[Mpls] Target Closing in North Minneapolis

[Brandon Lacy]

The Target on West Broadway closing hits home for me. My first job (at age 
15) was at the Target on West Broadway. My Mother still works at that Target 
and has worked there for 13 years. There is real anxiety amongst the long 
term staff, such as my Mother, who are middle aged or older and without 
college degrees who have worked at that store for 10, 15, or 20+ years 
concering where they may/might find jobs next.

After working at Target for over a decade, my Mother finally earns a livable 
wage (about 15 dollars an hour). Target has said they will try and 
"reassign" the current staff to other stores. But if, for example, my Mother 
is unable to be reassigned, she can look forward to looking for a new job as 
a relatively unskilled laborer making seven or eight dollars an hour and 
effectively losing ten years worth of effort and committment. I really can't 
imagine what life will be like for my Mother's co-workers who are also long 
term employees and still have children/teenagers living at home.

In terms of convience and a whole other host of issues, the closing of that 
particular Target store will be a blow for the near Northside and its 
residents.

-Brandon Lacy
-Powderhorn Park
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