Dividend
Fastenal Co., Winona, declared a quarterly cash dividend of 28 cents per share, payable May 26 to shareholders of record on April 28.
Debt and equities
Xcel Energy Inc., Minneapolis, said operators at the Monticello nuclear power plant shut down the reactor Sunday to begin the plant's scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.
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