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Mpls. Downtown Council Exec to Lead MN Trade Office

Kathleen Motzenbecker has extensive experience in international trade and foreign direct investment, having previously served as deputy director for Asia Pacific at the Illinois Department of Commerce and working for the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.
More Than Ore

More Than Ore

Not just an engine of Midwestern heavy manufacturing, the Duluth-Superior port is a gateway to global markets.

Supervalu Announces Changes to Management Team

The changes, which include the appointment of a new top marketing executive, are the first since Sam Duncan took the reins as CEO and come less than two months after the company struck a deal to sell five of its largest retail grocery brands in a $3.3 billion deal.

Study: Workers 50% Less Productive When Privacy Is Risked

An independent study commissioned by 3M, which makes privacy filters for computers and mobile devices, found that lost productivity stemming from employees’ visual privacy concerns could potentially cost a U.S. business with more than 7,500 workers in excess of $1 million annually.
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