More Minnesota employers are delaying return-to-office plans

Securian Financial, Xcel Energy and Wells Fargo have all pushed back their dates to the end of January or February as the omicron variant continues to spread

Dec 30, 20210

Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune count

Hopes for downtown reawakenings in January are being dashed as companies start pushing back return-to-work dates. Shown is Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.

Securian Financial and Xcel Energy are among the Minnesota companies that have again pushed back return-to-office dates as COVID-19 variants continue to complicate their plans.

The highly contagious omicron variant has dashed hope for downtown awakenings in January. Securian's headquarters are in downtown St. Paul while Xcel's are in downtown Minneapolis. They joined Wells Fargo and other firms at pushing back dates, some indefinitely.

Steve Cramer, chief executive of the Minneapolis Downtown Council, said it is unclear how many more firms will follow.

https://www.startribune.com/january-reawakenings-for-downtowns-dashed-as-companies-postpone-return-to-office-dates/600131076/