Local company news roundup

December 10, 2015 — 8:39pm

Mergers and acquisitions

Restaurant Technologies Inc., Mendota Heights, announced that it has acquired St. Paul-based Pure Fill Solutions, a maker of cooking oil management systems. Restaurant Technologies provides cooking-oil management systems to more than 23,000 national quick-serve and full-service restaurant chains, independent operators, grocery delis, hotels, casinos, universities and hospitals.

New Business

The Toro Co., Bloomington, announced that it has hired Minneapolis-based Periscope as its creative agency of record.

Personnel

VigilLanz, St. Louis Park, announced that David Abelson M.D. has joined its board of directors. VigilLanz is provider of enterprise intelligence resources software and services. Abelson is former CEO of Park Nicollet Health Services.

China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations

China's economy expanded at a faster than expected pace in the first three months of the year, helped by policies aimed at stimulating growth and stronger demand, the government said Tuesday.

Business

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Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street slump triggered by strong US spending data

Asian shares skidded Tuesday following a slump on Wall Street after higher yields in the U.S. bond market cranked up pressure on stocks.

Business

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Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers' help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer

Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

Business

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Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?

It's a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on.

Business

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Characters enter the public domain. Winnie the Pooh becomes a killer. Where is remix culture going?

The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Shadows mask unknown threats. Christopher Robin begs for his life. And is that a sledgehammer about to pulverize a minor character's head?

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Local company news roundup

China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street slump triggered by strong US spending data

Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers' help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer

Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?

Characters enter the public domain. Winnie the Pooh becomes a killer. Where is remix culture going?