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LarsonAllen Buys 64-Person Florida CPA Firm

A principal of the Minneapolis-based accounting firm said that the acquisition will expand its industry specialization within the southern state-and that the two firms together will make up one of Florida's largest government audit practices.

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4 Cos. Pledge $13M Investment in Mpls. Schools

Target, Cargill, General Mills, and Medtronic will collectively provide $13 million to Minneapolis Public Schools over the next three years-money that will help the district cope with an expected state funding shortage of up to $27 million.

Brave New Workshop Pays $725K for Downtown Bldg.

The theater company plans to keep its longstanding and current home at 2605 Hennepin Avenue in Uptown; its classes will continue to be offered from that location while the comedy revues and custom business offerings will be housed within the just-bought downtown building.

MN Student Wins Nat’l Scholarship for Phone Apps

Rohit Agrawal is one of five high school students who received a scholarship from the 2011 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award program, which is designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students.

Thrivent Sues Lenders Over Mortgage-Backed Securities

Thrivent claims that Countrywide Financial-which merged with Bank of America-and GMAC Mortgage perpetuated a "massive fraud"; meanwhile, Bank of America says Thrivent is "looking to blame someone for investment losses incurred during a period of economic downturn."
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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.
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