Minneapolis attorney Peter Michaud represents at least two firsts for national law firm Ballard Spahr LLP. When he takes over as the firm’s chair in 2024, he’ll be the first
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Back in 2020, in the wake of pandemic-driven office closures and civil unrest, many assumed that downtown Minneapolis would become a ghost town. Though the number of office workers has
Minnesota may not necessarily be the startup capital of the nation, but it appears to be the place for new companies to survive over the longer term. That’s one of
The 19-bed rural hospital in Starbuck, Minnesota, where Dr. Rahul Koranne got his start as a physician is no more. Back in 2005, financial pressures forced the small facility to
A place for the dead is making more space for the living. Lakewood Cemetery — the final resting place for lawmakers Hubert H. Humphrey, Paul Wellstone, and several other prominent
In the eyes of some, state government is a hulking, slow-moving machine perpetually bogged down by bureaucracy. Fearful of failure, state agencies generally avoid taking bigger risks, even if they
Minnesota’s largest publicly traded companies are heeding calls for improved gender parity on their boards, though the number of women in executive roles is still falling behind the national average.
Nationwide, the economic picture is still something of a mixed bag. Though inflation has grown at its fastest clip in more than 40 years, the unemployment rate has fallen to
The push for organized labor continues. On Thursday, workers at Minneapolis-based Peace Coffee announced plans to unionize in hopes of “better wages, better working conditions, and a collective voice at
Amid the dozens of publicly traded firms in Minnesota, Baudette-based ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc. often flies under the radar. The pharmaceutical company about five hours north of Minneapolis has grown largely
Minnetonka-based health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday said it’s again pushing back the closing date for its $13 billion acquisition of Nashville-based Change Healthcare. In a news release issued
Krista Matthews, chief development officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, is still in disbelief about the $20 million check her organization recently received. After all, it’s not every day
Minnetonka-based health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is betting big on the future of in-home health care. On Tuesday, the company said it has reached a deal to buy Louisiana-based in-home
Minneapolis-based youth sports risk management platform Players Health has raised $28 million, the company announced last week. San Francisco-based venture capital firm Mastry Ventures and insurer SiriusPoint Ltd. were the
Local nonprofit economic development group Greater MSP says it’s stepping up its commitment to entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. On Wednesday, the organization announced that it’s partnering with startup accelerator group
A handful of ad agencies had made offers to buy Minneapolis-based creative agency Morsekode over the years, but CEO Mark Morse says it was a LinkedIn connection with a London-based
Minnesota fintech company Sezzle Inc. plans to cut about 20 percent of its North American workforce, the company announced last week. Sezzle, which is based in Minneapolis but is publicly
Minnesota saw some encouraging labor trends at the start of the new year, though it’s anyone’s guess if those will continue in the months ahead. In January, the state added