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Ecolab, Gen. Mills Among “World’s Most Innovative Cos.”

A new Forbes list based its rankings on several company growth and value factors, along with a score that measures "innovation premium"-how much investors bid up the stock price beyond the value of a company's existing business in anticipation of future innovative results, like new products, services, and markets.

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Ecolab, Gen. Mills Among “World’s Most Innovative Cos.”

A new Forbes list based its rankings on several company growth and value factors, along with a score that measures "innovation premium"-how much investors bid up the stock price beyond the value of a company's existing business in anticipation of future innovative results, like new products, services, and markets.

St. Paul Engineering Firm Bonestroo to be Bought

The St. Paul-based engineering firm, which is among the state's largest, is set to be acquired by Canada-based Stantec; Bonestroo employees are expected to be retained, and most of the firm's 11 offices will remain open.

GiveMN.org Launches Video Contest for Donors

The winner of the contest, "Does this make my heart look big?", will receive a new MacBook Air laptop and will have his or her video featured on the "Give to the Max Day" homepage in November.

Greco to Give Free Rent for 1 Yr. in Uptown Apt.

The Minneapolis company will give away key cards at the Uptown Art Fair to those who "like" its newest resort-style apartment complex on Facebook; one person's card will unlock a year of free rent that's valued at $20,000.

Parasole Chef, MN Students Win Nat’l Food Contest

A group from South Education Center Alternative in Richfield and Chef Todd Bolton of Parasole won the Recipes For Healthy Kids Challenge, a nationwide competition launched last September as part of the Let's Move! campaign; more than 300 recipes were entered. />

UHG Offers Solutions to Rural Health Care Challenges

The Minnetonka-based health insurer points out that rural areas face more challenges in receiving high-quality health care, but it says that increased use of technology and other solutions could help better serve less-populated areas.

Big MN Employers Boston Sci, Wells Fargo to Cut Jobs

Boston Scientific will cut between 1,200 and 1,400 positions by the end of 2013, although the company didn't specify which divisions would be affected; Wells Fargo will lay off fewer than 150 of the roughly 18,000 Minneapolis-area workers.
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