ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have re-signed defenceman Tyler Cuma to a one-year, two-way contract.
The 23-year-old Cuma had one goal and 11 assists in 42 games last season for the Houston Aeros in the AHL. The Toronto native made his … …read more
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have agreed to terms on one-year, two-way contracts with free agent defencemen Jonathon Blum and Jon Landry.
The team announced the deals on Friday, but the contracts pay less if the player is in the minor… …read more
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A national group of prominent GOP donors that supports gay marriage is pouring new money into lobbying efforts to get Republican lawmakers to vote to make it legal.
American Unity PAC was formed last year to lend financial support to Republicans who bucked the party’s longstanding opposition to gay marriage. Its founders are launching a new lobbying organization, American Unity Fund, and already have spent more than $250,000 in Minnesota, where the Legislature could vote on the issue as early as next week.
The group has spent $500,000 on lobbying since last month, including efforts in Rhode Island, Delaware, Indiana, West Virginia and Utah.
Billionaire hedge fund manager and Republican donor Paul Singer launched American Unity PAC. The lobbying effort is the next phase as the push for gay marriage spreads to more states, spokesman Jeff Cook-McCormac told The Associated Press.
“What you have is this network of influential Republicans who really want to see the party embrace the freedom to marry, and believe it’s not only the right thing for the country but also good politics,” Cook-McCormac said.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Joey MacDonald made 34 saves, Mark Cundari scored a goal in his first NHL game and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 4-1 on Sunday night to hand the Wild a potentially harmful home loss in their push for the playoffs.
Mikael…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild are moving their primary minor league team to Iowa.
The Wild made the long-anticipated announcement Thursday that their American Hockey League affiliate will relocate from Houston to Des Moines, starting n…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have sent goalie Josh Harding on a conditioning assignment to the AHL.
Harding hasn’t played since Feb. 6, when he soon after developed complications from medication he was taking for multiple sclerosis. H…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – While Columbus Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards lamented his team’s play after a big win at Minnesota, Mike Yeo tried to focus on the positives in the Wild’s third straight loss.
Both teams need to get their offences going a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Mark Letestu and Cam Atkinson scored in a shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Saturday.
The Blue Jackets won their third straight and pulled even with Detroit and Dallas for the eighth a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have recalled rookie left wing Jason Zucker from the AHL to help their struggling offence.
The move was made on Friday, after the Wild were shut out by St. Louis and Chicago this week. Minnesota had lost f…
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3M Cloud Library Unveils Better Tools, More Titles
Catalog Acquisition Tool to be showcased at London Book Fair
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– 3M Library Systems announces the launch of a new Catalog Acquisition Tool (CAT) for the 3M Cloud Library, designed to give librarians more features to help manage content and to make the buying experience easier.
Along with the new CAT, 3M has signed agreements with new publishers to continue building on its extensive and varied list of titles. New additions include Random House Mondadori, which will add to the service’s collection of Spanish titles, as well as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, including their strong list of children’s content.
“Our new catalog acquisition tool will provide librarians a great new buying experience,” said Matt Tempelis, global business manager, 3M Cloud Library. “With features for refined search, easy shopping, and quick purchase, our customers will be very pleased to see that this tool reflects their direct feedback.”
“Expanding our partnerships with publishers is part of our continuing effort to improve our eBook lending system,” said Tempelis. “The London Book Fair is a great opportunity to build those relationships and increase the availability of international content in the 3M Cloud Library.”
The 3M Cloud Library is exhibiting at the London Book Fair, April 15-17, visit stand U555 to learn more.
For more information about the 3M Cloud Library eLending system, visit 3M.com/Cloud.
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About 3M Library Systems
The global leader in library innovation for more than 40 years, 3M is committed to helping libraries connect with the diverse and rapidly evolving communities they serve. 3M’s eBook lending, security, and productivity solutions give librarians the flexibility to spend more time doing what they do best – helping people. Visit www.3M.com/library and follow us on Twitter (@3MLibrary) and Facebook.
