Mark Boswell

1 month ago | startribune.com | Mark Boswell

By Mark Boswell Three wildfires in northern Minnesota's Arrowhead region have grown quickly from a few hundred acres to several thousand, with new evacuations and reports of destroyed buildings increasing by the day. Red flag weather warnings, signaling conditions are ripe for fires to spread quickly and grow out of control, were in effect across dozens of Minnesota counties. Here's the latest information on the fire perimeters as of about 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14.

Feb 6, 2025 | cpostrategy.media | Harry Menear |Mark Boswell

For Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), risk management is becoming an increasingly important initiative. The procurement function has traditionally been associated with cost savings and supply chain efficiency. However, procurement leaders must now adopt new roles. Increasingly, the function is essential to mitigating risks in areas such as digital resilience, AI ethics, and sustainability. The regulatory landscape is becoming ever more complex.

Jan 10, 2025 | cpostrategy.media | Harry Menear |Mark Boswell

Technology is transforming procurement by adding value at every stage of the lifecycle. We can see this impact from supplier identification and selection to processing supplier payments. Beyond operational efficiencies, it empowers procurement teams with data-driven insights to realise greater cost savings, enhanced transparency to ensure compliance, and improved collaboration across the supply chain. However, the implementation of new technology in any organisation is often a double-edged sword.

Jun 21, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | C.J. Sinner |Yuqing Liu |Mark Boswell

div.related-byline {display: none;} h3.title { border-bottom: 10px solid #f5e18d; display: inline-block; line-height: 0.3; }As Minneapolis becomes Gymnastics City USA while hosting the U.S. Olympic trials, it's the artistic gymnastics events that generally draw the largest crowds for big names like Suni Lee, Simone Biles and Shane Wiskus. Who will represent Team USA at the Paris Olympics in July? We'll find out at the end of the trials, running June 27-30 at Target Center.

Feb 23, 2024 | startribune.com | Mark Boswell

It is a well-known image: A stoic Native American man in ceremonial garb with a feathered headdress. An Indian chief. That portrait of strength and courage has been memorialized in films and statues, as well as exploited to sell cigarettes and motorcycles. It is a core American cultural stereotype, recently at the center of the most-watched sporting event in American history when the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII.