How Minnesota companies can make 'hybrid' workplaces work
As more companies consider having remote and office-based employees, leaders are wondering how to play fair.
38 Minnesota companies make national Top Workplace list
Energage has partnered with the Star Tribune for more than a decade to produce a Top Workplaces list for Minnesota. For the first time, it has produced a national list that recognizes companies that "prioritize a people-centered culture."
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Downtown Minneapolis businesses torn: Project confidence or board up for Derek Chauvin trial?
Some don't want to send a wrong message; others fear more damage could do them in.
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Minnesota Department of Commerce doubles crisis benefits to help heat homes
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has doubled the amount of assistance families can qualify for to help cover the costs to heat their homes following…
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Eden Prairie's Arctic Wolf is employee-focused — and growing
Arctic Wolf, a cybersecurity firm that moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Eden Prairie last year, is growing fast.
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More consumers complain about errors on their credit reports
Add this to the financial fallout from the pandemic: More consumers are complaining about errors on their credit reports, and many are frustrated when trying…
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Employee treatment during COVID-19 will have effect on brand reputation
It will affect everything from productivity and turnover to customer retention and recruiting.
Browse full coverage of the companies that made our 2020 list of Top Workplaces.
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5 guidelines for assessing the effectiveness of leaders' intellect
The balance between "simple" and "brilliant" is often seen differently by the lenses of history.
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Learning to handle disorder is key facet of solid financial planning
I am not an expert on thermodynamics, but the second law is about entropy. Ordered systems tend to become disordered. Throw money into the equation…
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Annie's pledges purge of phthalates chemicals from its mac and cheese
The General Mills-owned company said it will work with supply chain on goal.
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St. Paul company recalls salads and wraps due to possible listeria contamination
A St. Paul food distribution company is recalling ready-to-eat meat and poultry salads and wraps because of possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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CEO Pay Watch: H.B. Fuller's James Owens made nearly $6.8M last year
James OwensH.B. Fuller Co.President and CEOTotal compensation: $6,792,446 for the year ended Nov. 30Salary: $1,225,977Nonequity incentive pay: $1,044,717Other compensation: $362,306Exercised stock options: $2,089,341Value realized on…
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Rent control measure moves forward in Minneapolis
City leaders say steep increases in rents are disproportionately affecting Minneapolis residents of color.
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State's top 50 public companies – with No. 1 at $242B in revenue
2019 will likely be remembered as the last full year of an economic expansion that lasted more than a decade. Next year's Star Tribune 50 is likely to look very different because of the coronavirus disruption.
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Minnesota lawmakers consider matching tax forgiveness on pandemic aid
It took a fight between Congress and the Treasury Department for the pandemic aid to become tax-free on the federal level. State legislators are thinking about whether to do the same thing.
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Duluth-based Cirrus Aircraft sales hurt by pandemic, rebounded late in 2020
Second-quarter sales dropped nearly 40% but by year end shipments were 10% off 2019 levels.
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Ex-Lynx guard Montgomery becomes part owner of Atlanta team
The team was sold after former Sen. Kelly Loeffler came under fire from players in the league. Messaging from players played a role in Loeffler's U.S. Senate defeat.
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38 Minnesota companies make national Top Workplace list
Learn more about Arctic Wolf and the 37 other companies on the list, plus how employers can make the "hybrid" workplace work.
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Golden Valley startup selling fishing tackle, gear hooks $2.1M in investments
Omnia not only sells the gear, it helps consumers pick out what they need for specific lakes.
Business
Zillow to make cash offers for houses in Twin Cities based on its 'Zestimates'
Zillow, other iBuyers say their approach makes selling a house easier; others are not so sure.
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Amusement operators sue Walz over curfew, other restrictions on bars
The lawsuit notes that other establishments, such as retail stores, aren't subject to the same constraints.
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Tennant still being hit by COVID-19 effects
Revenue and earnings fell in 2020, but the company is off to a busy 2021 highlighted by a CEO change, new product introductions and the sale of one of its units.
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Hazelden Betty Ford promoting its medical director to chief executive
Dr. Joseph Lee — who will be the first physician and person of color to lead the addiction treatment organization — specializes in child and adolescent addiction.
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