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Business and Economic News

Leaders urge hiring of minorities for construction of Southwest light rail

Several community leaders pressed the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority and the Metropolitan Council Wednesday night to hire more people of color during the construction of the proposed Southwest light rail.
by Peter Cox

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Rosabeth Moss Kanter on 'Who Gets to Work?'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Rosabeth Moss Kanter on 'Who Gets to Work?'

Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter speaks at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival about six trends shaping jobs, opportunity and mobility in the future. Kanter says young people seek meaning and purpose in work and they want to have an impact early in their working life. She addresses the impact of technology, the gender and skills gaps, the desire for work-life balance and the lure of entrepreneurship.

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More dads want paternity leave. Getting it is a different matter

More dads want paternity leave. Getting it is a different matter

While an ever-rising share of men say they want paternity leave, it is not a given in the U.S. It's the only developed nation that doesn't guarantee paid time off, even for new mothers.
by Jennifer Ludden

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Target: What's the way forward?

Target: What's the way forward?

Target's new CEO, 55-year-old Brian Cornell, takes over today. Where will he take the company?

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