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Local Cos. Reward Employees With a Good Time

The Star Tribune reported that an increasing number of local companies are experimenting with ways to make work fun for their employees; efforts include everything from reviving company picnics to daily in-house foosball games and dinner-and-drink outings.

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Local Cos. Reward Employees With a Good Time

The Star Tribune reported that an increasing number of local companies are experimenting with ways to make work fun for their employees; efforts include everything from reviving company picnics to daily in-house foosball games and dinner-and-drink outings.

Strong Profits Prompt Hormel to Raise Expectations

The Austin-based food maker saw a 20 percent jump in second-quarter profit, prompting it to raise its earnings guidance for the fiscal year that ends in October; but the company's stock price decreased almost 5 percent on news of the strong second-quarter earnings.

Study: Medtronic Product Increases Sterility in Men

A study that appeared in the June issue of The Spine Journal found that back surgery patients treated with Medtronic's Infuse product experienced higher rates of sterility; Medtronic and two surgeons involved in the original Infuse trial contend that not enough men experienced such complications to statistically link the problem to the Infuse product.

Why MN May Attract Med-Tech Jobs from Overseas

A recent report says that the cost of running a medical device production facility in the Twin Cities is competitive with other domestic locations, and there are a lot of other factors that can attract med-tech jobs.

Coleman’s Stadium Pitch Involves More than the Vikes

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman wants to pay for a Vikings stadium in Minneapolis with a statewide alcohol tax of 2 cents per drink. He also wants to move the state's pro basketball teams from the Target Center to the Xcel Energy Center.
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