Mergers and acquisitions

10/30Hotel MinneapolisChesapeake Lodging TrustChesapeake Lodging Trust acquired the Hotel Minneapolis for MinneapolisAnnapolis, Md.$46 million and reached an agreement for the hotel to be managed by its current operator. The hotel will continue its affiliation with Marriott under the Autograph Collection. 10/30Comfort Suites hotelHyatt Hotels Corp.Hyatt Hotels has acquired the Comfort Suites hotel in downtown MinneapolisChicagoMinneapolis, which will be renovated and rebranded as the Hyatt Place Minneapolis Downtown. 10/31UnitedHealthcareWellCare Health Plans Inc.WellCare Health Plans will acquire UnitedHealthcare's Medicaid Medicaid businessTampabusiness in South Carolina from Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group. 10/31WorldMate Inc.Carlson Wagonlit Travel Inc.Carlson Wagonlit Travel acquired WorldMate, a provider of Milpitas, Calif.Minnetonkaitinerary management systems and on-the-road services for travelers. 11/1Etherios Inc.Digi International Inc.Digi acquired a provider of cloud computing services. ChicagoMinnetonka 11/1Spanner TemporarySRS Medical Inc.SRS Medical has acquired the Spanner Temporary Prostatic Prostatic StentBillerica, Mass.Stent from AbbeyMoor Medical, Parkers Prairie, Minn.