Service-oriented architecture can make your company's IT system function seamlessly for users.
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Why did a group of U.S. farm cooperatives decide to become a global grain merchant- and a Fortune 500 company? For CHS, it was a matter of staying ahead in the increasingly complex agribusiness market.
The management of Minnesota Diversified Industries -a nonprofit that provides useful work for the disabled- was spending big money on perks while the business nearly fell off a cliff. Here's how it got turned around.
Adopting different leadership styles during a crisis.
To: Minnesota Senator Ann RestMinnesota Representative Laura Brod
Data from the 30 largest public companies based in Minnesota, taken from the 2008 Minnesota Board Index compiled by executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
A joint effort between law offices and the federal government encourages environmentalism in the legal industry.
Local law firms are beefing up their alternative and renewable energy practices.
One size does not fit all when it comes to international marketing. Messages must be customized to specific markets. “When you go international, you have to have a very good
Though some of the bohemian vibe from Bob Dylan's day remains, Minneapolis' Dinkytown district by the University of Minnesota has been redeveloped and reinvented.
How did a Minnesota fruit hauler become a Fortune 500 transportation logistics company with offices across the world?
Three IPOs in 13 months, and an eight-fold return on their last venture fund. Tony Christianson and Gordon Stofer on the morphing business model that got them there, and what Cherry Tree might become next.
To: G. Richard Wagoner, CEO, General Motors Corporation;Robert L. Nardelli, CEO, Chrysler, LLC;Alan R. Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company
Customer focus is essential in a recession.
Jan McDaniel left her position as CEO of the Twin Cities chapter of the American Red Cross at the end of September, an entity she helped create when she oversaw
Paul Bieganski, now finishing up a term as president of the Minnesota Venture Capital Association, has been a venture investor, entrepreneur, and technology developer. As chief technology officer at the
To: The Honorable Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury
Be a positive, energizing force for your company.