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U.S. Supreme Court rules for Cargill, Nestle in lawsuit over child slavery in cocoa production
The nation's high court sided with cocoa companies in the long-running child labor case, stopping short of granting corporate immunity for all overseas human rights violations.
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Historic J.J. Hill Center in downtown St. Paul finds a buyer
Minneapolis-based First & First plans to upgrade the former business reference library and operate it as an events center.
Worker expectations change at Minnesota firms as pandemic retreats
The key is seeking balance. Flexible work arrangements depend on the type of job, the workflow and needs of employees.
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Minnesota showed steady job growth in May
As unemployment inched down to 4%, Minnesota has recovered 60% of the jobs it lost at the start of the pandemic.
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Minnesota settlement on medical debt saves Hutchinson Health patients $184,000
Attorney General Keith Ellison alleged the hospital wrongly switched patients with medical debt into a new plan, resulting in ballooning payments and defaults.
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Schafer: Back to normal means the normal challenges are back, too
The news that General Mills is cutting jobs after its stellar response to the pandemic, and the results that followed, shows that going back to where things were was never going to be easy.
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Is your company on the list of Minnesota's 2022 Top Workplaces?
Worker expectations change at Minnesota firms as pandemic retreats.
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Minnesota companies finding time to connect with workers who miss daily interaction
Top firms work harder to keep employees at home engaged, with fun and community service.
JBS, Waste Management follow other companies in offering tuition benefit
JBS and Waste Management are both adding college tuition for workers and their children to attract new employees.
Minnesota CEOs, in their own words, on lessons learned in 2020
We asked the Special Award winners in leadership and management to share lessons of 2020 and how they would apply them moving forward. Here are their answers in their own words, edited for length and clarity.
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Brave New Workshop teaches how the magic behind improv can help businesses
Brave New Workshop CEO says mind-set is as important as skills and technology.
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How small Top Workplaces adapted to working remotely during the pandemic
Flexibility, opportunity for upward mobility are among the elements that help small businesses thrive.
About that rubber chicken — how Minn. companies still had fun during remote work
Top Workplaces firms said creativity was key to improving communications — or keeping them strong — during the pandemic year.
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Tile Shop stock returns to main Nasdaq on Thursday
The Plymouth-based retailer took itself off the main Nasdaq exchange in late 2019, surprising its investors. After a business rebound last year, new investors pushed for its return.
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Top Workplaces are learning to walk the walk on diversity
Large and midsize Top Workplaces refocus their efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Bright Health sets terms for IPO, could raise $1.55 billion
Minnesota companies are on pace for six IPOs in 2021, which would be the most in more than 20 years.
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Cargill backs corn as substitute for plastic, builds new plant in Iowa
The Minnetonka-based agribusiness is building a new facility in Iowa to create a corn-based alternative to petroleum-based plastics used in certain consumer goods.
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Twin Cities housing market stays strong as median price hits $342,500 in May
Buyers still outnumber sellers in much of the metro area and prices are rising at a rapid clip, though one survey showed a slight uptick in price cuts.
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