Best Buy releases diversity, inclusion plan, pledges $44 million to minority education efforts

Best Buy Co. Inc. on Wednesday laid out a plan to boost diversity and inclusion among its workers and pledged at least $44 million for scholarships and other educational offerings for minority students. The Richfield-based retailer also promised it would fill one of every three new, non-hourly corporate positions with people of color, and one of three non-hourly field positions with women candidates. That follows a pledge made earlier this year to make minority workers a big part of an expansion…