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In honor of Black History Month, 3M recently welcomed more than 30 St. Paul, Minnesota STEM high school students to its campus to learn from America’s Top Young Scientist, Heman Bekele, and several 3M technical leaders about their experiences, challenges and inspirations.
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Recently, Whitney Harvey, Senior Director of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion of the Minnesota Chamber Foundation sat down with Shane Lloyd, Chief Diversity Officer for Baker Tilly.
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With the scrub bushland cleared and the soil prepared, the weekend of planting could begin. Around 130 Boy Scouts of America volunteers, from ages 12 to 75, carefully placed hundreds of seedlings and shrubs native to Minnesota into the earth.
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Maximus works with many community charities throughout the country. In continuing Maximus’ charitable work and giving back to the local community, the Corporate IT office in Eagan, Minnesota, selected the Open Door Pantry for this year’s charitable event!
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3M officially opened its doors to the new 3M™ Skills Development Center, a 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art training facility in St. Paul, Minnesota. The 3M Skills Development Center is dedicated to educating and upskilling technicians across all experience levels.
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The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally honored Cintas Corporation’s Rental Division Location in St. Paul, MN, as a Minnesota Star certified location during Monday’s ceremony at the location.
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Winters can be long in Minnesota, and the last one brought near-record snowfall to the Twin Cities area, officially the third snowiest on record, leading to a snow-covered ground for much of the 2022-2023 season.
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At the Junior Achievement BizTown simulated city in St. Paul, Minnesota, 80 middle schoolers from Hope Academy were recently given the opportunity to be bankers, relationship managers and even CEO for a day.
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Ricci Seguban prioritizes making a difference. It’s something she strives for every day as a process safety engineer at the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery — and why she volunteers with the ZOOMS STEM Design Challenge, an annual program for kids at the Minnesota Zoo.
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In fiscal 2022, Chris Martland, Senior Procurement Manager at the Cloquet Mill, received a grant for Log A Load For Kids to purchase gift cards to support families visiting their child at one of the regional Gillette Children’s clinics in Northern Minnesota.
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After opening its first three DICK’S House of Sport stores in Rochester, New York, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Minnetonka, Minnesota, DICK’S Sporting Goods plans to add more than 12 new locations in the next two years.
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Accelera ™ by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc., has started operations for electrolyzer production in Fridley, Minnesota – its first electrolyzer production site in the United States.
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Chances are if the weather is nice in Minnesota, you’ll find Tim Clemens, owner of Ironwood Foraging outside. Tim may have started his business because he wanted to be his own boss, but his passion for what he does takes center stage.
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Designed by HGA, the Westwood Hills Nature Center, located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, won the architecture industry’s highest honor for sustainable design. Explore how the Net Zero Energy / Net Zero Positive Center creates a gateway to the community.
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With the new fishing pier, children, those who are wheelchair bound, and anyone who needs ambulatory assistance—from toddlers to veterans to octogenarians, Prochaska says—will be able to enjoy fishing on the lake.
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TimberTech by AZEK, one of the world’s leading brands for beautiful, sustainable, high-performance wood-alternative decking and outdoor living products, announced today that its Advanced PVC Decking line was named as a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2023 Sustainable Innovation Awards. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230427005558/en/ TIMBERTECH® ADVANCED PVC DECKING RECOGNIZED AS A WINNER IN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING’S 2023 SUSTA
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CEO & President Ammendola recognized in the leadership category
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The ODP Corporation (NASDAQ:ODP) will kick off the company’s sixth annual Day of Service company-wide philanthropic initiative on April 22 with a $250,000 donation to Boys & Girls Clubs of America to support kids and teens across the country. From April 22 through May 6, associates from The ODP Corporation’s operating business units, under the brands Office Depot OfficeMax, ODP Business Solutions, Veyer and Varis, will volunteer on 16 service projects to enhance local Clubs in their communit
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At its annual meeting for members and patients, HealthPartners shared a report updating the community on progress related to its equity, inclusion and anti-racism efforts. The 21-page report highlights the organization’s focus in recent years on increasing diversity and inclusion in the workplace, advancing health equity in care and coverage, and partnering with the community in advocating for change. “This report demonstrates the efforts underway to advance equity and inclusion,” said HealthPar
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Company advances new climate plan; shares progress against diversity, inclusion and belonging commitments; and maintains its leadership as the largest producer of natural and organic packaged food in the U.S.
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New strategic framework further embeds sustainability into business practices to drive progress in six key impact areas
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President Biden visited Cummins Inc. in Fridley, Minnesota, this week (March 3) as part of the Administration’s Investing in America tour, maintaining the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress in 2022 is fueling innovation and the clean energy economy.
