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Best Buy Expands Probe of Ex-CEO, Looks at Top Execs

According to the Star Tribune, the electronics retailer is exploring whether some of its top leaders improperly withheld information from its board and whether former CEO Brian Dunn used company-leased aircraft in connection with a relationship he's alleged to have had with a female subordinate.

Sage Electrochromics Sold to French Co. Saint-Gobain

In late 2010, Saint-Gobain bought an initial 50 percent stake in Sage; the French glass and building materials giant said that assuming full ownership will allow Sage to expand into international markets, develop new products, and complete construction of its new manufacturing facility in Faribault.

3 of the Fastest-Growing Inner-City Cos. Are in Mpls.

Based on their annual revenue growth rates over a five-year period, Minneapolis-based Atomic Data, Dero, and On-Demand Services Group made a list of the fastest-growing businesses that are located within core urban areas in the United States.

19 MN Cos. in Fortune 500; Most Move Down in Rank

The top-ranking local company is Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, Inc., which didn't move from its 22nd-place ranking on last year's list; however, 14 of the 19 Minnesota companies on the list fell in ranking from last year-some substantially.