Medtronic/medtech reporter | Medtech

Burl Gilyard is the Star Tribune's medtech reporter.


3M spinoff Solventum sees bump in stock after activist investor buys shares

New York-based Trian Partners, a high-profile hedge fund, is buying up shares in Minnesota's newest public company.


CSG boosts price for Vista Outdoor's ammunition business to $2.15 billion

A shareholders' meeting has been postponed to July 30.


Stratasys moving HQ to Minnetonka, leasing space from UnitedHealth

The 3D printer manufacturer will take up vacant space at 5995 Opus Parkway, close to the Interstate 169 and Highway 62 interchange


Layoffs latest financial setback for new Minnesota public company Lifecore Biomedical

The Chaska-based company, which named Paul Josephs as CEO in May, cut 46 jobs and is also grappling with net losses and delays in SEC filings.


As families seek more child care options, Tierra Encantada eyes growth with $38M investment

Spanish immersion child care company will be in five states by end of year.


Downtown St. Paul Lunds & Byerlys reducing hours, products because of low sales

The grocer was open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., but the new hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The changes will be in effect Monday.


University of Minnesota's first semiconductor officer: "We can grow as a semiconductor hub"

The U is taking action to help Minnesota companies and public agencies compete for funding from the CHIPS and Science Act by naming Steven Koester its chief semiconductor officer.


Feds decline Minnesota's proposal for funding a med-tech hub, at least for now

Future government funding remains possible, but group moving forward with private funding.


Twin Cities startup Cascade Reading thinks its tech can improve literacy

The Twin Cities-based company's product breaks blocks of uploaded text into cascading lines reminiscent of poetry.


ANI Pharmaceuticals secures FDA approval, launches delayed-release naproxen

The firm, based in Baudette, said the generic drug can treat pain, inflammation and arthritis.