EDEN PRAIRIE

One arrested after 4 hour standoff in Eden Prairie

kare11.com - Business News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

Thanksgiving did not start peacefully in one Eden Prairie neighborhood.

Fox Racing Cuts Labor Costs by 14 Percent with HighJump Software and Fortna

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HighJump Software and Fortna Inc. today announced that Fox Racing has seen impressive cost savings and productivity gains after implementing the HighJump

Alliant Techsystems gets $26M space-testing contract

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Alliant Techsystems Inc. a $26.1 million contract to help design a system to simulate an outer space environment for testing out hardware, the Eden Prairie-based company said Monday.

Bob in Accounting Is Still Limping from the Incident with the Halloween Cookies

Overheard in the Office (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

Cubicle chick #1 : They have free sandwiches today? I will be throwing elbows to be the first for that action. Cubicle chick #2 : You really are a delicate flower. Eden Prairie, Minnesota Overheard by: nic_bitch Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | wtf? Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2008-12-01

Celleration to Present at PiperJaffray 20th Annual Health Care Conference

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celleration, Inc., developer of the patented MIST Therapy® System, an innovative device that uses ultrasound to heal wounds, announced today that the company will present at

GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services Processed More Than $5.7 Million in Customer Rebates for Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services has processed more than $5.7 million in rebates for its customers that lease hybrid or alternative fuel motor vehicles since implementing a

Scottrade Expands in the Twin Cities with new Branch Office in Blaine, Minn.

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

... area. Other local branches are in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Minnetonka, Maplewood and Eden Prairie. Scottrade’s Blaine office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be reached at 763-767-1980. For more information, visit About ScottradeAs a leading online investment firm, Scottrade offers a full line of investment products, online trading services and market...

Roseville-based EnteroMedics cuts workforce 18%

StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Although the health care and med-tech sectors of the economy are often seen as recession-proof, this is the second layoff at a Twin Cities-area medical technology company in the past week. Eden Prairie-based SurModics last week said it was paring its workforce by 5 percent in a cost-cutting initiative.

Four suburbs are betting big on light rail

StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

From Eden Prairie to downtown Minneapolis, cities are pinning hopes on the train.

Hockey takes center stage

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday

... near you. Among those who have made Division I verbal commitments are Edina's Everson (Harvard), Eden Prairie's Nick Leddy (Gophers), Cretin-Derham Hall's Mark Alt (Gophers), New Prague's Tyler Lapic (Wisconsin) and Centennial's Tyler Pitlick (MSU Mankato). 5Duluth East is expected to be a powerhouse among the outstate schools. Minnetonka, Centennial, Blaine and White Bear Lake are among...

Mall owner gets delay on $900 million debt

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday

... in Las Vegas, the company said late Sunday. Chicago-based General Growth Properties, owner of Eden Prairie Center, is the nation's second-largest shopping mall owner. The firm has been hit hard by the deteriorating economy and problems at U.S. retailers. Ford considering sale of Volvo Car Corp. Ford Motor Co. is considering selling Volvo Car Corp. as the U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash...

Private equity firm Genstar bets on aging America, buys Long Term Care Group

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

... a range of senior-care services designed to promote independent aging.Terms of the purchase of Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Long Term Care were not disclosed. The company, started in 1996, provides a range of services to insurers including application processing, underwriting, policy administration, clinical assessments, claims processing and care management.Long Term Care has 1.3 million policies...

• S.F. private equity firm bets on aging America - The San Francisco Business Times
• Genstar Capital Agrees to Acquire Outsourced Insurance Services Provider, Long Term Care Group - InsuranceTech
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S.F. private equity firm bets on aging America

The San Francisco Business Times (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

... a range of senior-care services designed to promote independent aging.Terms of the purchase of Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Long Term Care were not disclosed. The company, started in 1996, provides a range of services to insurers including application processing, underwriting, policy administration, clinical assessments, claims processing and care management.Long Term Care has 1.3 million policies...

Genstar Capital Agrees to Acquire Outsourced Insurance Services Provider, Long Term Care Group

InsuranceTech (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

... services industries, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Long Term Care Group, Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.), (LTCG) from Advent International and CCP Equity Partners, in partnership with LTCG's management and industry veterans L. Ben Lytle and Hugh Lytle. LTCG is the initial investment in Genstar's development of a new senior care services platform Long Term Care Group provides outsourced...

Bears' secret weapon: Frerotte

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

... that spells opportunity for opponents such as the Bears in big games as big as this one.Outside Eden Prairie, Minn., it's not a reach to suggest the Vikings' chances of winning the NFC North easily could get thrown under the Gus."He is a veteran quarterback and I see him just doing what the system is asking him to do," Bears linebacker said. "Nothing special."Nothing special describes most...