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Living Cities today announced a $3.2 million grant investment across six cities -- Albuquerque, NM, Austin, TX, Memphis, TN, Minneapolis, MN, Saint Paul, MN, and Rochester, NY -- to help close racial gaps in income in wealth.
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Propeller, a management consultancy for leading organizations in technology, retail, energy and utilities, healthcare, and the public sector, is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Pacific, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). “At Propeller, we’re proud to be a majority-women firm serving a client base primarily composed of women in a sector that’s traditionall
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ASM Global, through its corporate social responsibility platform, ASM Global Acts, and in partnership with Honeycomb Strategies, has announced a dramatic plan—the most aggressive in the live entertainment industry—to convert its portfolio into the most sustainable venues on Earth. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230327005195/en/ Colorado Convention Center / Photo courtesy of ASM Global Beginning this year ASM Global wil
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Expand Your Network Engage in Critical Dialogue – Join Us for Network Effect: MSP Thu, 03/23/2023 - 08:30 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body 3BL is coming to a city near you to host Network Effect, a series of conversations that spur vital action on the most pressing issues of the moment. While each Network Effect is unique, every event will convene corporate leaders and practitioners for critical dialogue on sustainability and social impact issues. Attendees will also have the
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The report “Climate Forward? How Climate Projections Are(n’t) Used to Inform Design,” from the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and national design firm HGA reveals the alarming gap between the current state of A&E practice and climate science.
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Donation supports Columbus Promise, Student Emergency Needs and more
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U.S. Bank Law Division honors Alston Bird with Invested in Diversity award Wed, 02/22/2023 - 09:30 Subheader Fourth annual award recognizes outside counsel partners for advancing diversity in the legal profession. Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog The U.S. Bank Law Division has named Alston Bird the recipient of the 2022 “Invested in Diversity” Award. Now in its fourth year, the award recognizes one of the Law Division’s close outside
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28 Charter Schools Recognized for Exceptional Impact to Community Engagement, Educational Innovation, Student Empowerment and Best Practices
$170,000 in Grants to be Awarded at Second Annual IMPACT Summit on May 4
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A groundbreaking program working to solve inequities in the printing industry
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TEGNA's KARE and WXIA receive 2023 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards honoring excellence in broadcast, online and documentary journalism.
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Local high school students combine with BIPOC professional community artists to collaborate and create a unique art exhibition
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Ceres celebrates Minnesota’s new law committing to 100% clean electricity by 2040, and thanks Gov. Tim Walz and state lawmakers for approving the ambitious measure that will transition the grid in a timely and responsible manner.
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“We feel strongly about digging earlier and deeper to connect with talented individuals we hope to see in our organization one day very soon,” said Sherry Schultz, Walser CHRO.
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When the school bus opened its doors, 20 excited middle school students pushed their way out and began to run toward Smart North—a new youth tech hub in the small community of Deer River, in north central Minnesota.
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The first 2,000 plungers to register using code AFFINITYPLUS will receive a $50 donation towards their $75 fundraising minimum
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Innovators are invited to apply for grants of up to $3 million to scale solutions to housing challenges
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Outlines Cedar Fair’s Environmental, Social and Governance framework and key strategic pillars
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The hybrid event will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King while raising funds for under-represented students in the Twin Cities
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The leader in diversified business services launches its first EV program earlier this year
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General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the Dow Jones North America Index (DJSI North America) for the fifth consecutive year. General Mills ranked in the 90th percentile overall and received industry-best 100 scores in Corporate Governance, Environmental Reporting, Health & Nutrition, Materiality, and Water Related Risks. “It is a great honor for us to be recognized and named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices,” said Mary Ja
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General Mills has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies, ranking No. 2 overall and No.1 in the Consumer Goods industry. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. “Being recognized by Newsweek as the number two most responsible company and leader of the Consumer Goods industry underscores our long-standing commitment to ensuring the ‘G’ in General Mills stands for Good,
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22 branch locations across the state will host coin drives Dec. 5-9 to support hunger relief efforts in their communities
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World Soil Day Announcement Recognizes Jovaag’s Regenerative Agriculture Leadership
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AZEK to collect thredUP’s post-consumer plastic Clean Out Bags, process and turn them into new long-lived TimberTech® composite decking, advancing both companies’ ESG and recycling goals
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Today, the 3M holiday tree, an assemblage of lighted offices in 3M Center’s Building 220, creates a 15-story “tree” visible to drivers and passerby on Interstate 94 through St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Coach Mike Norvell: “I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor”
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Piper Sandler Releases Inaugural ESG Report
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The Builders Exchange Program Aims to Connect Real-World and Virtual-World Builders to Help Close the Skilled Trades Gap
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