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Top Supervalu Execs Get Extra Pay, Stock Options to Stay

The supermarket chain’s board of directors has approved issuing non-qualified stock options and retention agreements to CEO Craig Herkert, Chief Financial Officer Sherry Smith, and Executive Vice Presidents Janel Haugarth and Andrew Herring; the options and retention payments vest over time.

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Accounting Firm McGladrey Moves HQ from Mpls. to Chicago

The move will not result in any job reductions in the Twin Cities, and the firm intends to hire between 300 and 500 new employees in Chicago.

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After Cutting 600, Best Buy Hires 500 for Geek Squad

The company is reportedly retooling its Geek Squad team as it shifts employees away from basic home installations to focus on services for small businesses and on providing technology expertise at Best Buy’s smaller, “connected”-format stores.

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Who Really Runs Your Business?

Prepare to be surprised.

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Supervalu Shares Dive as Co. Weighs Sale, Suspends Dividend

Supervalu’s stock price plummeted as the company announced poor first-quarter results and said it has hired financial advisors to help it review “strategic alternatives.”

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U of M Regents Approve Beer & Wine Sale at TCF Stadium

The board also voted in favor of eliminating so-called “administrative transitional leaves”—high-paying leaves that were offered to university executives who were stepping down from their administrative roles but staying on as faculty members.

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90 Applicants Vying for $47.5M in State Grants

Some high-profile projects—like the proposed St. Paul Saints ballpark and the Southwest Corridor light-rail line—previously announced plans to seek a share of the state funding, but 90 applications have now been filed.

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Best Buy Cuts 2,400 More Jobs in Turnaround Effort

The cuts, which include roughly 600 Geek Squad positions, are in addition to 400 corporate layoffs announced in March.

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UHG Hiring Spree Continues; 115 Jobs Added in CA

UnitedHealth Group plans to hire 115 employees for a call center in Chico, California—continuing a recent hiring streak through which it is already adding more than 2,000 jobs in Colorado and Texas.

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Xata Lays Off 29 as It Moves to Mobile Devices

The job cuts come at a time when Xata—which provides fleet-management software for trucking companies—is moving away from onboard systems and toward the use of mobile devices.

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Twin Cities Rise Gets $1.5M to Help Ex-Prisoners Find Jobs

Reentry Connect, a collaboration between Twin Cities Rise! and RS Eden, will use the funding to provide work force development assistance to previously incarcerated women.

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Supervalu to Cut 39 Marketing Jobs Companywide

A company spokesman said that the cuts, which will be implemented “over the next several weeks,” are part of a restructuring of the grocer’s marketing team.

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UHG Continues Hiring Spree, Adds 1,500 Jobs in TX

UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday announced plans to hire 1,500 employees to staff four Texas locations.

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Children’s Hospitals Reorganizes Nursing Staff, Adds 40-50 Jobs

Some of the hospital system’s inpatient nursing units will grow and some will shrink as part of a “rebalancing” act that aims to ensure that each shift is at the optimal staffing level—but the reorganization is predicted to result in a net gain of 40 to 50 positions.

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Farley’s & Sathers Closes MN HQ, Cuts Jobs After Merger

About a week after Farley’s & Sathers completed its merger with Ferrara Pan Candy Company, the combined business announced plans to shutter facilities in Minnesota and Tennessee, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs.

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MN Biz Services Firms Mostly Optimistic About Next Yr.

Almost half, or 48 percent, of those surveyed expect a revenue boost, and 40 percent expect profits to rise over the next year; meanwhile, one-third of respondents expect revenue and profits to remain flat.

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MN Jobless Rate Unchanged, But Employers Cut 900 Jobs

The state added government, manufacturing, and construction jobs in May while shedding jobs in the professional and business services, information, and leisure and hospitality sectors.

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U of M Regents OK Kaler’s Budget, 3.5% Tuition Hike

The 3.5 percent tuition increase for undergraduate Minnesota residents will be the lowest year-over-year hike in more than a decade; the budget for the 2012-2013 school year also calls for a 4.8 percent resident tuition increase for daytime MBA students.

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