Minden industrialist Donald E. Bently died on Monday at age 88, Bently Agrowdynamics' Web site announced today.
Born Oct. 18, 1924, the Minden businessman and inventor founded Bently Nevada in 1961 with three people. When he sold the company to General Electric in 2001, it employed more than 2,100 people worldwide, including 1,200 in Carson Valley.