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The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 John Bluis	Follow the Leader An enjoyable and enriching way investors can find new companies to research is to play "Follow the Leader." As an example, let's take a look at 3M.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Seth Jayson	3M's Biggest Acquisition: Itself If you think 3M is aggressive in buying other companies, take a look at what it's spending at home. This looks like a good thing for investors who are buying at the same levels.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M's 3 Challenges Despite at least three significant challenges, 3M looks like a solid value. While the P/E seems a bit elevated, quality large-cap stocks usually do get a bit of a premium.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Needs to Get MMMoving New CEO George Buckley seems a bit more interested in engineering and innovation than his predecessor. Should he succeed in leveraging 3M's great base of engineering talent, better future growth is attainable. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2010 Travis Hoium	3M Goes Shopping for Growth 3M has started buying again, but beware, the cost is high, and past acquisitions haven't made a big impact.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	James McNerney No matter that the manufacturing sector was on the skids before he even showed up at 3M. The conglomerate has been flying since McNerney rolled out his five-part productivity overhaul in 2001.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 David Gardner	A Striking Interview In this interview, new 3M CEO George Buckley talks about his former post at Brunswick and about managing a company with interests as diverse as bowling and boating. He also discusses 3M as an investment.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Investors Whack 3M Old news is bad news for 3M. It doesn't make too much sense to see even more weakness in a stock on the same negative news investors already expected.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Seth Jayson	Boeing's Getting Better There's no doubt that Boeing shares have had a nice run, but there might still be a bit more altitude to be gained. Boeing itself is betting big that this will happen.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 David Gardner	A Striking Interview, Part 3 An interview with Brunswick's George Buckley, now 3M's new CEO about the costs of compliance, the importance of history, and whether to buy, sell, or hold various stocks.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	3M: Money, Margins, Magnificent Trusty old 3M is no ordinary industrial conglomerate.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 David Lee Smith	3M's Shares Rise Amid Sinking Earnings With its earnings down 37%, 3M tacked on 2% in a forlorn market.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005 David Gardner	A Striking Interview, Part 2 An interview with new 3M CEO George Buckley about his tenure at Brunswick, the value of courage, his rise to the CEO spot, and how his grandmother defined his destiny.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Philip Durell	Profit From a CEO Change A company is far more than the person at the top, yet the market routinely reacts wildly to a CEO change. Learn how to profit from this overreaction.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	3M Strong Despite Stock's Slip Experienced leadership keeps 3M, maker of Post-It Notes and Thinsulate, performing well.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Brian Gorman	3M's Global Focus 3M's emphasis on developing countries poses new opportunities and risks. 3M's investors should understand that future growth may be on shakier ground.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2009 David Lee Smith	3M Keeps Posting Profits With some companies disappointing, the Post-It maker turns in a solid quarter.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Really See 3M to Appreciate It A familiar story: Earnings are up, but the stock is down. Is value piling up within the stock?
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M's Tiny Beat Hurts Its Shares While it topped the analysts' forecast, the market found 3M's results less than inspiring.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	New World Leader 3M Co.'s James McNerney, CEO of the Year, is committed to operating excellence and organic growth through innovation, international strength, leadership development and Six Sigma.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Brian Richards	Here's Where 3M Makes Money A look at where the company is selling its goods.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2001 William H. Miller	New Leader, New Era Jim McNerney, passed over for GE's top job, sets 3M on a growth course...
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Michael Arndt	3M's Rising Star Jim McNerney is racking up quite a record at 3M. Now, can he rev up its innovation machine?
The Motley Fool June 9, 2005 Seth Jayson	Value at Fair Value? Does holding out for the ultra-cheap hold us back? A 16% drop isn't normally enough to get my value sensors buzzing. But in the case of 3M, maybe a small discount should be enough to pique one's interest.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Stanley Holmes	"I Like A Challenge -- And I've Got One" Fixing Boeing's image and assuring future growth won't be easy for new CEO Jim McNerney.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 David Lee Smith	Grey Skies to Clear Up at 3M? Stephen Roell, 3M's chief executive, displays some new optimism about the second half of this year.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Seth Jayson	3M Steering Straight Solid earnings and straight talk make this a stock worth owning.
