Microfilm Products Co.

heard on the prairie; Ameriprise ready, waiting to buy; The financial firm has a pile of cash and a cautious attitude. Analysts and investors are responding well.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/6/2009; 1090 words; ...dealers, which buy and sell financial products for investors. Either type of deal...acquisitions: J&W Seligman & Co. Incorporated's mutual fund and...GROW WITH Daily stock closes (See microfilm or PDF for CHART.)

heard on the prairie; Helping power grid work smarter; Minnetonka networking firm Digi stands to gain from the growth of electrical "smart-grid" technology.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/30/2009; 1435 words; ...analyst with Feltl & Co. in Minneapolis. "So, even...Digi has been expanding its product breadth, but all those products haven't had the same high...analyst at Dougherty & Co. in Minneapolis. "Gross...Daily stock closes (See microfilm or PDF for complete chart...

heard on the prairie; Taking long view on Medtronic; Many analysts have buy or hold ratings on the company's stock, betting that its future is bright, even with health care reform looming.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/23/2009; 1338 words; ...market for one of its core products -- heart defibrillators...William Blair & Co. analyst Ben Andrew...s pipeline of future products, such as an MRI-friendly...said, citing promising products in Medtronic's spine...2009: $37.80 (See microfilm or PDF for complete chart...

Happy Birthday to Boeing and the dawn of the jet age.(Aerospace News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/15/2009; 2342 words; ...incorporated Pacific Aero Products Co. for $100,000. As...from looking through our microfilm archives, the Seattle...test. At his side was co-pilot R.L. (Dix...of what the pilot and co-pilot described as...

A FEW GOOD SIGNS FOR HOUSING; Sales are up for the 12th straight month, but a sizable chunk of the sales were from foreclosures and other "distressed" deals.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 7/11/2009; 1073 words; ...senior economist at Wells Fargo & Co. in Minneapolis. "But some economists...increased manufacturing to fill depleted product inventories, he said. Not so in housing...Median sale price of closed sales (See microfilm or PDF for chart.)