Corporate Responsibility

Vascular Solutions Recalls Products Over Safety Risk

Some of the company’s products that are used in catheterization procedures have been recalled because of a potential for air leakage, which could lead to an obstructed artery and result in serious injury or death.

Crystal Sugar

Crystal Sugar Petitions ND Supreme Court’s Benefits Ruling

The company is asking the Supreme Court to review its recent ruling regarding locked-out workers; meanwhile, a proposed amendment seeks to ensure that locked-out North Dakota workers are not eligible for unemployment benefits in the future.

Mark Scheffert

Do You Make Your Customers Hate You?

Policies that turn them off will damage your business.

Ex-Digi CFO Reaches Tentative Deal Over SEC Charges

Lawyers for Subramanian Krishnan and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a “tentative settlement,” which must be approved by the SEC in Washington, D.C., a process that can take several months, before being sent to a judge for approval.

Muhtar Kent

3M Adds Coca-Cola CEO to Board, Raises Dividend

Coca-Cola’s chief executive has been elected to 3M’s board of directors; meanwhile, 3M’s CEO said the company’s new dividend and share repurchase program reflect “confidence in 3M’s future.”

Mark Scheffert

What’s in It for Me?

Selfish attitudes prevent team success.

Verso Pays $39K Fine in Wake of Sartell Plant Explosion

Verso Paper, which shuttered its Sartell Paper mill following a fire that killed one worker, has reportedly paid a $39,200 fine after being cited for two violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Mark Sheffert

Learning from the SEAL Mission

Strategy alone is like one hand clapping . . . it doesn’t work!

Weights

Dissident Investors Sue Aetrium Over Battle for Board

Aetrium recently declared a proxy vote moot because a group of dissident investors was unable to establish a quorum; the investor group is now suing the company and accusing its directors of a “gross violation of shareholder rights.”

Mark Scheffert

Best Practices or "Next Practices"?

Reinventing your business model to take advantage of future opportunities.

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