Another 1,400 open positions are being closed. "Because of the HR logistics involved in last week’s process, we delayed making a small group of position eliminations within some of our human resources teams until this week."

The statement added this was not a new reduction, though. Target is the largest employer in downtown Minneapolis, with a workforce pushing 10,000. Thousands more jobs exist at a suburban campus in Brooklyn Park, Minn. and Target is Minnesota's fourth biggest employer.

Read the full article from the Minneapolis Business Journal.