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3M Tries to Turn on Its Growth Engine

By Travis Hoium and Erin Miller - Apr 11, 2013 at 6:39PM

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NYSE: MMM

3M Company

Market Cap

$86B

Today's Change

(0.80%) $1.20

Current Price

$150.50

Price as of May 16, 2022, 8:00 p.m. ET

A renewed focus on R&D may have 3M pointed in the right direction.

It's been a while since 3M (MMM 0.80%) wowed us with a new product. But new CEO Inge Thulin has put the focus back on R&D and is hoping to pick up the pace of organic growth. The Motley Fool's Erin Miller sat down with Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium to see what this means for the stock.

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