Corporate Responsibility magazine named Hormel, General Mills, 3M, Mosaic, and Target to its 2013 list.
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The high cost of feed ingredients fueled by a national drought was among the factors that caused Cargill’s third-quarter earnings to drop from $766 million to $445 million.
A deal reached between Ecolab and the U.S. Department of Justice requires Ecolab to sell Champion’s chemical-management services for deep-water oil and gas wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico—which comprise about 3 percent of its business.
General Mills is inviting the public to vote on the best of the best across 20 food-related categories.
The deal has been under scrutiny from federal regulators due to antitrust concerns, and Ecolab said that it continues to have “productive discussions” with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Entrepreneurs seeking exposure and a share of $200,000 in start-up capital have until May 17 to submit their proposals.
Schell’s, Minnesota’s oldest beer maker, fights for the right to be called “craft” beer.
Nicholas Wang, the CEO of Best Buy’s Five Star electronics chain in China, reportedly left the company earlier this week.
Patterson, Apogee Enterprises, and Hawkins were recognized by Forbes alongside 97 others that have “consistently demonstrated transparent and conservative accounting practices and solid corporate governance and management.”
Target ranked second and Best Buy ranked 13th, although Best Buy’s “brand value” declined a whopping 52 percent year-over-year to $8.1 billion.
A Caribou Coffee location was included in a prototype of J.C. Penney’s next-generation stores, but the coffee chain has reportedly stopped pursuing plans to open outlets inside the retailer’s stores.
Jack Riebel, chef and co-owner of Butcher & the Boar, and Michelle Gayer, chef and owner of the Salty Tart, are among five individuals vying for the 2013 “Best Chef” in the Midwest award.
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.
After dropping some controversial tax reform proposals, the governor said that raising taxes on the top 2 percent of the state’s earners would raise more than $1 billion in new revenue.
112 Eatery, Bar La Grassa, George and the Dragon, and Tilia were featured on Urbanspoon’s list of the most popular restaurant bars in the nation.
The restaurant chain, which entered Canada in 2011 and has plans for new locations in the Middle East and Puerto Rico, has now reached agreements with franchisees for a rollout in Mexico.
A new report found that some Minnesota employers are having a difficult time filling job vacancies, but the reasons vary and cannot be pinned solely on a shortage of qualified applicants.
Ecolab, H.B. Fuller, The Mosaic Company, Target, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are among 145 companies named to the Ethisphere Institute’s 2013 “World’s Most Ethical Companies” list.