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3M Sues Online Retailer Over Post-it Trademark

The Maplewood-based company claims that it has asked Shoplet.com to change the way its Web site search engine uses the Post-it trademark, but the site continues to list competitors' products prior to 3M's when the words "Post-it" are searched.

Comcast to Hire 450 at New MN Call Center

Comcast is immediately seeking experienced and "technologically savvy" workers for its new Minnetonka facility. The company said that it chose Minnesota for the center due to its attractive work force demographics.

Hutchinson Tech. Cuts to Save $50M-$55M Annually

For the quarter that ended in March, the company reported a net loss of about $20.5 million on net sales of $63.3 million; its president says that a planned restructuring will help it return to positive cash flow.