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April 10 Mayo Clinic is not just faced with an enormous health crisis. Now, there is an economic crisis, too -- very likely the biggest such challenge Mayo has faced since the Great Depression. Income has plummeted as Mayo has turned its attention from regular business to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the clinic is rolling out a plan of spending reductions, including payroll cuts, that will directly affect about one-third of Mayos70,000 employees across all of its sites, including May...

The result is that Brothers is now offering free delivery of anything off its menu within the Rochester city limits. There’s a $5 charge for orders going to Stewartville or Byron, and there’s a $10 fee to deliver to Oronoco. In addition to getting hot food to customers in a timely fashion, the change means any tips from customers go directly to his employees. “My staff really want to work. This is a way we can keep them working,” said Smoot of his 10 employees. “We’re trying our bes...