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.
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Stratasys and Israel-based Objet, Ltd., said that their merger will grow their customer base and research and development capabilities.
Best Buy said there was "mutual agreement that it was time for new leadership to address the challenges that face the company."
Participating businesses receive up to $2,500 in matching funds for wages paid to student interns hired through a new program called SciTechsperience.
The Mill is a new collaborative workspace that gives members access to tools and equipment that they don't have access to at home, including 3-D printers, computers with design and drafting software, industrial sewing machines, and a metal shop.
Magnet 360-which now bills itself as a "social enterprise agency"-says it will offer a comprehensive set of "social business" services to large business clients, including General Mills, Ecolab, Medtronic, and 3M.
Xollai has developed guidance technology for unmanned aircraft and will become part of ReconRobotics' product engineering and design operations.
Best Buy is looking to roll out a new Teen Tech Center program this year in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Miami, and it's seeking local partners to support the initiative.
The cuts are part of the company's previously announced restructuring and cost-cutting efforts tied to its $8.3 billion acquisition of Nalco Holding Company.
Sophia wants to tap the teacher in everyone to make students learn better.
Through a major restructuring, the electronics retailer intends to reduce its corporate work force by about 8 percent and shutter 50 big-box stores this year. Meanwhile, it will add 100 new Best Buy Mobile stores in the United States and 50 new Five Star stores in China.
The Geek Squad Partner Program will offer managed services plans to small companies in partnership with vendors such as telecom and cable resellers.
The state's angel investment tax credit program spurred the creation of more than 100 jobs last year, as investors collected about $15.8 million in credits.
The deal through which the Irish health care giant will buy SuperDimension- which develops minimally invasive devices used to diagnose and possibly treat lung disease-is expected to close in the second quarter of this year.
A couple of days after Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens left Best Buy, the consumer electronics giant announced that it has hired Starbucks Chief Information Officer Stephen Gillett to lead its digital efforts.
A deal with Hal Leonard will expand MakeMusic's library of songs for students to practice; the library will now include everything from Adele to Elvis.
Robert Stephens, who founded The Geek Squad nearly two decades ago, has left Best Buy and is "ready to build new companies," although he has agreed to serve as an outside advisor to Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn.
The second phase of the tech accelerator program includes four start-ups, two of which are based in Minnesota.