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Thursday May 24 | TwinCities

John 'Smokey' Ordway Jr., 89, was 3M heir, businessman, philanthropist

John G. "Smokey" Ordway Jr. came from a privileged background, the grandson of Lucius Pond Ordway, who made his fortune as co-owner of 3M.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Minnesota, University of Minnesota

Tue May 22, 2012

TwinCities

State won't study 3M's plan for Cottage Grove incinerator

A request to study 3M's plan to burn non-3M waste in an incinerator has been thrown out -- on a technicality.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Cottage Grove, MN, Drugs, Washington County, MN

Sys-Con Media

3M Architectural Markets + Todd Bracher Unveils "Virtual LED" Technology at WantedDesign

The "Virtual LED," enabled by 3M technology, was revealed via an experimental iteration of the company's modular architectural lighting system known as Lightfalls, designed by Todd Bracher.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, New York, New York Government

Sys-Con Media

High Yields From Coca-Cola and 3M Attractive to Long Term Investors

With interest rates as low as they are currently, long term investors have been looking to high yielding dividend stocks for investment income, where returns currently far exceed those of bonds.

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Related Topix: Beverages, CocaCola, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Financial Markets

Customer Interaction Solutions

3M Announces Commercial Availability of 3Ma FTB3 Barrier Film

Optical Systems Division today announced that its 3M FTB3-50 and FTB3-125 films-flexible, optically clear films that protect sensitive electronics from water vapor and oxygen-are now commercially available.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Marketing

Mon May 21, 2012

CBS Local

"Widow Maker" Detector Saving Lives Through Sound

So what if there was an easy way to spot trouble before it struck? Her rustic retreat at the end of a dirt road outside of Northfield, Minn., is just about the last place you'd think would be home to a medical breakthrough.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Heart Disease, Health

WJRT

Global Automotive Chemicals Industry

Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

Thu May 17, 2012

Star Tribune

Company news

Plato Learning , Bloomington, said that shareholders of Archipelago Learning, a software-as-a-service provider of supplemental education products, voted to adopt the acquisition agreement the two companies entered into on March 5. Holders of outstanding shares of common stock of Archipelago Learning will receive $11.10 per share.

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Related Topix: Archipelago Learning, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Department of Defense, US News, Hair Salons, Regis

Federal Computer Week

VA and DOD pick common medical vocabulary for electronic records

The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments have partnered with 3M Co. to adopt a common vocabulary of terms and a structured data system for their joint digital health record under development, the company announced May 16.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Cogent

Business Journal

3M donation quiets the ape house at Smithsonian's National Zoo

Maplewood-based 3M is donating acoustic tiles to the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, which is the home of six gorillas and six orangutans.

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Related Topix: Cogent, Manufacturing, Chemicals, MMM

CNN

Succeeding as a 'boomerpreneur'

Jim Milligan, 59 Traverse City, Mich. Worked for: Imation & 3M Company, as a general manager Started in 2007: Fustini's, an oil and vinegar tasting room and bottling shop that now has 32 employees.

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Related Topix: Traverse City, MI, Manufacturing, Startups, Composite Software, Composite Software Inc, Cogent, Chemicals, MMM

Seeking Alpha

5 of the Strongest Companies Raising Dividends

However, that's the combined average 2012 dividend income increase from five of some of the strongest dividend payers around.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Johnson & Johnson, Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Johnson and Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Startups, Micrus, Conor Medsystems

Wed May 16, 2012

Wall Street Journal

3M Begins Untangling Its 'Hairballs'

From time to time, we will send you e-mail announcements on new features and special offers from The Wall Street Journal Online.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Media, IT Services, Wall Street Journal Online

Business Wire

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HP's Power over Ethernet Technology Reduces Power Consumption to 13 Watts, from Typical 130 Watts, with Brilliant Display Quality )--3M Optical Systems Division today announced that it has enabled a new zero client, the HP t410 All-in-One Smart Zero Client, which operates within 13 Watts of power.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

Mon May 14, 2012

Government Executive

VA launches a healthcare data mapping project

Paul Gallant suggests that a win by Mitt Romney could could mean less a favorable outcome for Google in the FTC probe.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Startups, Composite Software, Composite Software Inc, Cogent, Chemicals, MMM

Thu May 10, 2012

Business Journal

Photos: Winner of 3M Scotch Tape sculpture contest announced

This one, titled "Game Night," was one of the runners-up. A sculpture inspired by World War II-era paratroopers has been named the winner of the 2012 "Off the Roll tape sculpture contest sponsored by 3M Co.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals

AmericanBankingNews.com

3M Company Downgraded by Sanford C. Bernstein

MMM has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Deutsche Bank reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of 3M Company in a research note to investors on Monday, April 30th.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, MMM, Startups, Composite Software, Composite Software Inc, Cogent, Sanford C. Bernstein

Wed May 09, 2012

Business Journal

Grocery store owner whose ex-wife died in I-35W bridge collapse sentenced for $3M in food stamp fraud

The owner of a St. Paul grocery has been sentenced to more than three years in prison illegally trafficking more than $3.1 million in food stamps, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

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Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Arden Hills, MN

Tue May 08, 2012

NorthlandsNewscenter.com

Bonding Bill Awaits Governor's Signature

St. Paul, MN - A nearly $500M bonding bill is now on its way to Governor Mark Dayton.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, St. Paul, MN, US Governors, University of Minnesota, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Manufacturing, Chemicals

Dentaltown

3M Unitek Introduces the Unitek Treatment Management Portal | TMP, Advanced Orthodontic Software P

TMP, an advanced orthodontic software platform that combines the latest in digital model imaging with state-of-the art interactive technology to enable customized treatment planning for orthodontic patients.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Orthodontics, Health

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