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In this Land of 10,000 Lakes, manufacturers that have spent a decade buying water treatment firms are now aggressively adding oil to the mix. Companies ranging from Pentair and Ecolab to Graco and 3M are making big bets on the energy sector by ...

Major power companies in Minnesota are being prodded by the state Legislature to generate more electricity from the sun. The question is how much. The Senate passed a bill Friday mandating that investor-owned utilities use solar power for 1 percent ...

Minnesota could become the 17th state to mandate that major power companies generate more electricity from the sun. The state House passed a bill Tuesday to require investor-owned utilities to get 4 percent of their power from solar by 2025. It ...

Based in Minnesota, US, Smiths Medical is a leading provider of interventional medical devices for the hospital, emergency, home and specialist environments. Its products are used during critical and intensive care, surgery, pre- and postoperative ...

Compared with the rest of the country, Minnesota's employment rebound from the Great Recession has been above average, with the state's total number of jobs back within shouting distance of its pre-recession level. But beneath the improvement in the ...

Rebecca attends West Holmes High School where she is a member of the National Honor Society and a recipient of the perfect attendance award. She lettered in academics, band and choir, and is an Ad Discovery winner and Holmes County Prevention ...

Halosource, Inc (HALO.LN, HAL.LN), the clean water technology company that develops and manufactures HaloKlear water clarification products for the construction, mining and dredging industries, has announced the Washington Department of Ecology's ...

Otter Tail Corporation (Otter Tail) carries out the electric and nonelectric operations. It operates across electric utility, manufacturing, plastics and construction businesses. Through its electric utility operations the company undertakes the ...

WEST CHESTER TWP. -- AK Steel Holding Corp. could start mining coal next month, another significant step forward in the steelmaker's efforts to become more self-sufficient for raw materials to lower supply costs. Spikes and volatility in the cost of ...