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Angeion to Change Name, Sell Off Product Line

The company, which sells various cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems, plans to change its name to MGC Diagnostics Corporation and has signed a letter of intent to sell off its New Leaf health and fitness product line; separately, Angeion reported a net loss of $409,000 on revenue of $6.3 million for the second quarter that ended in April.

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Angeion to Change Name, Sell Off Product Line

The company, which sells various cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems, plans to change its name to MGC Diagnostics Corporation and has signed a letter of intent to sell off its New Leaf health and fitness product line; separately, Angeion reported a net loss of $409,000 on revenue of $6.3 million for the second quarter that ended in April.

H.B. Fuller to Close More Plants, Cut 370 Jobs

The latest closures and job cuts will occur across Europe and are part of the company’s efforts to streamline its operations in the region and consolidate them with the industrial adhesives business of Forbo Group, which H.B. Fuller recently acquired.

Comcast to Lay Off 65 St. Paul Employees

Comcast, which last year announced plans to hire 600 call center workers in Minnetonka and St. Paul, is now cutting roughly 65 St. Paul employees as it shifts its “inbound sales” operations to Oregon.

Target May Sales Up, Beat Wall Street

Same-store sales were up 4.4 percent this month, representing a more significant jump than the 3.5 percent increase expected by analysts and “at the high end” of the company’s expected range.

Clothing Retailer Hot Mama Expanding Rapidly

Edina-based clothing retailer Hot Mama, which caters to fashion-forward moms, has grown to 30 stores in 11 states since its inception in 2004 and is on track to grow to 100 stores and generate $100 million in revenue by 2016.

MN, SD, WI Battle for Summer Vacation Dollars

Ads are the chief weapons in the tourism war, and because Minnesota’s marketing budget is tight, “the dollars we put in have to work harder,” says Ryan Olson, an account director at Colle+McVoy, the Minneapolis advertising agency that handles Minnesota’s tourism account.
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