Minneapolis Star Tribune | St. Paul Pioneer Press
Jennifer Parratt, who ran the Pioneer Press' niche publications unit before joining the Star Tribune last week. had a noncompete clause in her contract that prohibits her from working for a competitor for one year after leaving the St. Paul paper, according to Pioneer Press interim publisher
Fred Mott. "If she somehow thinks she can break a contract, we are going to pursue that through legal channels," he says. Strib publisher
Par Ridder believes "we were free to hire her." ||
ALSO: Ridder defends his departure from the Pioneer Press.