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From layoffs to changing inventory, inflation drives hard decisions for small firms - Thu, 10 Sep 2026 PST

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The co-owner of Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts and Foods in Minneapolis stopped taking a salary for a nearly a year and cut her inventory of imported Norwegian sweaters after tariffs and other costs increased by more than she could afford. A New Hope, Minnesota, manufacturer laid off five workers when hit with higher costs of necessary items from fuel to health insurance. A Minneapolis ad ...

First report: From layoffs to changing inventory, inflation drives hard decisions for small firms — startribune.com, 5d