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Hy-Vee’s First Wahlburgers Restaurant Opens In Minnesota

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Hy-Vee amps up its partnership with the Wahlberg brothers by opening its first Wahlburgers restaurant at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Wahlburgers, a family-friendly, fast-casual establishment serving signature burgers and drinks, operates in 17 locations in nine states as of September 2017.

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Minnesota Vikings Drive Fan Engagement With Winning Chat Experiences

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On the football field, the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings are showing flashes of brilliance, but at this early part of the season, they’ve posted only one win in six games and trail their division rival, the Green Bay Packers. Off the field, however, is a different conversation, as the Vikings just might be leading the league in technology.

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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Associated Food Stores , a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cooperative that supplies supermarkets, said it has started to build what it’s calling “pandemic pallets” of sanitizing products so its warehouses will be fully stocked, Darin Peirce, vice president of Retail Operations, told WSJ. “We

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Hundreds Of Jobs Lost As Amazon Cuts Ties With Logistics Company

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The company is ceasing operations in five states after it failed to meet Amazon’s standards. Facilities in Ohio, Minnesota, Virginia and Illinois will close in April, and about 280 people will be let go. About 120 workers will lose their jobs at a location in Michigan. There’s a facility in Wisconsin whose status is unknown. “We

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Farmhouse Market’s Remotely Operated, 24/7 Grocery Store

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Such locations can be critical in expanding retail options for smaller cities and towns, too, and staff-free grocery store Farmhouse Market seeks to do just that for consumers in New Prague, Minnesota. The pair ultimately designed a concept that could operate without any on-site staff to solve this quandary. “We

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The B2B Payments Fraud Threat Of Internal Employees

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The currency exchange company continues in the grips of a ransomware attack that has crippled its operations, as well as the foreign currency operations of its corporate clients, including HSBC and Barclays. The scam reportedly lasted about five years, and the former bookkeeper has now been charged with felony theft.

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LA Lakers Return PPP Loan

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Another $10 million went to the coal mine operator Hallador Energy. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and 21 senators urged the Treasury and the SBA to make sure the latest round of PPP funds reach the SMBs that need it. It received $10 million. The chain has 189 restaurants in the U.S. and employs nearly 8,000 people. But on Monday, Sen.