Cover Story
Hard time help
During uncertain times, there may be no such thing as overcommunication. Lakeview Industries employs about 100 employees, 20 in the office and the rest working on the manufacturing floor in shipping and receiving. It’s a diverse workforce with people from different backgrounds, ethnicities and language skills, says Bryce Segna, chief financial officer of the Carver-based […] Continue reading →
Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
When the ink dried on our group’s deal to acquire Upsize earlier this year and I started making editorial plans, I initially intended for the cover story in this human resources-focused issue to be about creating systems. It’s not a sexy topic, but it’s an important one that probably doesn’t see the light of day […] Continue reading →
Back Page
Back page
A pair of local legal minds who worked together in previous lives reconnected to jointly publish the Fourth Edition of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) “What is a Trademark” book. The ABA tapped Jay Erstling, an emeritus professor of international intellectual property law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and of counsel at Patterson Thuente, […] Continue reading →
Focus
All aboard
After several years of low rates, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying recession skyrocketed unemployment. But not everyone was cutting staff. Continue reading →
Business Builders
Management
“Change is inevitable,” goes the famous saying by author John Maxwell. “Growth is optional.” Rarely has there been a time — in my lifetime, anyway — that this has rung truer. The pandemic has forced us to shift and pivot, whether we like it or not. We’re all dealing with this change in our own […] Continue reading →
Insurance
Between the pandemic and civil unrest, the past year has been tough for our communities, workers and businesses. Thousands of companies have faced closures and restrictions, or experienced disruption and destruction. For businesses experiencing loss of income, or fearing further disruptions, what does interruption insurance have to offer? The answer depends on what risks a […] Continue reading →
Human resources
“I wish I had known that.” For those of us practicing employment law, this is an all-too-common client response. Usually, it comes after an employee has quit or was terminated and the employer finds out there was a problem. Unfortunately, by the time the employer knows a former employee is threatening to sue, the damage […] Continue reading →
Don’t just hire, do it right
In many ways it feels like yesterday, and yet it also feels like years ago that we were fielding questions from some of our clients about how difficult it’s been to find candidates — not even great candidates — just candidates in general for their open roles. And yet, 2020 happened and much of that […] Continue reading →
Catching up
Catching up
When Upsize visited with St. Paul-based Podiumwear Custom Sports Apparel in 2016, the company was making customized apparel for cross-country skiing and cycling, sports in which its owners, Reid and Jessica Lutter, participated. Continue reading →
