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Trimble unit names new president
Trimble Transportation Mobility, a division of Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., announced that Thomas Fansler has been named president. The Trimble Transportation Mobility business includes Hopkins-based PeopleNet. Fansler was president of Trimble Transportation Analytics.
Fansler succeeds Brian McLaughlin, who is departing Trimble for a position in another industry.
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Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal
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