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3M Contamination of Minnesota Groundwater. From the 1950s through the early 2000s, 3M disposed of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances produced during the manufacturing process of various industrial products in four dumping sites in Minnesota. [1] These chemicals have contaminated the groundwater of over 170,000 residents of the Twin Cities East ...
3M Company. 3M Company (originally the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) is an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods. [ 5] The company produces over 60,000 products under several brands, [ 6] including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire ...
Notable companies Active State-owned Defunct; Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes 3M: Conglomerate: Maplewood: 1902 In the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods. Abdallah Candies: Consumer goods Food products Apple Valley: 1909 Chocolatier and confectionery: Acorn Stores: Consumer services
Minnesota's newest public company will make its debut April 1, nearly two years after 3M first announced it would spin off its health care business. Solventum, the spinoff's name, will employ more ...
Area. less than one acre. Built. 1898. NRHP reference No. 92000700 [1] [2] Added to NRHP. June 11, 1992. The John Dwan Office Building, located at 201 Waterfront Drive in Two Harbors, Minnesota, in the United States, is a historical building and now a museum for 3M .
The Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area is the country's 13th largest economy based on GDP and has surpassed the Detroit metropolitan area as the Midwest's second largest economy. [ 1 ] As of 2020, there are 24 Fortune 1000 companies headquartered in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area .
3M Administration Building. / 44.96472°N 93.06278°W / 44.96472; -93.06278. The 3M Administration Building was the corporate headquarters of 3M in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1940 to 1962. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its national significance in commerce, industry, and invention, and its ...
1950s According to the 2016 lawsuit brought against 3M by Lake Elmo, Minnesota, 3M had "disposed of PFCs and PFC-containing waste at a facility it owned and operated in Oakdale, Minnesota (the "Oakdale Facilities")" during the 1950s. [18] [19] 1951 "The DuPont chemical plant in Washington, West Virginia, began using PFOA in its manufacturing ...