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TechTrends e-Newsletter I March 2003 Page 3 of 6 <br /> service, which is known as the Mayo Clinic's Tobacco Quitline. The organization also <br /> has been providing the same service to New Jersey for the past two years. <br /> Hutchinson TechnologyInc. the Hutchinson-based supplier of computer disk drive <br /> pp <br /> suspension assemblies, recently reported its fifth consecutive profitable quarter. <br /> According to the company, it shipped more than 135 million suspension assemblies <br /> during the first fiscal quarter of 2003-a 21 percent increase over the previous <br /> quarter, and more than 45 percent higher than a year ago. <br /> The city of Kenyon has received official status as being "E-Commerce Ready." The <br /> certification is granted by a DTED program which attests that the community has <br /> met a number of basic conditions that will help pave the way for its businesses and <br /> citizens to conduct e-commerce. <br /> C -1 r 1:,it. <br /> April 9-10 <br /> Medtech Investing Conference <br /> Topic: Private Equity Investing in Medical Devices and Healthcare Technologies <br /> Location: Marriott City Center, Minneapolis <br /> For more information: www.ibfconferences.comimedtech2003.htm <br /> April 8 <br /> West Central Initiative Fund Seminar <br /> Topic: Preparing Your Workforce for the Demands of a Recovering Economy <br /> Location: Alexandria, Minn. <br /> • For more information: 800-735-2239 or http://www.wcif.org/workforce/index.html <br /> April 16 <br /> Minnesota Technology, Inc. Technology Awareness Forum <br /> Topic: Winning at New Products-Increasing Revenues through Successful Product <br /> Development. <br /> Presenter: Dr. Robert Cooper, creator of the "Stage-Gate" product development <br /> process. <br /> Location: Bloomington, Minn. <br /> Contact: Terresa Svoboda, 800-325-3073 or <br /> www.minnesotatechnology.orgievents/TechForums <br /> April 17 <br /> Minnesota Technology, Inc. Technology Awareness Forum <br /> Topic: ISO Root Cause Analysis <br /> Location: St Cloud, Minn. <br /> For more information: www.minnesotatechnology.org/events/TechForums <br /> April 25 <br /> Hands-On Leadership Seminar <br /> Topic: How to Get More Done with Less <br /> Location: Jackpot Junction Convention Center, Morton, Minn. <br /> Cosponsored by Minnesota Technology, Inc. <br /> For more information: 507-537-7051; 800-576-6728, e-mail: <br /> jilld@rns.rnnwest.rnnscu.edu110 <br /> April 25 <br /> Minnesota Technology, Inc. Technology Awareness Forum <br /> Topic: Marketing Tools for Manufacturing Companies <br /> Location: Owatonna College & University Center, Owatonna <br /> http://www.minnesotatechnology.org/publications/techtrends/2003/March/printVersion.asp 4/7/2003 <br />