Patrick Kennedy
Reporter
Business, ResearchKennedy also has written about nonprofit organizations and mergers and acquisition activity.
Latest from Patrick Kennedy
Business
Toro cashing in on golf’s growth, reversing losses from last summer
Golf’s popularity continues to grow, which has helped the Bloomington-based business offset fewer sales from homeowners and lawn care dealers.
September 5, 2024
Health Care
UnitedHealth data breach dings earnings for Mendota Heights-based Patterson
Patterson’s first-quarter sales and earnings missed expectations as it adjusted to the cybersecurity effects on its dental clinic customers.
August 28, 2024
Business
Minnesota’s Northern Oil and Gas makes over $5B in deals as North Dakota boom wanes
The Minnetonka-based company has made 14 acquisition deals from Texas and New Mexico to Utah and Ohio.
August 21, 2024
Business
Pay for General Mills CEO drops to $13 million
Chairman and CEO Jeff Harmening earned a smaller bonus and gained less from long-term equity awards as pay declined 25% from a year ago.
August 13, 2024
Business![nVent Electric CEO Beth Wozniak. ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday, April 20, 2018 Pentair spins off its electrical business into a new publicly held firm called nVent Electric PLC. Interview with new CEO Beth Wozniak w/b 4/20/18 at new nVent headquarters in St. Louis Park, just down the street from Pentair's U.S. headquarters. . nVent Electric CEO Beth Wozniak does first interview as head of the new Pentair spinoff. Interview w/b in newly constructed headquarters in St. Lo](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NK3GISL7RANVTDUJDYLJCTRC5A.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
nVent Electric’s expansion fueled by exploding need for data storage
The London-based company run out of St. Louis Park makes electronic components for data centers, which has fueled an expansion of its Anoka factory.
August 8, 2024
The Latest
With record customer gains, Ecolab plans to use tech to grow even more
A new growth initiative means a structural reorganization for the St. Paul-based company.
August 2, 2024
Business
nVent Electric makes $1.7B deal to sell smallest division
The London-based company run from St. Louis Park is selling its thermal management unit to Brookfield Asset Management.
August 1, 2024
Business
Deals on Polaris vehicles grow as dealerships face high inventories
Polaris’ sales are down, and the Medina-based company is slowing the number of vehicles sent to dealerships through the end of the year.
July 31, 2024
Business
nVent Electric’s expansion fueled by exploding need for data storage
The London-based company run out of St. Louis Park makes electronic components for data centers, which has fueled an expansion of its Anoka factory.
August 8, 2024
The Latest
With record customer gains, Ecolab plans to use tech to grow even more
A new growth initiative means a structural reorganization for the St. Paul-based company.
August 2, 2024
Business
nVent Electric makes $1.7B deal to sell smallest division
The London-based company run from St. Louis Park is selling its thermal management unit to Brookfield Asset Management.
August 1, 2024
Business
Deals on Polaris vehicles grow as dealerships face high inventories
Polaris’ sales are down, and the Medina-based company is slowing the number of vehicles sent to dealerships through the end of the year.
July 31, 2024