This post was written by Rick King, COO, Technology at Thomson Reuters. Ah, the Great Minnesota Get Together (AKA, the Minnesota State Fair). When asked, most people say they go to the fair for the food (deep-fried, sugar-soaked and delicious). For me, going to the fair this year was a little different. On Aug. 28, …
Archives
Thomson Reuters campus pictured in Eagan profile
The Thomson Reuters campus was recently pictured in the profile of the city of Eagan, Minn. in Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live 2012. Ranked No. 14 on the list of 100 cities, the write-up about Eagan, a 20-minute commute from Minneapolis and St. Paul, listed Thomson Reuters as one of the major employers in …
Supporting the next generation
The Eagan campus of Thomson Reuters recently made headlines when it hosted local Dakota County educators and awarded a scholarship to a local student. The Star Tribune mentioned Thomson Reuters as one of the businesses that local superintendents and principals visited as part of a tour for educators. A panel of Thomson Reuters leaders and …
Mockbusters: Hollywood’s knockoffs
Have you seen any of these movies? Puss in Boots – A Furry Tail? American Battleship? Chop Kick Panda? They’re not what you think they are. With plots and designs that depict an obvious resemblance to Hollywood’s major movie titles, smaller entertainment companies are playing off of big-name studios and attempting to deceive consumers into …
Yamate named 2012 TIPS Liberty Achievement Award recipient
At the 2012 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago recently, the Liberty Achievement Award was awarded to Sandra Yamate by the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). The award, sponsored by Thomson Reuters, was created in 2008 to honor lawyers and judges who promote diversity in the legal profession. Yamate, a strong advocate for promoting …
Los Angeles street murals: Protected art or urban eyesore?
Los Angeles, known for its abundance of talented street artists and their mural art, may not be known for those murals much longer. With murals being painted over by an existing ban on private murals within the city, the mural capital of the world is currently in jeopardy and city legislators are taking it upon …
Corporate Counsel e-newsletter to launch
Thomson Reuters Westlaw is launching Corporate Counsel Connect, a free bi-monthly e-newsletter premiering June 21. Corporate Counsel Connect will provide informative and insightful content for the corporate legal community, including engaging perspectives and best practices. Each issue will feature a range of topics tailored to the needs of corporate counsel, including: – Best practices from …
WE’RE LISTENING @ WestlawSmallLaw
At Westlaw Small Law, we know that customers are at the heart of everything we do. So at this year’s State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting on June 13-15 in Houston, we are making an extra effort to listen to you. WE’RE LISTENING @ WestlawSmallLaw is our program to host this conversation. We want to hear what you like about …
A moving tribute to heroes
Attendees were visibly moved as stories were told of the individuals who were being honored for their extraordinary work in the service of others at the annual Northern Minnesota Region Red Cross Heroes Breakfast, held last Thursday at Target Field in downtown Minneapolis. (L-R) Savage police officers Todd Weinzierl and Frank Mackall with Craig Yolitz, vice president …
Thomson Reuters celebrates Hmong culture
Eagan second-shift employees gathered one evening last week to learn about Hmong culture and history at an event that included presentations by employee Charles Xiong, who works in Manufacturing Client Services, and his niece Alexandria Xiong, a former Thomson Reuters reference attorney who is now a solo practitioner. Part of the broader group of May …
