The district has hired a private company to supervise children during recess at seven elementary schools.

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Experts suggest there is a connection between employee happiness and better business performance. To dig deeper into this topic, we spoke with Margaret Murphy, president of OLSONdenali to learn what her organization does for its employees to keep them productive, and, well...happy.

Kevin Cashman, Senior Partner, CEO and Executive Development at Korn/Ferry International, talks about his new book, "The Pause Principle," and addresses what he calls the epidemic among executives of incessant busyness.

An online petition started by an Omaha Target employee has taken off. It says the decision by the Twin Cities-based retailer to open at midnight on Thanksgiving night robs workers of time with their families on the holiday.

A female employee at a Nicollet County hog farm south of the Twin Cities found a hidden video camera recording in a shower facility, where women are often required to shower to lessen the spread of germs and disease, the Mankato Free Press reports. A total of four recordings with three women, one a topless teen, were discovered. A 53-year-old male employee from New Ulm faces felony charges.

A few early supporters of the rail project tell MinnPost that if they knew how bad business would get, they wouldn't have supported it in the first place. About two dozen businesses along the rail line have closed up since construction started.