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ADC earns $3.6M from continuing ops in Q1
ADC Telecommunications Inc. reported earnings from continuing operations of $3.6 million, or 4 cents per share, in the first quarter of its fiscal 2010.



Abbott NW gets $5M grant to expand study
Abbott Northwestern Hospital has received a $4.75 million grant from The Robina Foundation to expand a study on the use of ?relatively inexpensive? employees, called care guides, to help manage chronic diseases.



MN Commerce Dept. seeds $5M for St. Paul energy program
The Minnesota Department of Commerce announced that it is providing $5 million to the St. Paul Port Authority to kick off a revolving loan fund for energy efficiency improvments in commercial and industrial buildings.



Petters sentencing scheduled March 10
Tom Petters, a former Minneapolis businessman, will be sentenced March 10 at 9:30 a.m. following his December conviction for running a $3.6 billion Ponzi scheme.



Ryan and Corval announce joint venture
Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Corval Group Inc. have formed a joint venture focused on building industrial gas projects in North America.



Med tech firm Disc Dynamics shutting down
A decade-old medical technology startup called Disc Dynamics Inc. has closed its doors and is selling off its assets, according to reports.



Faegre & Benson Denver partner among 3 dead in midair collision
Robert Matthews, a Boulder, Colo. partner with the law firm Faegre & Benson, has been identified in news reports as the pilot of one of two small planes that collided in midair Saturday near Boulder, killing Matthews, his brother and a man piloting the other plane.



Target Gift cards now can be mobile
Target Corp. customers will be able to save their gift-card information online, letting them use their Web-connected cell phones to pay at the cash register. (TGT)



Deli Express parent leases 120,000 SF in Hopkins
The company that makes Deli Express-brand sandwiches has leased 120,000 square feet in Hopkins, where it recently relocated its distribution center.



Esten named CEO of U of M Alumni group
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association has picked associate U of M athletics director Phil Esten to be its next CEO.