Victor Stefanescu

1 week ago | startribune.com | Victor Stefanescu

Medtronic is increasing in-office work requirements to at least four days per week foremployees in the United States who still work some days from home, an internal email from theMedtronic Executive Committee says. The changes will begin to take effect Sept. 2. TheMinnesota-run medical device giant will initially prioritize seven U.S. sites, including operational headquarters in Fridley and locations in Mounds View and Rice Creek, the email said.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Victor Stefanescu

Boston Scientific will eliminate jobs after discontinuing global sales of its Acurate aortic valve replacementsystems that treatthe heart failure-causing condition aortic stenosis, the medtech company with a large cardiology presence in Minnesota said Wednesday.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Victor Stefanescu

Planned Parenthood North Central States is laying off 66 workers, and reassigning an additional 37, as it closes and consolidates eight health centers. The restructuring affects health centers in Apple Valley, Bemidji, Richfield and Alexandria. The centers appear to provide services such as emergency contraception to walk-in patients and prescription services; none provide abortions. The number of Minnesota employees affected by the layoffs wasn't immediately available, a spokesperson said.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Victor Stefanescu

Medtronic is spinning off its long-strained diabetes business into an independent company, allowing the medtech giant to focus on high-growth markets, the company announced Wednesday. Although the Diabetes Group grew faster than the Fridley-run devicemaker's other businesses, it also had the lowest total sales in the fiscal year ended April 25.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Victor Stefanescu

In a 16-hour shift, Mustafa Syed can go through hundreds of gloves. In this coastal city known for its fruit festival, hand molds dip into vats of goop to create the gloves. They make their way to the United States and land in a distribution facility in the Twin Cities suburb of Mounds View. As weighed bins in hospital supply rooms run low, trucks filled with grey tubs including gloves zoom south to the hospital in daily deliveries.