St. Paul and Mairs & Power have been intertwined since the investment firm was founded in 1931 by George Mairs Jr. Known for its long-term investing strategy, the firm has
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Inertia is anathema to the work and civic lives of Darrel German. The president of Huntington National Bank’s Minnesota region arrived in the Twin Cities in November 2020 and he’s
Joe Pohlad was in grade school in 1991 when the Minnesota Twins last won a World Series. On Monday, his uncle Jim Pohlad passed the leadership baton to him and
Cargill, the nation’s largest privately held company, announced Monday that chief operating officer Brian Sikes will become president and CEO on Jan. 1. Sikes, 54, succeeds David MacLennan, 63, who
After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1999, Gina Kastel joined the Faegre & Benson law firm as an associate. On Thursday, the Faegre Drinker law firm
In multiple New York Times columns, Minnesota native Tom Friedman has lauded the work of the Itasca Project. The Twin Cities-based organization defines itself as “an employer-led civic alliance focused
Minnesota workers under 55 are living through a new experience in 2022—a period of stubbornly high inflation. When the consumer price index spiked at 9.1% in June, it was the
Mike Klingensmith, who successfully revamped the Star Tribune’s business model, announced Thursday that he will retire in January as publisher and CEO of the state’s largest news organization. On a
Except for an 18-month hiatus, Beth Kieffer Leonard has worked at Minneapolis-based Lurie LLP since 1984. She’s been the guardian of the company—founded in 1940—since she became the accounting firm’s
In mid-June, hundreds of people gathered on a Thursday night at the Mendakota Country Club in Mendota Heights to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Mairs & Power. The investment firm,
A seven-hour flight delay is exhausting, but it’s better than getting stranded at the airport after your flight is canceled. That was my experience Thursday, when I was scheduled to
In her first year as the top executive of American Public Media Group (APMG), Jean Taylor on Wednesday announced that an anonymous donor has given $56 million to Minnesota Public
Laura Dunham, associate dean of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, will become the new business dean at the University of St. Thomas. The largest private university in Minnesota, St. Thomas
Sleep Number executive Melissa Barra embraced hybrid work long before the pandemic wreaked havoc on traditional office schedules. Barra, who joined Sleep Number in 2013, has been traveling for the
Reducing poverty is the No. 1 objective of the Greater Twin Cities United Way in awarding $12.1 million in grants that were unveiled Wednesday. “A growing segment of our population
In March 2009, the New York Islanders traded Bill Guerin to the Pittsburgh Penguins, which became a pivotal transaction for the future U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer. On June 12,
Dave Kansas, a key executive at American Public Media Group (APMG) since 2011, will leave the nonprofit because of a leadership reorganization developed by new CEO Jean Taylor. Kansas, who
Julie Sullivan, who became the first woman and first layperson to serve as president of the University of St. Thomas in 2013, will leave Minnesota’s largest private university to become