In this issue we present a fascinating article about the state of Minnesota’s hospitals. It’s a story about hospital capacity and the response to the pandemic, but it is, in
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It’s been a year, huh? When we set out in late 2019 to identify the TCB100, we saw a 2020 defined by an election and a booming economy. And for
Budget season is coming to an end for most of us; it involved a lot more guesswork than usual, I’m sure. 2021 is the ultimate black box of black boxes,
One Sunday morning in the late 1970s, Dave Mona performed a live audition of sorts for a 25-minute radio show built around sports columnist Sid Hartman, because ’CCO farm director
In 1991, when Canadian med student Andrew Badley arrived at Mayo Clinic as a resident in internal medicine, he had no thought that 30 years later he would still be
When the St. Paul Saints moved to CHS Field, the team’s Co-Founder and Chairman Marv Goldklang noticed something different about their games. “At Midway [Stadium] by the seventh inning people
A pandemic is probably a good time to build a liquor store or hang out a psychologist shingle, but “new downtown hotel” isn’t gonna be high on the list of
In early 2019, chef J.D. Fratzke, best known for his partnership in St. Paul’s alt-steakhouse The Strip Club, plus numerous ventures across the east metro, was lured 35 miles down
The restaurant industry has been complaining for years that its business model is unsustainable—but despite all the complaints, it’s carried on as usual. But maybe, just maybe, the pandemic is
At 12:30 p.m. on March 27, I wandered down a nearly deserted skyway near my office in downtown Minneapolis in search of lunch. Very little was open, save for Allie’s
[Editor’s Note: At press time the pivot in Bottineau LRT plans this story telegraphed took place, when Hennepin County and the Met Council announced on August 3 their intention to
Events are moving so fast in the business space, it’s difficult to write with much assurance that what anyone says today will still make sense in a week. It’s even
Dean Phillips was elected to Congress representing Minnesota’s Third District less than two years ago. The consensus-focused businessman and philanthropic leader gained national attention in recent weeks when he co-authored
As urban hotels languish with locked doors or limp along with skeleton staffs and 10 percent occupancy, the region’s “up north” resorts are getting ready for a banner summer. Say
“No controlling authority.” It all blends together working on three hours sleep, but I believe it was MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, courageously broadcasting from Lake and Minnehaha, who noted to the
Throughout the late 20th century, after decades of white flight from the city, downtown Minneapolis struggled at the end of the business day. Stores closed at 6 p.m. for lack
In December I attended an elite holiday party where local insiders mingle. An aging legal eagle whose name might be familiar was crowing about his sense that the president was
The greatest challenge for businesses in a pandemic is planning. Reacting too slowly to rapidly changing dynamics could be catastrophic. Preemptively saying goodbye to talent and spending down lines of