Leggett, 53, vice president of global manufacturing excellence at General Mills, is a 25-year veteran who has managed plants, packaging and supply chains. He earned graduate degrees in industrial technology and business, and was a three-time Academic All-America football player at Purdue University.
Read MorePowell, in his 20s and with a bad attitude, said he sought fast cash to settle debts, move out of his mother's place, and rent from a friend. Instead, he was arrested and pleaded guilty. During a prison stint, Powell decided he would change course.
Read MoreFurloughs and layoffs have become common across industries and around the state, of course, with more than 560,000 people applying for unemployment insurance since Gov. Tim Walz began instituting sweeping public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Yet for those in Minnesota who already struggled to find work prior to the outbreak — including, disproportionately, people of color — the new barriers to work represent a particularly bruising setback.
Read More“Employers are finding more ways to adapt their processes and methods to become more inclusive, supportive and authentic to individuals.”
Twin Cites R!SE employer-partners include Allianz North America, Ecolab, Target, Quality Ingredient Corp., Horizon Roofing and UPS.
Read More"Over the last two years, CEO Isabelle Day of Quality Ingredients of Burnsville has hired eight former convicts, now 15% of her 56-person workforce, through Minneapolis training-nonprofit Twin Cities Rise, after struggling to retain workers who start at $15 an hour. “
Read MoreAfter 12 years as a client, volunteer and employee of LSS, Brinston this month is taking a job in north Minneapolis as an employment coach at Twin Cities R!SE.
Read MoreSteve Rothschild, right, resigned in 1991 from an executive post at General Mills to address high unemployment among low-income black men through the nonprofit Twin Cities Rise. Rothschild retired this month as Rise’s founding chairman.
Read MoreSteve Rothschild, who retired as an executive at General Mills at age 45 to start a Twin Cities nonprofit that has helped empower and train for employment thousands of high-school dropouts, ex-offenders and others, has retired as chairman of Twin Cities Rise.
Read MoreCEO Isabelle Day of Quality Ingredients of Burnsville was having difficulty filling jobs last year when she read a Star Tribune column about hiring former inmates.
Read MoreTwin Cities R!SE unveils guide for employers to hire people with criminal convictions in their pasts.
Read MoreWearing an oil-stained florescent jacket, Ravie Sawh stood before a group of 50 job seekers and their supporters at Metro Transit's Overhaul Base last week.
Read MoreDavis Powell works at Pomp’s Tire Service in Savage where he inspects and repairs tires. “Overall, it’s a good job with good benefits,” said Powell, 33, a two-year employee.
Read MoreJuanita Moss credits Twin Cities Rise with helping her turn her life around during a dark chapter. She graduated from one of the North Minneapolis-based nonprofit’s job training programs in November and now works full time as a certified clinical medical assistant at Open Cities Health Center in St. Paul.
Read MoreRead how TCR's Empowerment Institute is helping non-profits, businesses, colleges, and government create a culture of empowerment within their organization.
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