ALLETE INC.
Midwest Insider Trading
DONALD SHIPPAR director
Exercised options: 5,000 Price: $39.10
Date: June 11-13
Shares sold: 5,000 Price: $40.75-$40.78
Date: June 11-13Directly holds: 29,895
ANGEION CORP.
GREGG OWEN LEHMAN CEO
Shares purchased: 3,400 Price: $5.73
Date: June 13Directly holds: 48,478
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC.
MARY TWINEM CFO
Shares sold: 2,000 Price: $79.44
Date: June 5Directly holds: 56,973
ECOLAB INC.
WILLIAM H. GATES III major shareholder
Shares purchased: 919,046 Price:
Date: June 1-5$61.79-$61.99
Indirectly holds: 27,920,400
THOMAS HANDLEY officer
Exercised options: 70,000 Price: $25.49
Date: June 6Directly holds: NA
PHILLIP MASON officer
Exercised options: 29,300 Price: $45.24
Date: June 8
Shares sold: 29,300 Price: $66.00
Date: June 8Directly holds: 26,457
JAMES MILLER officer
Exercised options: 15,000 Price: $27.39
Date: June 11
Shares sold: 1,941 Price: $65.91
Date: June 11Indirectly holds: 34,832
FAMOUS DAVE'S OF AMERICA INC.
CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL CEO
Exercised options: 30,000 Price: $6.60
Date: June 12Directly holds: NA
FASTENAL CO.
JAMES JANSEN officer
Shares purchased: 1,300 Price: $39.99
Date: June 7Directly holds: 15,279
LELAND HEIN officer
Shares purchased: 3,300 Price:
$39.44-$39.45
Date: June 8Directly holds: 13,775
GRANITE CITY FOOD & BREWERY
FOUAD ZOUHAIR BASHOUR shareholder
Shares purchased: 3,125,000 Price: $2.08
Date: June 8Indirectly holds: 3,264,300
NAVARRE CORP.
RICHARD WILLIS CEO
Shares purchased: 5,000 Price: $1.48
Date: June 12Directly holds: 335,300
OTTER TAIL CORP.
GEORGE KOECK general counsel
Shares sold: 2,000 Price: $22.28-$22.36
Date: June 7Directly holds: 12,231
PATTERSON COMPANIES INC.
SCOTT ANDERSON CEO
Exercised options: 6,982 Price: $19.97
Date: June 7
Shares sold: 10,983 Price: $33.23
Date: June 7Directly holds: 106,720
RIMAGE CORP.
SHERMAN BLACK CEO
Shares purchased: 3,000 Price:
Date: June 11$7.84-$7.99
Indirectly holds: 63,200
THOMAS MADISON director
Shares purchased: 1,500 Price: $7.87-$8
Date: June 11Directly holds: 13,000
ROBERT OLSON director
Shares purchased: 5,000 Price:
Date: June 11-12$7.75-$7.93
Directly holds: 5,000
JAMES STEWART CFO
Shares purchased: 1,000 Price:
Date: June 12$7.96-$7.97
Directly holds: 26,343
SPS COMMERCE INC.
JAMES FROME officer
Exercised options: 10,000 Price: $0.37
Date: June 7
Shares sold: 10,000 Price: $28.06
Date: June 7Directly holds: 6,319
DAVID NOVAK JR. officer
Exercised options: 5,000 Price: $2.92
Date: June 11
Shares sold: 5,000 Price: $28
Date: June 11Directly holds: 6,319
TARGET CORP.
ROXANNE SCHUH AUSTIN director
Exercised options: 16,849 Price:
Date: June 8$33.80-$38.25
Shares sold: 16,849 Price: $58.75
Date: June 8Directly holds: 11,513
TIMOTHY BAER officer
Shares sold: 34,872 Price: $58.84-$59.15
Date: June 8-11Directly holds: 40,742
TORO CO.
MICHAEL DRAZAN officer
Exercised options: 7,050 Price: $24.16
Date: June 6
Shares sold: 7,050 Price: $71.44
Date: June 6Directly holds: 24,210
MICHAEL HOFFMAN CEO
Exercised options: 15,804 Price: $16.14
Date: June 8
Shares sold: 15,804 Price: $72.16
Date: June 8Directly holds: 275,116
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC.
RICHARD TAYLOR SR BURKE director
Exercised options: 11,920 Price:
Date: June 6$21.08-$23.09
Directly holds: NA
GAIL WILENSKY director
Exercised options: 21,840 Price:
Date: June 6$20.86-$23.67
Shares sold: 21,840 Price: $57.24
Date: June 6Directly holds: 45,317
VALSPAR CORP.
JANEL HAUGARTH director
Exercised options: 22,600 Price:
Date: June 13$18.01-$28.15
Shares sold: 22,600 Price: $48.84-$49.02
Date: June 13Directly holds: 17,085
XATA CORP.
MICHAEL PAXTON director
Shares purchased: 5,000 Price:
Date: June 11-13$0.93-$1.28
Directly holds: 24,999
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Health care spending rose by 15%, driven by higher prices. Officials say solutions are needed to prevent Minnesotans from being priced out or delaying care they need.