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Tom Petters disputes claims that he's a high-stakes gambler

In more than three dozen e-mail exchanges with the Star Tribune over the past two years, Tom Petters spreads blame in his massive fraud case.
December 7, 2015
Tom Petters, shown at a Petters Aviation open house in 2008, is serving a 50-year sentence for the largest financial fraud in Minnesota history.
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Business magnate, arts patron Bruce Dayton dies at 97

Bruce Dayton, the father of Gov. Mark Dayton, was the bookish, numbers-oriented analyst among the five Dayton brothers who built a retail empire.
November 14, 2015
Bruce Dayton, longtime Twin Cities and Minnesota philanthropist, has been (at least at time of this photo in 1992) a trustee and benefactor of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for about fifty years. Among an exhibition at the MIA of works from his collection are "Self Portrait" (about 1786) by Jean-Laurent Mosnier (smaller one in foreground), and "Venus and Adonis" (about 1650) by Nicolas Mignard. Star Tribune staff photo May 5, 1992, by Tom Sweeney. ORG XMIT: MIN2014121117105564 ORG XMIT: MIN1
Business

Olson ad agency lands California Lottery account

Contract worth $13.5M; agency also handles the Minnesota Lottery.
September 29, 2015
Business

Contract vote on pilots pact at Sun Country set for next month

The union representing pilots said the pact includes ‘significant’ pay raises.
September 25, 2015
A Sun Country airplane was being prepared for take off early Friday, July 22, 2011, at the Humphrey terminal in Bloomington, MN.] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE)
Business

Former TV reporter Trisha Volpe makes mark in legal field

Trisha Volpe goes from covering the courts to working in them
September 21, 2015
Trisha Volpe and Bob McNaney. - In the fall of 2009, KARE 11 reporter Trisha Volpe had a front-row seat to the best legal drama in town -- the criminal trial of Tom Petters. But it was more than a story assignment. It also was a slice of on-the-job training for the high-profile Volpe who by then had her eyes set on becoming a litigator herself.Today, Volpe is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg, an Indianapolis-based firm with a national practice. ] Tom Sweeney, Star Tri
Business

Sun Country, pilots reach tentative labor agreement

The tentative accord brings a five-year labor dispute to a close.
September 19, 2015
Sun Country airlines logo on 737 wing tips and tail at Humphrey terminal, MSP ] 2014 - for use with business related stories- illo ORG XMIT: MIN1407031432470341
Business

Sandpiper pipeline project likely delayed with ruling

Minnesota Court of Appeals ordered a full scale environmental review, meaning the PUC must revisit a June decision that endorsed the need for the proposed pipeline.
September 15, 2015
Enbridge Energy proposes to build the Sandpiper crude oil pipeline partly along a path through northern Minnesota occupied by three piplines owned by another company. This is a view of the right-of-way near Park Rapids, Minn.
Business

Select Comfort acquires BAM Labs, developer of smart bed technology

The SleepIQ system, which BAM developed, is sold as an accessory to Select Comfort’s beds.
September 11, 2015
Select Comfort's exhibit in Consumer Electronic Show in Vegas
Business

Former TV reporter Trisha Volpe makes mark in legal field

Trisha Volpe goes from covering the courts to working in them
September 21, 2015
Trisha Volpe and Bob McNaney. - In the fall of 2009, KARE 11 reporter Trisha Volpe had a front-row seat to the best legal drama in town -- the criminal trial of Tom Petters. But it was more than a story assignment. It also was a slice of on-the-job training for the high-profile Volpe who by then had her eyes set on becoming a litigator herself.Today, Volpe is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg, an Indianapolis-based firm with a national practice. ] Tom Sweeney, Star Tri
Business

Sun Country, pilots reach tentative labor agreement

The tentative accord brings a five-year labor dispute to a close.
September 19, 2015
Sun Country airlines logo on 737 wing tips and tail at Humphrey terminal, MSP ] 2014 - for use with business related stories- illo ORG XMIT: MIN1407031432470341
Business

Sandpiper pipeline project likely delayed with ruling

Minnesota Court of Appeals ordered a full scale environmental review, meaning the PUC must revisit a June decision that endorsed the need for the proposed pipeline.
September 15, 2015
Enbridge Energy proposes to build the Sandpiper crude oil pipeline partly along a path through northern Minnesota occupied by three piplines owned by another company. This is a view of the right-of-way near Park Rapids, Minn.
Business

Select Comfort acquires BAM Labs, developer of smart bed technology

The SleepIQ system, which BAM developed, is sold as an accessory to Select Comfort’s beds.
September 11, 2015
Select Comfort's exhibit in Consumer Electronic Show in Vegas
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