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3M Names Eric Quint Chief Design Officer
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– 3M announced today that Eric Quint has joined the company as Chief Design Officer, effective April 1, 2013. He joins 3M with more than 20 years of extensive global experience and a distinguished design career at Royal Philips Electronics.
Quint’s most recent position was global head of Design Management and Consulting, vice president, Philips Design. He has held several senior-level design positions and directed award-winning global design teams across business-to-business and business-to-consumer industries including partnerships, alliances and brand licensing activities.
“In his role as chief design officer, Eric will drive the function of design as a vital competitive platform throughout 3M,” said Ian Hardgrove, senior vice president, marketing, sales and communications. “His global design experience and extensive leadership in building and managing multi-disciplinary creative teams will strengthen the contribution of global design at 3M.”
At Philips Design, Quint was a member of the global design board responsible for the development of a global team of design managers, and the business development and management of the Design Consulting portfolio to clients outside Philips. In this consulting role he led interactions with senior management of Fortune 500 companies exploring opportunities for innovation and partnerships.
“I’m excited to join 3M and to build a global design function that unlocks new value by adding creativity and design-thinking to the impressive portfolio of the company,” Quint said. “I’m looking forward to collaborating with my colleagues from design, R&D and marketing to drive innovative solutions for our customers.”
Quint has received more than 40 international design awards under his leadership in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including 6 individual design awards. He is named inventor on 3 U.S. patents related to the breakthrough “Cool Skin” Philips/Nivea shaver. Quint studied Industrial Design at the prestigious Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands and holds a degree in mechanical/industrial engineering. He is a speaker and lecturer at international events for design, business, academia and in-company seminars about design thinking, innovation, branding and design management.
About 3M
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $30 billion in sales, 3M employs about 88,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. For
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Deluxe Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Information
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Deluxe Corporation (NYS: DLX) announces that it will report its 2013 first quarter financial results on Thursday, April 25, 2013 prior to market open. On the same day, the Company will hold an open-access conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET (10:00 a.m. CT). All interested persons may listen to the call by dialing 1-800-237-9752 (access code 77662157) approximately five minutes before the scheduled start time. The audio and accompanying slides will be available via a simultaneous webcast on our investor relations website at www.deluxe.com/investor. For those unable to attend live, a telephone replay will be available after 1:00 p.m. ET and through midnight on May 9th by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (access code 33314252), and the presentation will be archived on the Company’s web site.
About Deluxe Corporation
Deluxe is a growth engine for small businesses and financial institutions. Four million small business customers access Deluxe’s wide range of products and services including customized checks and forms as well as web-site development and hosting, search engine marketing, logo design and business networking. For financial institutions, Deluxe offers industry-leading programs in checks, customer acquisition, fraud prevention and profitability. Deluxe is also a leading printer of checks and accessories sold directly to consumers. For more information, visit us at www.deluxe.com, www.facebook.com/deluxecorp or www.twitter.com/deluxecorp.
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Ecolab Closes on Purchase of Champion
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ecolab Inc. announced today that it has closed on its acquisition of Champion Technologies and its related company Corsicana Technologies. 2012 sales of the acquired business were approximately $1.3 billion. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, was approximately $2.3 billion.
A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2012 sales of $12 billion and 41,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Marian Hossa‘s unassisted goal late in the second period lifted the NHL-leading Chicago Blackhawks to their fifth win in six games, 1-0 over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Ray Emery started for the Blackhawks for the t… …read more
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Patrick Sharp has returned to the Chicago Blackhawks‘ lineup after a 14-game absence because of a shoulder injury.
Sharp was back on the ice Tuesday night at Minnesota, skating on the second line with Patrick Kane and Marcus… …read more
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild announced Tuesday that left wing Dany Heatley will miss the rest of the season after undergoing successful shoulder surgery earlier in the day at the Cleveland Clinic.
Heatley initially injured the shoulder… …read more
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild right wing Dany Heatley has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder.
