Thomas Fraser, a retired Hennepin County District Court judge, is taking on the tough assignment of mediating talks aimed at reaching a new operating agreement among the University of Minnesota,
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After earning a Harvard Law School degree and practicing law at Kirkland & Ellis, the nation’s largest law firm, Rob Vischer was a young man with many promising and lucrative
For those who crave new leadership, your wishes have been granted. In Minnesota, half of the state’s biggest employers have new CEOs since 2021. The same pattern holds true for
The Bold Path Fellowship is a new program designed to help Twin Cities entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground. As many as five Twin Cities residents will each receive
When it comes to the future of health care in Minnesota, consumers recognize that health care leaders won’t easily reach agreements on the best courses of action. But it was
Three Minnesota foundations and St. Paul-based Ecolab announced Monday that they are committing $23 million to increase access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. Called Our Home State, the Saint
Dorsey & Whitney, a Minneapolis-based law firm founded in 1912, is undergoing a Midwest expansion by opening an office in Chicago. The move is an element of the growth strategy
Minneapolis-based Moss & Barnett, a law firm founded in 1892, will merge into the international law firm of Cozen O’Connor, which is headquartered in Philadelphia. The two law firms announced
In the world of business, do we aspire to be community-minded George Bailey in the 1946 movie classic It’s a Wonderful Life or do we admire the hard-charging Gordon Gekko
Citing a rapidly growing demand for protein products, a Minnesota-based coalition announced Tuesday that it will pursue a three-part strategy to expand Minnesota’s private sector role in creating and producing
In a surprising move, leaders of the Itasca Project, a civic alliance that spanned more than two decades, have decided to shut down the initiative. One year ago, Steve Grove,
For people who enjoy holding a newspaper in their hands, Dec. 31, 2025, will mark a new chapter in the demise of print newspapers. The Atlanta Journal Constitution will stop
It’s been more than two years—July 2023—since University of Minnesota leaders helped topple a proposed merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services. It’s been more than seven months—mid-February 2025—since
Lori Barghini and Julia Cobbs, the talkative, ever-opinionated sisters-in-law, are returning to the Minnesota media world. “Lori & Julia Still Loud!” is the twice-weekly podcast they’ll launch Oct. 1 through
St. Paul’s problems are stark—a struggling downtown, high taxes, anemic housing construction—but none of the mayoral candidates could muster an endorsement from the St. Paul Area Chamber PAC. The organization
In a year with an uncertain economy, Robert (Rob) Vischer propelled the University of St. Thomas forward by effectively serving as an academic, business, and community leader. Vischer, who became
While some segments of the U.S. economy are cooling, the growth of data centers remains red hot. That reality has translated into business opportunities for nVent, which announced Wednesday that
Attorney Peter Nelson joined the Minneapolis-based Dorsey law firm in 2008, which was defined by the Great Recession. In July, he became the firm’s managing partner, who’s now charged with