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Pearson's Candy Closes After 114 Years | Minneapolis News
Pearson’s Candy Company, a beloved St. Paul institution since 1909, is shutting down this fall, leaving nearly 80 workers jobless—no bumping rights in sight. The closure stems from financial unsustainability, but tensions run deeper: the union filed a June complaint alleging bad-faith bargaining, and with no clear retraining or support on the horizon, the future of the iconic Salted Nut Roll and Nut Goodie—and the community’s candy legacy—hangs in the balance. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an…
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