How do you set 10-year goals that feel innovative and ambitious, yet achievable? I was thinking about this one recent summer day as I walked past empty storefronts and cavernous
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If there’s one thing that sells well at the Minnesota State Fair, it’s Minnesota. And that’s artist Adam Turman’s specialty. “Paul Bunyon, the loon, hot dish, Split Rock Lighthouse—I love
In what could be a contender for the most successful repurposing of a Chuck E. Cheese on record, Juut Salonspa in Edina recently won the national title Salon of the
One lousy college tour that sent his daughter running away from a school she thought she wanted to attend left TCB Executive Editor Adam Platt wondering why, when universities spend
The answer to downtown vibrancy? Taylor Swift. Minneapolis set a new all-time record for total hotel rooms occupied over the June 23-24 weekend, when Swift performed two sold-out shows on
As Edina-based national women’s specialty retailer Evereve triples the size of its presence at Ridgedale Center in Minnetonka, a closing sale is underway just a few exits east on I-394
Mall owner Simon Property Group on Tuesday confirmed long-rumored plans of a Southdale Center reinvention designed to draw “more than 20 of the most respected names in luxury and aspirational
When not coaching companies on diversity, equity, and inclusion, The Woke Coach founder Seena Hodges (editor at large of TCB's Forward newsletter) has been transcribing her best practices for a
Step aside, Kevin Bacon. Six degrees of Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) was the unofficial theme of TCB’s annual Community Impact Awards in May. It became a running joke in on-stage
As business leaders and government agencies process the ramifications of the sweeping $3 billion tax bill passed by the Minnesota legislature this week, startup founders and investors are celebrating the
Target may not save downtown Minneapolis, but perhaps Taylor Swift can. More than 1,800 events–concerts, like two sold-out Taylor Swift shows June 23 and 24, festivals, sports and theater performances—are
A pandemic-fueled explosion of e-commerce growth for Slumberland Furniture is prompting the Oakdale-based retailer to invest in store experience. “If people have the option to buy online, but choose to
Golden Valley-based Omnia Fishing plans to roll out a new information-rich subscription service this month aimed at getting the e-commerce company in the boat with its customers even after they’ve
In the 13 years since the Shops at West End’s recession-era opening, the south end of the west suburban lifestyle center has never filled. Ben Krsnak believes he can get
Organic, fair trade, and now add compostable to Peace Coffee’s selling points. The Minneapolis-based socially-minded coffee company marked Earth Day by launching single-cup pods made of 100% biodegradable plant-based material.
The Minneapolis Farmers Market, a Thursday fixture on Nicollet Mall since the 1990s, will not return to downtown Minneapolis this summer. Following a pandemic-related hiatus, the market last summer resumed
In early March, Twin Cities Business and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine invited a group of influential business leaders and entrepreneurs to a brainstorm session at the Minneapolis Club. We called it The
Despite the hands-on nature of their work, Shelter Architecture in Minneapolis adapted remarkably well to remote collaboration in the early days of pandemic lockdowns. “We showed our work on Zoom