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DateLocationLocationDescription
3/17Gravie Inc.Multiple investorsGravie, a health care information services provider, has received
Minneapolis $10.5 million in funding from multiple investors to expand its
service nationwide by 2015.
3/17Shock Doctor Inc.Bregal InvestmentsShock Doctor Inc., a maker of mouthguards and sports protective
MinnetonkaNew Yorkgear, has been acquired by private equity firm Bregal Partners from
Minneapolis-based Norwest Equity Partners.
3/17Canadian retail assetsCHS Inc.CHS will acquire 16 retail agronomy locations in the Canadian
Inver Grove Heightsprovinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from Crop Production
Services (Canada) Inc., a subsidiary of Agrium Inc.
3/18Mexican Restaurants Inc.Williston Holding Co. Inc.Williston Holding Co. has acquired about 80 percent of Mexican
HoustonWilliston, N.D.Restaurants Inc. (MRI), owner and franchiser of Mexican-themed
restaurants primarily in the greater Houston metropolitan area.
The company also announced a merger agreement with MRI
shareholders whereby Williston will own 100 percent of MRI.
3/18Sleepy Eye manufacturingSensoryEffects Flavor Co.SensoryEffects Flavor Co., maker of food and beverage ingredients,
facilityBridgeton, Mo.has acquired a manufacturing facility in Sleepy Eye, Minn., from
New Ulm-based Anderson Custom Processing Inc.
3/19Arbortext business unitEAC Product DevelopmentEAC Product Development, a product development technology
Solutionsand services provider, has acquired the Arbortext business unit
Burnsvillefrom TerraXML Inc.
3/20Medisoft SAMGC Diagnostics Corp.MGC Diagnostics will acquire Medisoft SA, a manufacturer of
Sorinnes, BelgiumVadnais Heightscardiorespiratory diagnostic products, to expand its business
internationally.
Minnesota jewelry designer Emily Johnson is among those upset with Amazon over its new AI feature, which uses product images and descriptions from their websites.
