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Delta Dental, Smile Center Settle Fraud Suit

Under the terms of the settlement, Smile Center will pay Delta Dental $750,000, and it will dismiss its claims to $3.1 million that Delta had escrowed from claims that the company believed were fraudulent.

Granite City to Launch Bottled Beer Line

Beginning in April, the company will sell three of its handcrafted beers at retail locations throughout the Upper Midwest; the inaugural batch to be bottled will include Northern Light Lager, Duke of Wellington India Pale Ale, and Brother Benedict's Bock.

U of M Science Park Banking on Federal Funds

If funds are appropriated under the America Competes Act, the Minnesota Science Park will be in the running to receive up to $50 million in loan guarantees and $750,000 for planning-which would increase the project's momentum.

FCC Approves Qwest-CenturyLink Merger

During the FCC approval process, the companies agreed to take measures to significantly expand access to high-speed Internet and work to increase adoption of broadband among low-income consumers.

Local Companies Hit with Immigration Audits

At least 2,000 people in the Twin Cities have reportedly lost their jobs in the last 18 months following immigration audits-a statistic indicative of a national crackdown on illegal immigrants.