Medtronic founder Earl Bakken has died in his Hawaii home - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Earl Bakken, the electrical engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who invented the first wearable heart pacemaker, has died at his Hawaii home. He was 94. Bakken co-founded Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) in 1949 in Minneapolis along with his brother-in-l.....»»

Hundreds of medical-technology companies, thousands of jobs and a lot of pride would be missing from the Twin Cities if it weren’t for the life of Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken, who passed away at his Hawaii home at the age of 94 over the weekend......»»

Martha Meade Kaemmer, a longtime philanthropist and the co-founder of gourmet cookware retailer Cooks of Crocus Hill, has died at age 73. The Star Tribune has an obituary on Kaemmer, who died in Florida in late March. Kaemmer and her sister, Mar.....»»

An electronics repairman who started one of the world's largest medical device companies in 1949 has died at age 94......»»

Earl Bakken, an engineer who turned his pacemaker invention into the company that would become medical-technology giant Medtronic, has died at age 94. Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), which Bakken co-founded with his brother-in-law in 1949, confirmed Sunda.....»»

The owner of the home died in 2019......»»

Sun Country Airlines flew just four flights on Monday from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and even that might be too many in a market where the Covid-19 pandemic has all but killed travel demand. The Star Tribune reports that the low-cos.....»»

Anthony Sansone Sr., the founder of Sansone Group, one of the region's largest commercial real estate companies, died Monday morning. He was 93. Mr. Sansone died of natural causes at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He was principal, chairma.....»»

The University of Minnesota, which sent most students home earlier this month after canceling in-person classes due to the spreading coronavirus, is drawing complaints for its plan to refund room and board costs. The Star Tribune reports on the criticism.....»»

It may be Happy Hour where they're going, but travelers flying out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport still have to follow drinking rules in Minnesota, and that means no booze before 6 a.m. But that could change. The Star Tribune reports o.....»»

A Minneapolis ordinance imposing a fee on shopping bags at most retailers went into effect on Jan. 1. So far, however, two of the city's biggest biggest retailers aren't playing along. The Star Tribune reports that Target and Whole Foods stores a.....»»

A Minneapolis ordinance imposing a fee on shopping bags at most retailers went into effect on Jan. 1. So far, however, two of the city's biggest biggest retailers aren't playing along. The Star Tribune reports that Target and Whole Foods stores a.....»»

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William F. “Bill” O’Donnell III, one of the founders of O’Donnell & Naccarato who played a major role in many of the firm's structural engineering projects, has died. He was 75 and died from natural causes on Dec. 15 at his home in Audubon.....»»

St. Paul's Naughty Greek will add its third location in four years when it opens a skyway location in downtown Minneapolis' Capella Tower in early 2020. The Star Tribune reports owner Angelo Giovanis hopes the spot will be open by early February......»»

Yonhap via Reuters K-pop star Cha In-ha was found dead at his home in Seoul this Tuesday, po.....»»

Hip-hop star Tyga has leased a newly built home in Bel-Air for $58,000 a month. Also: Craig T. Nelson is selling his Hawaii haven; new Clipper Mo Harkless scores a new spot; and a John Lautner-designed home with celebrity ties comes to market. .....»»

Don Valentine, a venture capitalist who founded Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that helped cement the area’s rise as a technology hub, died Friday at his home in Woodside......»»

The CW "Riverdale" star Luke Perry, known for playing Fred Andrews, died in March at 52 years old after suffering a stroke days earlier.  At New York Comic Con on Sunday, costar Skeet Ulr.....»»