Companies based in Minnesota

Mother Jones magazine tells the case of 26 year old Dan Markingson. Dan was enrolled in a psychiatric drug study at the University of Minnesota in 2003. Dan’s mother, Mary Weiss had him admitted to a hospital on November 12th because he was having delusions and threatened to kill her and other people. Dan was taken to a teaching hospital at the University of Minnesota,where Dr. Stephen Olson diagnosed him as psychotic and dangerous and unable to make decisions for treatment. A week later on November

1.1 Company Background 3M is an American multinational conglomerate which was previously known as Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company. It has more than 55,000 products to offer which includes abrasives, adhesives, laminates, medical products, optical films, car-care products. The products of the company can be purchased from the retailer, distributer or directly online from the company. The company has operations in about 70 countries and is known for its constant innovation in its product

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate North America (CCCNA). They are part of Cargill, Inc. an International producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. They are the largest privately-owned company in the world based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. CCCNA partners with Cocoa farmers around the globe to procure, ship, and transform their produce to a wide range of cocoa and chocolate products and applications. After the consolidation of the sector in 1990’s, CCCNA has emerged

gender discrimination. Our era has seen new conventions and legal philosophies, which are steering towards female emancipation. Courts have passed laws such as Title VII, of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on “race, color, religious belief, gender, or national origin of the person.” These laws empower women and aim to forestall them from facing any discrimination or hostility at work. Civil rights provide protection to women, but it fails to provide

Introduction In the world of higher education today, many universities are facing tight budgets. Funding higher education has become a major issue for institutions across the nation for various reasons. University endowments are not what they use to be before the financial crisis in 2008 (Weisbrod & Asch, 2010). State appropriations to universities are down and are not as much as they once were in the past. With a decline in state appropriations, public institutions have been forced to rely

The Haymarket Affair For many, America is not just the country they happen to live in but also it is a place of freedoms, liberties and independencies and even a refuge for some people. In 1886 though, a group of people attempted to share their opinion in Haymarket Square, Chicago, which led to a dangerous riot and a series of trials with convictions and executions. Throughout the affair, innocent lives were lost, people were wrongly accused, and the judicial system was revealed as flawed. Throughout

originally the Dayton Dry Goods Company and later the Dayton Hudson Corporation, 1902–61: 1902: Dayton Dry Goods Company was founded in 1902 by George Draper Dayton, a banker who built his wealth by buying farm mortgages in southwest Minnesota and an active member of the Westminster Presbyterian

1. The Organization 1.1. Brief History of the Organization Best Buy Co., Inc. is the largest electronics retailer in United States with international presence in Mexico, Canada and China. Best Buy Co., Inc. is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota and currently operates more than one thousand brick & mortar stores. Founded in 1966 as “Sound of Music”, Best Buy Co., Inc. evolved from a small regional audio specialty store to a multinational consumer electronics retail chain within a short span of

spends most of his time writing and taking photographs for the company newsletter. Jeff had always had a strong background in writing and knew in middle school that he wanted to grow up to become a writer. Jeff joined the school newspaper in high school, he did so well he became the editor of the paper. Jeff attended Macalister College for 1 year where he took most of his general studies. He transferred to the University of Minnesota, where he received his bachelors of arts in Journalism. While

Abstract The company 3M is a diverse company that was incorporated on June 25, 1929 with presence in more than 10 industries alone. “3M products are sold through a number of distribution channels, including directly to users and through wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors and dealers in a range of trades in a number of countries worldwide” ("3M Co," n.d., para. 1) The company head quarters is located in St. Paul Minnesota, however 3M has locations all over the United States. 3M is