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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.

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. />

2011 Angel Tax Credit Funds Likely to be Gone by Year’s End

Between January and Wednesday, $9 million of the nearly $16 million available in 2011 credits had been allocated to investors that have funneled money to Minnesota companies; the angel tax credit program coordinator thinks the entire allotment of state money will be gone by year's end.

CoCo Launches Weekly “Hackathons” in Mpls.

Hackathons will bring together creative thinkers each week at CoCo's new Minneapolis location to glean ideas from one another and stay on the cutting edge of digital technology-while also attempting to find solutions to real-world problems.

Enventis Launches $24M Rural Broadband Project

Enventis said that its new fiber-optic network will expand high-speed Internet access in rural parts of the state-allowing for economic development opportunities, increased adoption of telemedicine, and better connections to state and local government offices.