Minnesota News

On Sunday, May 19, 2013, join the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) at Minnehaha Park for the 26th year of the Minnesota AIDS Walk. Donations to the AIDS Walk help the Minnesota AIDS Project prevent new HIV infections and keep people living with HIV in Minnesota healthy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130518/DC16602) The day's events will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration, activities in the park such as "Why I walk" photo sharing, massages, children's games, health screenings and free HIV testing. The opening ceremonies, ... read more

The Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) recently honored one among them for their endless dedication to public health and wellness. Dr. Debra Proechel of Rice Minnesota was recognized by her peers for outstanding and continuous dedication to public health over the last 25 years. The award was presented during the MCA Awards Banquet at recently held at the Marriott Mall of America in Bloomington. Other awards given during the convention included the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award, the John ... read more

TSI Incorporated, manufacturer of precision measurement and chemical analysis instrumentation, will host a number of distinguished scholars in an upcoming symposium highlighting an innovative alternative to traditional mass spectrometry techniques prior to the American Society of Mass Spectrometry 61st Annual Conference on June 9, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A cross-functional group of academic leaders will present their work using electrospray with Scanning Mobility Particle Sizing (SMPS) technique known as LiquiScan-ES, formerly MarcroIMS, to characterize macromolecules, nanoparticles and proteins in solution. An ... read more

Four dynamic young chiropractors received the "Young Practitioner Distinguished Service Award" during the Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) Annual Chiropractic Celebration and Convention. Dr. Christian Kollar, MCA President stated, "Young doctors like these who have the ability to embrace the past and all that it has offered, while challenging all of us to be the best that we can as we move forward, are truly the future of chiropractic." The four doctors honored for their dedication and service to the ... read more

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with WIZnet, an industry leader in embedded semiconductor applications. ... read more

Datatrend Technologies will host a free webinar on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 10:00 AM Central, featuring Actifio, the first storage appliance purpose-built to address enterprise data storage management requirements of copy data. Data Centers are dealing with a data storage explosion right now, and excess "copy data" from business systems is the culprit. In fact, IDC estimates that in 2012, more than 60% of enterprise disk storage systems (DSS) capacity may have been made of copy data. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130508/CG10591LOGO) Webinar: ... read more

Datalink (Nasdaq: DTLK), a leading provider of data center infrastructure and services, today announced it has been selected as the first Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) partner authorized to provide first-call support for Hitachi Unified Compute Platform Select for VMware vSphere with Cisco ... read more

Netbriefings, a full service web technology provider specializing in managed service webcasting, announces the partnership with Shape Me Group Fitness to deliver professional live and on-demand corporate and personal fitness programs. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/PH14639 ) After helping Shape Me deploy a video package solution with live camera feeds in their fitness facility, Netbriefings is utilizing its production studio to accommodate Shape Me's need for more professional live wellness webcasts and on-demand fitness videos. "With significant infrastructure already in place to deliver content to thousands," ... read more

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark approval of its ILUMIEN™ OPTIS™ PCI Optimization System™, a new technology designed to provide physicians with a comprehensive disease assessment tool for treating patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The system will ... read more

The Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) recently honored four (4) individuals for their endless dedication to the chiropractic profession and commitment to public health. During the Annual Chiropractic Celebration, MCA president, Dr. Christian Kollar presented the "President's Award" to those individuals that stood out and went that extra mile during the year. The following four individuals were honored: Dr. Craig Couillard and Dr. Scott Mooring for their commitment to educating doctors about the changes in concussion management and, Dr. Jay Greenberg and Dr. Michael ... read more

TSI is pleased to announce that industry recognized instructor, Dr. Roy McKay of the University of Cincinnati, is again teaming up with TSI to offer the most comprehensive respiratory protection training in a one-day course at various locations throughout the country. Designed for all levels of experience, this expert will cover current standards regulating respiratory protection, approved fit testing methods and correct techniques to administer and maintain a successful respiratory protection program. Proper respiratory protection is a common, increasing problem. In ... read more

Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCS), a telecommunications products and managed services provider, today announced a change in management and other restructuring within its Transition Networks business unit. CSI President and CEO William G. Schultz announced that the Company was making these personnel changes to refocus Transition Networks' efforts targeting its strategic vertical markets and to better address the needs of its global customer base. In connection with these actions, which are effective immediately, Mr. Schultz will serve as acting ... read more

Multiband Corporation, (NASDAQ:MBND), a leading Home Service Provider (HSP) for DIRECTV and the nation's largest DIRECTV Master System Operator (MSO) for Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs), today announced financial results for first quarter ended March 31, 2013. First Quarter 2013 Highlights -- First quarter 2013 revenues increased by 1.2% to $73.1 million despite a $3.7 million, or 6.2%, reduction in HSP revenue from DIRECTV. WildBlue ... read more

Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (IB), the leading provider of digital publishing technology and services for media companies, today announced the release of several powerful video features that simplify workflow and increase efficiency for editors, enabling newsrooms to maximize the reach and impact of their video. IB is committed to its media clients who embrace a content-driven strategy and regularly releases innovative new capabilities for the ibPublish platform. This release, along with other enhancements to ibPublish, not only expands capabilities, but simplifies ... read more

Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, is sponsoring the second annual Minnesota State Robotics Tournament taking place on Saturday, May 18 at Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. Hundreds of ... read more

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), a leading global adhesives provider with over 125 years of expertise and cutting-edge technologies, announced that the company is entering the growing electronics and assembly materials market with a total solutions "eco-system" approach that includes materials, processes and equipment support from the concept phase to the consumer's hands. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CG14643) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121025/MM00492LOGO) With the soaring popularity of consumer electronics and the incorporation of electronics into more and more industrial applications worldwide, the electronics and assembly materials ... read more

The Compass Point Media unit of Minneapolis advertising agency Campbell Mithun has launched an agency trading desk called OdinRTB for retail and consumer packaged goods clients, tying together real-time bidding (RTB) fueled by sophisticated analytics. The category focus makes driving ... read more

UnitedHealthcare has made available to nearly all of its employer-sponsored plan participants nationwide myHealthcare Cost Estimator™, an integrated online and mobile service that brings a retail shopping experience to health care that enables people to comparison shop for health care services based on quality and cost. ... read more

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) today announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on Friday, June 21, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. U.S. Central Time, at Stratasys’ U.S. corporate headquarters, 7665 Commerce Way, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The record date for shareholders entitled to ... read more

3M Chairman, President and CEO Inge G. Thulin, highlighted 3M’s progress toward realizing its vision and strategic objectives at today’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held at the River Centre in St. Paul. Thulin discussed the company’s efforts to improve portfolio ... read more