Minnesota Smells Founders: Brothers Mike and Dan Gordon Founded: 2020 HQ: Edina Where to buy: minnesotasmells.com Best sellers: Purple Rain (woods, rain, lavender); Raspberry Beret (raspberry, lemon, lime, apple, orange,
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More than a year and a half of Zoom events and remote networking is enough to make the staunchest introverts appreciate getting together in person. As we begin to gather
Name a startup medtech company in Minnesota, and there’s a good chance its founder gained experience at Medtronic, Mayo Clinic, or Boston Scientific. A new packaged food item or consumer
Headquarters: Minneapolis Founded: 2017 Founders: Brendan Dillon, Dan Rogers, and Julian White. Joseph Stofega joined the trio as a partner in July 2020. Nokomis Energy is a local energy developer
Wild Dry: An annually changing blend of local dessert apples like Cortland, Connell Red, Whitney Crab, Dolgo Crab, and Honeygold, aged in stainless steel to create a bubbly cider popular
The Root District could be the next hot Minneapolis neighborhood you never knew existed. Best known for the Minneapolis Farmers Market, the area just west of downtown is dominated by
Not even a global pandemic could stop the flood of new beauty and wellness brands coming out of the Twin Cities. Below, we share four of those brands founded in
After a year and a half of virtual meetings, it’s nice to sit across the table from our colleagues again. Our 2021 Corporate Dining Guide can help your company choose
Nina Axelson has been doing sustainability work in Minnesota for nearly two decades. She’s worked for and with businesses and organizations of all sizes—including the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy,
With Covid-19 vaccination rates continuing to rise in Minnesota, event venues can finally reopen—some for the first time in more than a year and a half. The industry is on
At first glance, the new Brand Builders Market looks like any other booth in St. Paul’s Keg and Case Market food hall, brimming with colorfully packaged food and beverages, organic
Sven and Ole’s Pizza in downtown Grand Marais typically has 40 employees. This summer, it has four. A couple of weeks ago, the pizzeria, which has been serving customers since
Pets are not a new thing, of course, but in the pandemic, a lot of folks who live alone acquired a pet. Now, as they return to the office, they
Before 2020, event planners never would have imagined they’d be encouraging fewer attendees, pitching HVAC technology as an amenity, or trying to make plexiglass look like a design element. But
We’ve all been more stressed this year. According to the American Psychological Association, the U.S. is facing a national mental health crisis as a result of the pandemic. Dr. Dan
Even with the heightened focus on diversity and inclusion, there’s still a group largely forgotten in the conversation about workplace equality: people with disabilities. According to the U.S. Bureau of
Entering Uptown from 31st and Hennepin on Tuesday afternoon, it felt like a fairly normal June day: Buses running, cyclists pedaling, and pedestrians on the sidewalks. But a block away
The Hush Collaborative doesn’t want to just produce marketing deliverables. It wants to teach companies how to sustain their own brands.