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...Founded as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in 1902, 3M has long touted the advantages of sharing scientific expertise between its diverse divisions....
...The former Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing company, founded in 1902 to excavate a mineral used in sandpaper, now spans industries from pet care to car safety, even if it remains best known for its Post-it...
...As the daytime shift ends at the sprawling Great Lakes Works steel plant south of Detroit, there are only a dozen or so customers at Mr K’s Saloon, huddled around a few tables after a friend’s funeral....
...Starting out as a traditional manufacturing and mining company in Minnesota, it has reinvented itself into a life science company admired worldwide — showing that the well of human ingenuity is bottomless...
...“When we were working at the plant, we were told to use this mask to protect us from the poisonous gases,” said K Somasundaram, who worked at the plant for 17 years, brandishing a hefty 3M respirator....
...The new company, to be named WEC Energy, will serve a combined 4.3m customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota, making it one of the largest Midwestern utilities....
...Since its founding in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 3M has preferred to grow organically and through small acquisitions rather than by sealing blockbuster deals....
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