2 Minnesota-based companies among nation's leaders in mass layoffs
Layoffs at Best Buy Co. Inc. and Supervalu Inc. landed both Minnesota-based companies on a list highlighting the biggest corporate layoffs during the first half of 2012. Business Insider compiled a list of the Top 16 biggest mass layoffs of 2012, which ranked Best Buy at No. 7 with 2,800 job cuts and Supervalu at No. 8 with 2,500 layoffs.