The search committee includes several local business leaders, including Bruce Beckman, finance director of General Mills; Lynn Casey, CEO of Padilla Speer Beardsley; and Reatha Clark King, former president and executive director of the General Mills Foundation.
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Under the new agreement, Wisconsin students attending college in Minnesota will have to make up the difference between Wisconsin's and Minnesota's resident rates-a cost that was previously covered by the State of Wisconsin.
Minneapolis leaders have proposed transferring $1.75 million from the city's contingency account to help mitigate the effects of cuts to state aid-including the need for layoffs.
Jim Nelson has left his role as chief creative officer of the company, but he will continue to work with Carmichael Lynch on a contractual basis.
Ninety-six percent of union workers reportedly voted Saturday to reject the company's labor contract offer; replacement workers started Monday morning, and no new negotiations have been set.
Steven Rosenstone succeeds James McCormick and serves as the fourth chancellor of the university system.
A total of $1.5 million has been awarded through the state's Dislocated Worker Program to help aid Minnesotans who were recently laid off and are looking for employment.
More than 300 business leaders expect that employee productivity will increase by September 30, according to a survey conducted by Twin Cities Business.
Digital Intelligence Systems Corporation said that it intends to fill approximately 80 positions in its consulting, internal sales, recruiting, and support personnel teams with the opening of a new Minneapolis office.
While some Minnesotans worried that Cirrus' acquisition by a Chinese company could result in the elimination of Duluth jobs, both the acquiring company's leaders and the City of Duluth have reportedly pledged to support the business-and keep its operations in the northern Minnesota town.
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