Saint Paul – November 03, 2026 -- The 3M Board of Directors (NYSE: MMM) authorized the repurchase of up to $6.0 billion of the company's outstanding common stock, bringing total capacity under its repurchase program to $7.5 billion.

3M adds $6.0 billion to $1.5 billion left under its 2025 authorization

The new authorization comes on top of the $1.5 billion remaining under 3M's existing 2025 repurchase authorization. The combined $7.5 billion has no pre-established closing date, so the company sets no deadline for deploying the capital.

Chicago – October 27, 2026 -- Crash Champions raised $300,000 in September to seed Champion It Forward, a new independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit aimed at a collision repair labor shortage in which more than 55% of auto body repair technician roles are unfilled.

St. Paul – October 14, 2026 -- 3M and Discovery Education named 8th grader Raji Doshi of Farmington, Connecticut, the winner of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, awarding her a $25,000 cash prize and the title of "America's Top Young Scientist." Doshi, who attends Stanford Online High School, won with a natural algae-and-aragonite system designed to counter ocean acidification.

Houston – October 13, 2026 -- Median maintenance backlog across benchmarked plants reached 12.1 weeks against a 2-4 week norm, according to Innovapptive's new Frontline Execution Benchmark 2026, which accompanies the launch of a metric called Frontline Execution Effectiveness (FEE).

New York – – October 02, 2026 -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will honor 16 chemical engineering leaders with its 2026 Institute and Board of Directors' Awards, the organization's highest professional recognition, at the AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 8-12.

Pune – – September 25, 2026 -- The global N95 mask market is projected to grow from $3.27 billion in 2025 to $11.08 billion by 2034, a 14.52% compound annual growth rate, according to Maximize Market Research.