NEW PRODUCTS
St. Jude Medical Inc., Little Canada, announced CE Mark approval and the European launch of its Allure Quadra cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker.
DEBT AND EQUITIES
Deluxe Corp., Shoreview, declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, payable June 3 to shareholders of record on May 20. The company had about 50.9 million shares outstanding as of April 29.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Golden Valley, said that the rating agency Standard & Poor's recently affirmed the company's rating as AA (very strong) and changed the outlook to stable.
Techne Corp., Minneapolis, declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share, payable May 24 to all common shareholders of record on May 10.
PERSONNEL
Select Comfort Corp., Plymouth, has appointed Daniel Alegre, president of Global Partner Business Solutions for Google Inc., to its board of directors, effective May 14.
