Minneapolis fintech company Sezzle is among the national winners of 2025’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Entrepreneur of the Year is Ernst & Young’s annual competition honoring business leaders for
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Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) this week announced a plan to continue a decades-long partnership. But the University of Minnesota, which has been the
Target has said its layoffs earlier this week reflect a desire for the Minneapolis retail giant to work more nimbly. “Layers” and “overlapping work” bog down decision-making, as incoming CEO
Target is eliminating 1,800 corporate positions. The Wall Street Journal broke the news Thursday. Employees will learn the status of their employment on Tuesday, Target confirmed in an email. The
Atomic Data announced Monday it’s acquiring Venue Wireless, a tiny, Texas-based IT company that specializes in sports and entertainment venues. That’s because Atomic, the Minneapolis-based IT services firm, wants to
It’s a September day, and Jazz Hampton is just a little late to the former car repair shop in Northeast that’s now a coworking space for tech startups. It’s where
Scott Litman and Dan Mallin know the challenges of early-stage entrepreneurship. About 20 years ago, the two founded MN Cup, an annual statewide competition for startups. Now, they're expanding their
The Saint Paul Downtown Development Corporation (SPDDC) now has full ownership of the Alliance Bank Center building. The transition, announced Friday, is crucial for the future of downtown St. Paul
Not many businesses are dedicated to pediatrics, says CEO Dori Jones. “A lot of companies view it as a small market.” Jones’ business doesn’t, which is one reason she says
This year’s MN Cup wrapped on Monday night, and AcQumen Medical, a medical device company in Minneapolis, walked away with the $50,000 grand prize. AcQumen presented its UltraTrac invention to
Starting early next year, Summit Orthopedics will provide urgent and emergency care—think: broken bones, torn ACLs—at three more M Health Fairview hospitals in the Twin Cities, bringing the total to
Since 2021, Protolabs’ sales have stagnated. From a record high, its stock has slid more than 80%. In May, the digital manufacturer named Suresh Krishna as its new president and
The mall news continues. New stores will open at the Galleria through the start of next year, filling vacancies left by tenants who relocated across 69th Street to Southdale for
Over the past few years, the comeback among “Class A” malls has tripped up that pandemic drumbeat of “malls are dead.” Look at Mall of America and Rosedale. “Those are
The 2025 Minnesota State Fair was the fifth most attended overall, beating out last year. Labor Day’s attendance of 150,442 brought this year’s total to 1,940,869, according to the fair.
Two leaders in Minnesota’s tech ecosystem have become one. Tarmac.IO, a custom software development firm, on Thursday announced it has acquired the software engineering company Warecorp. “The acquisition strengthens both
The U.S. has been in a bit of a bread renaissance. “People are beginning to rediscover bread as it used to be baked and served and eaten” in the pre-industrial
Target COO Michael Fiddelke will succeed Brian Cornell as the next CEO, the company announced Wednesday morning. It was a unanimous decision by the board. "We need to reclaim our