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3M

• Libraries turn to cloud for e-book lending
  Millions of Americans now own Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers. And libraries are taking notice, expanding their collections of e-books they can loan to patrons.January 25, 2012
• 3M officials expect company growth, but global financial woes will continue
  Officials with 3M expect financial woes around the world to continue in the upcoming year, but nothing approaching a financial meltdown.December 6, 2011
• Tiny technology is one of 3M's biggest assets
  3M makes more than 50,000 products, but one of the company's most important technologies is at the core of a wide range of products, including road signs, grinders, and overhead projectors.November 1, 2011
• 3M cuts 2011 earnings forecast; Delta fails to meet street expectations
  Poor reports on corporate earnings and American consumer confidence dragged stocks lower Tuesday. Worries about Europe's debt problems also pulled the market down after three days of gains.October 25, 2011
• 3M earnings limited by drop in LCD demand
  Slowing demand for films for LCD televisions dampens 3M's second quarter.July 26, 2011
• 3M to introduce e-book service aimed at libraries
  3M Co. plans to debut an e-book service today that it hopes to sell to libraries across the country.June 23, 2011
• Alleging extortion, 3M sues British investment firm
  3M has sued a British investment firm and its CEO, charging they have tried to extort $30 million from the Maplewood-based company.June 20, 2011
• 3M promotion reveals next in line for CEO job, analysts say
  Wall Street analysts believe Inge Thulin is in line to succeed CEO George Buckley when he steps down.May 16, 2011
• 3M raises 2011 forecast after 1Q profit jumps
  The Maplewood-based maker of Post-Its and Scotch Tape raised its full-year earnings expectations despite taking a hit from the earthquake in Japan.April 26, 2011
• 3M among recipients of $27 million solar energy program
  The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded about $27 million to Minnesota-based 3M and eight other companies developing technology aimed at making solar energy more affordable.February 4, 2011
• Minnesota history: The rise of 3M
  Morning Edition's Cathy Wurzer paid a visit to the old St. Paul headquarters of 3M recently with St. John's University historian Annette Atkins.January 11, 2011
• 3M forecasts adjusted profit up 10-14 percent in 2011
  3M Co., which makes everything from Post-Its and Scotch Tape to respirators and computer monitor arms, said Tuesday it expects adjusted earnings to grow 10 to 14 percent next year over its predicted profit for 2010.December 7, 2010
• 3M buying Eden Prairie medical products firm for $810M
  3M says it will buy Arizant, an Eden Prairie firm that makes blankets, gowns and other products to keep surgical patients warm, for $810 million.September 9, 2010
• New acquisitions increase 3M's share in security market
  3M, the maker of products like Post-it Notes and sandpaper today took a big step into the business of people-watching. The Minnesota-based company is buying an Israeli company that makes tools for electronic tracking, monitoring and identification.August 31, 2010
• 3M to acquire Cogent for about $933 million
  Maplewood-based 3M expects to pay nearly $1 billion for Cogent Inc., a California maker of automated systems that read fingerand palm prints.August 30, 2010

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