MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 8 -- General Mills, a food company, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: General Mills (NYSE: GIS) today announced the retirement of Shawn O'Grady, group president, North America Foodservice (NAF). To facilitate a smooth transition, O'Grady will move into a senior advisor role until his retirement early this summer. Effective Feb. 16, 2024, Jon Nudi, currently group president, Pet and International, will add NAF to his oversight. Pankaj Sharma, current more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 8 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $7.8 million in funding for seven business expansion projects statewide. The projects are expected to support 719 jobs and leverage more than $169 million in outside investment. "Minnesota is proud to be a top state to start and grow a busin more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $7.8 million in funding for seven business expansion projects statewide. The projects are expected to support 719 jobs and leverage more than $169 million in outside investment. "Minnesota is proud to be a top state to start and grow a business," said Governor Walz. "By supporting bus more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Tim Walz today released a statement celebrating the Attorney General's settlement with Eli Lilly that caps the monthly out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 for all Minnesotans with or without insurance. "This settlement is welcome news for Minnesotans - no one should be priced out of life-saving medicine. Four years ago, I signed the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act into law to provid more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota State Auditor issued the following news release: "TIF districts continue to close early, and that's good news," said Auditor Blaha. "Our office worked with various stakeholders and the Legislature in 2023 to clarify and improve the provisions of TIF law that help ensure that this trend will continue," Blaha continued. Tax increment financing is a financing tool for redevelopment, housing, and economic development projects that allows autho more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 8 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2024, by State Sen. Zach Duckworth, R-Lakeville: * * * Senator Zach Duckworth (R- Lakeville) released the following statement regarding a Democrat-proposed Student Resource Officer fix bill posted for a hearing in the Minnesota House of Representatives next week: "After spending all summer accusing Republicans of manufacturing the School Resource Officer issue for political reasons, more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 8 -- The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management issued the following news: Students across the country descended upon the Carlson School last weekend for the third annual Analytics for Good Hackathon--a competition in which teams must deliver data insights to a real-world business problem in just 24 hours. This year marked the first time the competition opened to students beyond the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, with 115 students from  more PR