COLUMBIA, MO -- 3M will close its flex circuit operations here by June 31 and lay off about 240 employees, according to a published report.

Some manufacturing of electronics interconnects and other products will continue at the site, the report said.

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EDINA, MN – Abstracts for SMTAI 2008 are being solicited in the following categories: emerging technologies, components, assembly, PCB technology and business.

Abstracts are due Jan. 7 and will be accepted as of March 3. Final papers are due June 1.

Papers should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, and contain technical, economic or appropriate test data. Material should be original, unpublished and noncommercial in nature.

Submit an abstract using the online form at: http://www.smta.org/smtai/call_for_papers.cfm.

Be sure to obtain approval to both write and present your paper prior to submitting an abstract.

For more information, visit http://www.smta.org/smtai/CallforPapers.pdf.