Minnesota’s biggest companies urge ‘de-escalation’ of tensions |
| In an open letter coordinated by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, chief executives from some of the state’s largest employers have called on federal, state and local officials to pull back from further confrontation following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, and work together on a negotiated solution. The letter was signed by top executives of Minnesota’s largest companies and large hospital systems, including Land O’ Lakes, Hormel, U.S. Bancorp, Mayo Clinic and 3M. “Every CEO . . . they want to have a peaceful environment for their employees,” said Bill George, the former chief executive of Medtronic, whose current chief signed the letter. “The larger issue for CEOs,” George added, is that the unrest in Minneapolis “is going to have a very negative effect on their growth, on their innovation and particularly their ability to recruit people from around the country and around the world.” |
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