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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.

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.