Business

For the fifth consecutive year, the Hutchinson Leader has been named one of Minnesota’s best non-daily newspapers.

After what apparently was a tumultuous five-week run, Castaways, a seafood, steak and pasta restaurant in the 101 Park Place building has closed. It had opened Dec. 15.

3M, which operates a large factory in Hutchinson with about 1,400 employees, today reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.30 per share on sales of $6.1 billion.

Shad Ketcher, an investment advisor with New Era Financial in Hutchinson, has been named a 2010 Five Star Wealth Manager by Crescendo Business Services.

The AmericInn of Hutchinson, 1115 State Highway 7 E., has a new manager, Sara Baumetz.

Citizens Insurance Agency has added two experienced insurance professionals, Charlie Suedbeck and Joyce Cripps, to its staff.

Hutchinson had the fewest number of housing units constructed in 2009 than in any other year in the past 40 years. And it wasn’t even close.