Heatley had the procedure Tuesday. Coach Mike Yeo said the team isn’t sure yet about a timetable for Heatley’s return, but the W… …read more
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Ecolab Reaches Consent Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice on Champion Acquisition
Ecolab expects to close on Champion purchase in the next several days
Acquisition will strengthen Ecolab’s position in fast-growing energy services market
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ecolab Inc. announced today that it has entered into a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which has been filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. As a result, Ecolab expects to complete the Champion acquisition within the next several days.
The consent agreement with the DOJ requires Ecolab to take certain steps designed to ensure continued independent competition utilizing Champion technology for deepwater Gulf of Mexico energy services. The steps include divesting, to a suitable third party, Champion patented technology related to a single product used in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, licensing certain other Champion deepwater chemistry to the third party for use in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, providing an option to the third party to purchase a Champion chemical blending facility, manufacturing relevant products for the third party for a limited period and enabling the third party to recruit certain Champion employees needed to support the business. Importantly, the consent agreement impacts only about 3% of Champion’s business. Also, going forward Ecolab will continue to be able to serve customers in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico region utilizing the Nalco team and technology.
Douglas M. Baker, Jr., Ecolab’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented on the announcement, saying, “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the DOJ on this matter. We also remain very excited about the potential of this transaction. The reasons we were attracted to Champion in the first place remain solidly in place. Champion strengthens our position in the fast-growing oil and gas services industry. It bolsters our ability to better serve customers by bringing important and complementary geographic and technology strengths to our Global Energy business – particularly in the upstream production area – and enables us to more fully capitalize on the significant developing oil and gas market opportunities. In addition, we expect that it will provide attractive earnings accretion, adding approximately $0.07 to 2013 earnings per share and rising to $0.50 by 2016.
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Ten Federally Qualified Health Centers Collaborate with State to Improve Health Outcomes, Reduce Costs in Minnesota Medicaid Program
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ten federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the Twin Cities area have formed a coalition to collaborate with the state to improve care and reduce costs for nearly 22,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in Minnesota.
Under terms of the contract with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), the Federally Qualified Health Center Urban Health Network (FUHN) will be responsible for meeting DHS-established quality and cost benchmarks for Medicaid patients, and will be eligible to share in cost-savings it achieves during a three-year contract period.
Known as an accountable care organization (ACO), the FUHN model – one of the nation’s first “safety net” ACOs – is one component in Minnesota’s Medicaid Health Care Delivery System (HCDS) demonstration project, a payment reform effort aimed at improving Medicaid outcomes and reducing costs by focusing on integrated and coordinated patient care.
To help achieve its goals, FUHN has partnered with Optum, an Eden Prairie-based health care services and technology company. FUHN and Optum have invested time and resources to develop a care coordination model that emphasizes population health management and increased patient engagement. The model relies on data analytics and the deployment of predictive modeling software, which Optum is providing to FUHN as a component of the collaboration.
“This contract represents a fundamental shift in our relationship with the state, and in our relationship with each other, to better serve Medicaid beneficiaries,” said Dr. Jaeson Fournier, chief executive officer of West Side Community Health Services in St. Paul and chairperson of FUHN. “These 10 FQHCs have come together as FUHN to deliver better, more integrated care to those we serve. Optum’s financial commitment to our project, its health care and Medicaid knowledge, and its technical expertise will support FUHN in achieving its goals of increasing patient satisfaction, improving patient health care outcomes, and reducing the total …read more
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St. Jude Medical Announces First Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYS: STJ) , a global medical device company, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2013 results on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 8 a.m. EDT (7 a.m. CDT).
This call is being webcast by Thomson Reuters and can be accessed at St. Jude Medical‘s Investor Relations website (www.sjm.com/corporate/investor-relations.aspx).
The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson Reuters StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson Reuters‘ individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.
About St. Jude Medical, Inc.
St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide. The company is dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine by reducing risk wherever possible and contributing to successful outcomes for every patient. St. Jude Medical is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. and has four major focus areas that include: cardiac rhythm management, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular and neuromodulation. For more information, please visit sjm.com.
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