People really hate data centers. There’s no sugarcoating it – they’ve become one of the most politically toxic issues in the midterm elections, with the governors of previously data center-friendly
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The electric grid is like the brakes on your car—it’s really important, it can be expensive to fix, and if anything goes wrong, you find out in a hurry and
This commentary is part of an occasional series focused on practical, proven strategies that can drive new economic growth in Minnesota Earlier this month, economic development group Greater MSP hosted
Capital is like sunlight and rain for startups. With more of it, they grow bigger and faster. Without it, they’re stuck in dry shade, straining to reach for what little
How does the Twin Cities stack up against other markets? Historically, we are well ahead of where we were at as a market a decade or two ago. But it
Minnesota has long prided itself on its thriving business tradition, as home to venerable global giants like 3M and General Mills, as well as more recent national successes like LifeTime
Bloomington-based Dairy Queen is a summer staple, yet always changing. So how do new menu items make it from test kitchen to drive-through? For every Blizzard, chicken strip, and burger,
Patty Wall has run Malcolm Yards since it opened in 2021. Her husband, John, began acquiring land in the area in 2015, as part of a vision to start a
A few years from now, Minnesota may be the best place in the country to test hypersonic rockets, make sustainable protein, build advanced semiconductors, trial bioindustrial manufacturing to replace synthetic
Today, Minnesota ranks last in defense spending per capita. But the state has a new defense technology player in town that’s aiming to help bring together a group of innovative
On Eustis Street in St. Paul, just across the border from Minneapolis, is a small guitar store. Nate Westgor, aka Willie DelMar, opened in 1989 with a $15,000 bank loan.
This piece is the first in an occasional series focused on practical, proven strategies that can drive new economic growth in Minnesota. Minnesota needs new ideas for economic growth, and
Kari Groth Swan has been busy. There is a mile between the Capitol building and the new offices of the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA), which she took over
Owning a technology that might just save the world from itself is a daunting burden, but that’s where Claros Technologies finds itself. The Minneapolis-based company is focused on solving one
Niron Magnetics officially announced plans to open a new manufacturing facility, which it is planning to begin building in 2028. Niron’s first facility will open in Sartell in 2027. Niron’s
Could this be the year Minnesota finally takes a chunk out of its housing affordability problem? A proposed state bill that’s aiming to rewrite rules to make it easier to
Minnesota has more wind energy than we can handle, and a project in southern Minnesota wants to use the leftover capacity to power the first local, commercially available ammonia fertilizer.
At its core, Flow Environmental Systems is a heat pump company. But it’s also one piece of a vision for how Minnesota can grow its clean tech and manufacturing sectors