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HealthPartners and Essentia Health have announced a merger that would create one of the largest health systems in Minnesota, according to the Star Tribune. The deal brings together two major nonprofit providers, expanding their combined reach across the state and surrounding region. Details on timing, leadership and potential effects on patients and staff have not yet been laid out.

Two of Minnesota's largest health care providers have announced plans to merge, according to reporting from the Star Tribune. The deal would combine two major hospital and clinic systems serving communities across the state. Details about the combined organization's size, timeline, and potential effects on patients, staff, and costs have not yet been made public.

An AI startup is offering coaching tools designed to make sales representatives communicate in a more human, empathetic way with customers. The approach uses artificial intelligence to analyse and improve how salespeople talk with prospects, rather than automating the conversations outright. The story was reported by the Star Tribune, though further details about the company, its customers, and its results were not provided.