| Petters trial day 2: Prosecutors say fraud went back years Federal prosecutors on Thursday used initial testimony to try and prove that Minnesota businessman Tom Petters was committing fraud as early as 2000 — the seeds of what authorities say became a multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. (GE) bizjournals.com |
Vescio’s to open in Mpls. skyway Vescio’s, one of the oldest Italian restaurants in Minnesota, will open a new location in the next few weeks in downtown Minneapolis. bizjournals.com |
Washington state says 20K businesses don’t have reseller permit About 20,000 Washington state businesses haven’t applied for a reseller permit that will be required in the state on Jan. 1. bizjournals.com |
Retail chains are coming to town When Scott Lukan was looking for a new market to expand Jason’s Deli, he settled on St. Louis over locations such as Milwaukee and Cincinnati. He planned to get rolling with the chain’s first area store in January, but the economy’s tailspin forced him to “tap the brakes.” bizjournals.com |
Sherlock's opening bookstore downtown Downtown’s Avenue of the Arts will be home to a new bookstore starting this week. bizjournals.com |