Business and Economic News

Minnesota lettuce grower Revol Greens may close Owatonna greenhouse and lay off 89 workers
Revol Greens, which grows lettuce and other greens in a massive greenhouse facility near Owatonna, may close and lay off nearly a hundred employees in October if it can’t find a buyer for the company or an infusion of funding.
Target Field concession workers plan one-day strike during Noah Kahan concert
Target Field concession workers will strike during Wednesday’s sold-out Noah Kahan concert as contract negotiations with Delaware North remain stalled over wage increases, tipped-worker classifications and health care eligibility.
Chipotle pulls jalapeños from some restaurants as MDH investigates salmonella outbreak
The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed the outbreak is tied to several Mexican-style quick-service restaurants, with jalapeños suspected as the source. Officials identified 110 cases in Minnesota, with Chipotle involved in most.
Despite lawsuit, Minnesota's nudification law is in effect
Minnesota is now the first state in the U.S to have an active ban on types of AI technology that allow users to create and post fake images of people naked without their consent.
‘That job changed my life‘: Former Pearson's employee reflects on her days on the candy line
On Friday, the maker of the legendary Salted Nut Roll, Pearson’s Candy Company, announced it will close its St. Paul factory. Traci Travis worked there for about eight years in the early 2000s. She is 27 years sober and says the job helped her stabilize her life after treatment.