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Tennant’s Cleaning Technology Draws More Criticism

A division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has determined that some of Tennant's claims about its ec-H2O technology are not supported by evidence; meanwhile, a Danish competitor has violated the council's policies by using the council's findings about Tennant to promote itself.

Regis to Sell Stake in Big Salon Chain Provalliance

The majority owners and operators of Provalliance will buy Regis' interest for 80 million euros, which translates to roughly $105 million; interim Chief Operating Officer Eric Bakken said that divesting Provalliance is "part of our ongoing evaluation of non-core assets."

Pulitzers Given for Work Produced by 2 MN Arts Orgs.

The 2012 Pulitzer in music went to Silent Night, which was commissioned by the Minnesota Opera and premiered last November at the Ordway Center in St. Paul-and this year's Pulitzer in poetry was awarded to Life on Mars, written by New Yorker Tracy K. Smith and published by Minneapolis-based Graywolf Press.