When COVID-19 first shut down in person learning, educators and parents got a glimpse into different digital challenges. Among them, kids aren’t immune to developing tired, dry eyes from concentrating on laptops and electronic tablets for extended periods of time. The discomfort drove some of them to their ophthalmologist, looking for relief. As students and…
Meet the Board: Kevin Lauwagie For Winthrop farmer Kevin Lauwagie, timing is everything. Around 2017, Lauwagie’s small group health policy was cancelled. At the same time, the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill allowing health care cooperatives to offer health plans to farmers, creating the need for 40 Square Cooperative Solutions. “The timing was great for…
Five years ago, exploding health insurance costs forced many employees at Minnesota Pork Inc. (MPI) Farms to forgo coverage. “Previously, we weren’t very capable of providing affordable health care for our employees,” says MPI Business Manager Ashley Winkelman. “A lot of them are 20 and 30 somethings who were going without health care because it…