While the fast-food giants race to add a token plant-based burger to their menus, restaurant entrepreneur Steele Smiley is poised to take the healthy eating movement a step further with
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Face Foundrie, the Minneapolis-based express facial spa, sold out of franchise units in Minnesota without even hiring a franchise broker. Less than two months after opening up franchise opportunities, several
TCB’s third annual Tech 20 list includes the innovators behind a medical device that tracks cardiac arrhythmias through the cloud, enterprise software designed to modernize the manufacturing industry, and an
Target Corp. won’t call employees back to the head office in downtown Minneapolis until at least fall, citing the “health and safety of our team members” as its top priority.
Despite store sales dropping by 33 percent in 2020, Evereve believes shoppers will return to brick and mortar—so much so that the women’s apparel retailer plans to double the size
Crisp & Green CEO Steele Smiley set a 2021 goal of reaching 40 locations for his fast-casual salad and grain bowl restaurant chain. “I never envisioned we’d be at 38
You can bet Sleep Number CEO Shelly Ibach will be cheering for Kansas City to win the Super Bowl on Sunday—the Chiefs just signed a five-year contract that makes the
Shortly after being sent to work from home, Target senior art director Judith Marilyn went through a “mild Covid crisis” and considered “selling everything” to make her “cozy” 700-square-foot apartment
Popular design-focused podcast 99% Invisible turned its attention above the streets of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul this week for an episode that chronicles the history and consequences of the
Primp wrote the book on the modern clothing boutique experience at fast-fashion prices—and did it a decade ago, when most successful brands were rushing online. In contrast, Primp focused on
The 10-year retail lease—a shopping center staple for decades—was already on shaky ground pre-pandemic, but Covid-19 disposed of what shreds remained. “We are noticing a new trend of tenants requesting
While many office workers have embraced the commute from bedroom to kitchen and the stretchy waistbands of WFH life, it’s collaboration we’re missing. In a “Return to Work” survey conducted
Whether it’s a customer tipping a hairstylist or a stylist cashing a salon paycheck, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated demand for contact-free digital options. That trend set the stage for
Eighty four percent of us shopped online this year during the pandemic, according to Shopify’s Future of Commerce 2021 report. And I’d venture to bet that most—even those who miss
Greg Cunningham’s cell phone rang early that Tuesday morning, the day after George Floyd died in police custody, a Minneapolis officer’s knee pressing on his throat. It was U.S. Bank
Major downtown employers including Target, Thrivent, RBC Wealth Management, and the Xcel Energy Foundation contributed to a Minneapolis Downtown Council small business grant program that will provide $1.6 million to
Fast Fitness Japan, the largest master franchisee of Twin Cities-based Anytime Fitness, debuted Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Trading as FFJ, Fast Fitness owns 850 Anytime Fitness clubs across
Just because your company manufactures blankets or jewelry or gourmet foods doesn’t mean you pass on holiday shopping. The owners of some popular local brands share their go-to Minnesota-made gift
On December 8, the night before this issue hit mailboxes and newsstands, we gathered online for a virtual celebration to reveal the innovators, change agents, builders, believers, and emerging leaders
A sprawling 11,000-square-foot toy store designed to encourage discovery and imaginative play may sound like a pre-Covid relic, but the Ukrainian group behind the new Hey!Joy at Mall of America