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Where are all the gas stations going?
The amended deal does not include Champion Technologies’ refinery unit, which Ecolab believes was the subject of government concern over potential anticompetitive issues.
The federal grant will enable university researchers to develop membrane technology that can speed up filtration processes in manufacturing and make them more energy efficient.
A local company with technology to protect the power grid from doomsday
scenarios may be gaining traction in the market. But without sales or
real-world evidence of risk, will Emprimus be taken seriously?
A company spokesman reportedly said that Northern Oil and Gas let go of James Sankovitz because it no longer needs a chief operating officer.
The company will pay about $1.7 billion in cash and issue roughly 8 million shares of its stock for Champion Technologies, which offers products and services to the oil and gas industry.
Minnesota ranks fifth among all states in terms of ethanol production capacity—and every dollar invested in building ethanol plants within the state between 1990 and 2011 generated $8.13 for the state’s economy.
The company said that Ryan Gilbertson resigned from his position at the oil extraction and production company he cofounded to pursue other business and charitable activities.
Biofuel Energy has idled its Minnesota ethanol plant; meanwhile, Gevo, which has been making bio-isobutanol at its Minnesota facility this year, will temporarily shift back to ethanol production.
Three University of Minnesota researchers are developing technology that will use natural bacteria to purify water contaminated due to fracking.
The Minnesota Department of Commerce said it will start working with local governments to create a more streamlined process for installing solar panels.
Can the University of Minnesota’s multidecade project to turn 5,000 acres of land into a sustainable community succeed—or will it just make a lot of money mining gravel and sand?
The company said it will increase its sustainable seafood selection, make the packaging of at least 50 of its owned-brand products more sustainable, boost the percentage of employees enrolled in its company health plan who are tested for diabetes, and invest in programs that help increase U.S. reading proficiency.
Third Wave Systems, Inc., which makes manufacturing software, will use the money to develop technology designed to boost efficiency in factories.
The new jobs in downtown Duluth will be professional positions, including engineers and safety specialists.
Companies that participated in Bloomington-based TenKsolar's recent round of financing include South Korea-based Hanwha Corporation and European venture capital firm ESB Novusmodus.
Heat Mining Company's novel "CO2 plume geothermal" method involves extracting underground heat and using it to generate electricity.