Federal regulators said Thursday they have cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus at the company's Sioux Falls plant, an early hot spot for virus infections that hobbled American meatpacking plants.
The manufacturer faces a tight deadline to produce millions of totes and mail trays before the November election.
Commissioners expressed concern about COVID-19 costs next year.
More than 100 workers from local theaters and music venues held a "Road Case March" through downtown Minneapolis to highlight initiatives to help live entertainment industry employees amid the COVID-19 shutdown.