:30 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Minnesota Twins transfer $4 million to Target Field fund

NEW YORK -- The Minnesota Twins moved $4 million into a debt service fund for Target Field after a rise in interest rates

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 9:15 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Warm weather, timely rains help Minnesota crops

ST. PAUL -- Warm weather and timely rains created excellent growing conditions across much of Minnesota this past week

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 7:25 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Salmonella concerns lead to Plainview company's recall

MINNEAPOLIS -- A southeastern Minnesota milk processor is voluntarily recalling some products it sells to food companies because they might be contaminated with salmonella

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 7:25 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Minn. farm group calls attention to dairy crisis

The Minnesota Farmers Union is gathering dairy farmers this week to talk about their troubles since wholesale milk prices crashed. Dairy farmers have been reeling from the price collapse, which happened as costs rose. The meetings today in New York Mills

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 10:10 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Porsche rejects VW offer

STUTTGART, Germany -- Porsche has rejected Volkswagen AG's bid to take a 49 percent stake in the sports carmaker, a company spokesman said today. Porsche spokesman Albrecht Bamler said the offer by VW "is not a viable option." Accord

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 10:05 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Tart cherry crop expected to jump about a third

WAUSAU, Wis. -- What a difference a year makes for growing cherries. After an almost total crop loss last year, Wisconsin -- one of the nation's largest tart cherry growers -- is expected to produce more than 8 million

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 9:20 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

'Friday Fix' offers networking opportunity

Rochester Area Builders will host "Friday Fix," a summer networking night, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Essex Park in Rochester, 5455 West River Road N.W. The evening's host will be Kreofsky Building Supplies, and the evening will include networking...

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 8:05 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Jaguar Communications expands its territory

People in Hayfield will soon be able to purchase telephone, internet and TV services from Jaguar Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier based in Owatonna.

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 6:40 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Harvey Mackay: Lifetime skills, not lifetime jobs

Back in the early 1930s, according to film critic Robert Osborne, Hollywood studio executive Darryl Zanuck brought together famed film director William Wellman and silver-screen star Ruth Chatterton to shoot the film "Frisco Jenny."

Published Mon, Jun 29 2009 6:35 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Companies appeal to China to drop Web filter plan

BEIJING -- Global business groups have made an unusual direct appeal to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to scrap an order for PC makers to supply controversial Internet filtering software

Published Sat, Jun 27 2009 3:20 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Analysts pleased with Microsoft's Windows strategy

SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell more than 1 percent Friday, a day after the software giant announced price cuts will be offered as part of its impending release of a new version of Windows.

Published Sat, Jun 27 2009 2:45 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business