It’s been about 25 years since Peter Michaud told his fellow Lindquist & Vennum attorneys in Minneapolis that he was gay. “I was the first openly gay partner at Lindquist,”
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It’s been five years since a Minnesota-based Fortune 500 company chose a woman to be its CEO. Corie Barry was promoted internally in 2019 and remains the CEO of Best
Bill George, a former Medtronic CEO and chairman, doesn’t mince words when characterizing why airplane manufacturer Boeing is beset by quality problems that led to a fuselage panel blowout on
Rahul Koranne will return to the Minnesota State Capitol this month to plead for funding for Minnesota hospitals. In the world of complex health care finance, Koranne, president and CEO
Andrew Dayton, founder of the Minneapolis-based Constellation Fund, is unveiling a companion entity dedicated to long-term research that identifies the most effective poverty-fighting solutions. Called the Constellation Lab or CoLab,
When a Boeing aircraft door blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight at about 16,000 feet, it was the latest evidence for analyst Ronald Epstein that the airplane manufacturer had
Susan Bass Roberts, known in the Twin Cities community for addressing racial disparities, will become president of the Pohlad Family Foundation. The foundation announced the news Tuesday after leaders of
For many decades, credit unions had a reputation for being friendly, small, workplace-based organizations where people could get car loans and other financial services. Members often knew the people handling
Before Paul Marvin was born, his family members created a profit-sharing program for employees. Now CEO and chair of Marvin, Paul Marvin announced Thursday that more than $20 million in
Bayport, Minnesota-based Andersen Corp. is closing out 2023 by paying out $55.4 million in profit sharing to its employees. That's an increase of 33.5% over 2022 when the window and
At a time when the nation's political discourse often becomes vitriolic, Tane Danger focuses on bringing Minnesotans together to listen to speakers with diverse perspectives and talk about pressing issues
A fierce competitor since she was a high school swimmer, Beth Wozniak, CEO and chair of nVent, is striving to lead her company to $5 billion in annual revenue. It’s
Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O'Lakes, has urged the Biden administration to adopt a more muscular and strategic trade agenda to increase U.S. agricultural exports. The President's Export
Attorney Melodie Rose, who gets energized by complex legal issues, fully recognizes that her tenure as president of Minnesota's largest law firm will be defined by breathtaking changes in the
The emergence of the hybrid workplace has caused some CEOs and company presidents to alter how they communicate with their employees. But the core principles that define who they are
Minnesotans have endured three consecutive summer droughts, and in 2023 they watched global temperatures soar as July and August became the hottest on record. The experiences and statistics are sobering,
Twin Cities Business has selected Beth Wozniak, chair and CEO of nVent, as its Person of the Year for 2023. After serving as president of Pentair's electrical segment, Wozniak became
Scott Burns began a new chapter of his life Monday, becoming a general partner of Mairs & Power Venture Capital in downtown St. Paul. Burns is well known in Minnesota's