ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 15 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: To expand Minnesotans' access to fresh and culturally appropriate foods, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has opened applications for its Good Food Access Program (GFAP) Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant. The GFAP grant helps grocery stores and small food retailers purchase equipment or make physical improvements that will allow them to increase the availability of and access   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 16 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release: Health officials are urging people to contact their health care provider if they ate a hamburger, especially if undercooked, at a table-service restaurant since Oct. 31 and then developed diarrhea, particularly bloody diarrhea, in the following week. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified 10 cases of E. coli O157 infection in people who had eaten burgers at multiple locations  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 16 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Rob Bilott was mentioned in recent articles on the dangers of PFAS: * "These PFAS that are creeping in everywhere," La Presse. * "Time for a Chemical Portfolio Audit," NordSIP. * "Eternal toxic products in toilet paper," etouffoir. * "What are "forever chemicals," and why are they everywhere - even in your blood?" Revista Galileu | Galileo Magazine. Dubbed by The New York Times Magazine as "The Law  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 15 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: * * * The gift from John Monahan '73 will support arts programming, faculty, and scholarships and further elevate St. Thomas as a leading national Catholic university * * * The University of St. Thomas announced a landmark gift for the arts on Nov. 14. The $20 million gift from John Monahan '73 of Palm Springs, California, marks the most significant gift for arts education in the university's 140-year his  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 16 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Edgewater Capital Partners in the sale of Pure Wafer to ZMC. Pure Wafer is the largest U.S.-based provider of advanced silicon solutions for the semiconductor industry. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Edgewater is a sector-focused private equity firm making investments in lower middle-market performance materials businesses, specifically in the specialty chemicals, life   more