CFO July 15, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Talking It Over, and Over, and... Institutional investors want more meetings with management than ever. What they want to know about the most: long-term strategy.
Information Today February 6, 2014	3M Cloud Library Launches in Canada and Debuts Automation Tool 3M announced that the 3M Cloud Library ebook lending system from 3M Library Systems is now available in Canada.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	3M Bucks the Trend Given its track record, it's hard to argue against 3M, and judging by a recently cranky Mr. Market, more investors may be heading into 3M's stable arms.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Diane Brady	"Being Mean Is So Last Millennium" With likability a buzzword among CEO headhunters, it can make all the difference.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Does 3M Spell Bingo? With 3M's projected earnings growth of 12% per annum over the next five years, you'd probably want its P/E of 19 and price-to-free cash flow ratio 17 to drop a bit before buying this one.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	3M Rolls On Some analysts may get hung up on a revenue shortfall, but results from the first quarter were good.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007	Scrutinizing Six Sigma The story on 3M's evaluation of Six Sigma triggered a vigorous debate among readers.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Michael Arndt	Why 3M Feels Right At Home In China Today, 3M is selling goods worth nearly $500 million annually in China, from industrial gear and components for consumer electronics to respiratory masks and the latest in Post-it Notes.
Information Today March 13, 2014	3M Cloud Library Now Lends Audiobooks Findaway World, which provides content from every major audiobook publisher, delivered 40,000 titles to 3M Cloud Library's debut e-audiobook collection.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004	"The Hard Work In Leadership" 3M Chief Exec Jim McNerney talks about his tactics to "get ignition" when it comes to motivating an entire organization
The Motley Fool July 2, 2009 Selena Maranjian	The Most Candid CEO The latest rankings are out -- see if the CEOs of companies you own stock in made the list.
CIO April 29, 2010 Rick Swanborg	Social Networks in the Enterprise: 3M's Innovation Process When 3M wanted to expand the reach of its innovation process it deployed an internal social network to access all 75,000 global employees, bringing in hundreds of new ideas.
BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Stanley Holmes	Cleaning Up Boeing Can outsider Jim McNerney rid scandal-plagued aerospace giant Boeing of its rot? He's off to a strong start
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M Joins a Wacky, Wild, and Wooly Earnings Season Tangled European economies and an LCD TV slowdown aren't helping 3M.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Adam J. Crawford	This Stock Isn't a Keeper Don't fish for value with Brunswick.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Simpson & Parmelee	Diving Into the Dow: The First Five The authors banter about the relative merits and investment opportunities of some of the biggest companies in America: 3M... Alcoa... American International Group... American Express... Boeing...
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 David Lee Smith	3M = Miraculous Money Maker 3M hits on all sectors and geographic areas while posting yet another solid quarter.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Lessons From Your Mailbox, Redux Here is how investors can learn a lot from company annual reports.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	The Best & Worst Managers Of The Year Creativity and financial discipline vs. greed and egregious misconduct
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	3M: Punished for Performance Despite rolling out record third-quarter sales and earnings, the company watched its shares tumble amid an increasingly cautious look ahead.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Jim Gillies	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: 3M Constant innovation and rewards for shareholders -- there's a lot for investors to like here.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Jack Uldrich	3M: Great at the Little Things The maker of Scotch Tape, Post-It Notes, and Thinsulate is also a nanotech powerhouse well-positioned to employ the emerging science of the small across its entire line of diversified products. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Nick Baker	Fool by Numbers: 3M Q2 2005 3M posted second quarter results: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... Cash Flow Highlights...