DEBT AND EQUITIES

Deluxe Corp., Shoreview, declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share, payable June 5 to shareholders of record on May 22.

PERSONNEL

Patterson Cos. Inc., Mendota Heights, has named Alex Blanco to its board of directors, increasing the board's size to nine members. Blanco is executive vice president and chief supply chain officer at Ecolab Inc., St. Paul.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Donaldson Co. Inc., Bloomington, has acquired Hy-Pro Corp., a manufacturer of filtration systems and filters for stationary hydraulic and industrial lubrication filtration applications. Hy-Pro, based in Anderson, Ind., generates annual revenue of about $25 million through sales of filtration systems and parts for a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, metals processing and power generation.