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Bill Cooper’s Way

The story of a pugnacious, working-class kid from Detroit who long ago made TCF a household name, but is reinventing it again today.

Featured Stories

Unplug & Get Your Hands Dirty

It may not have the status of “industry,” but it’s more than a scene. How making posters became a business in the Twin Cities.

Columns

Truth in Budgeting

The legislature may require standardized reporting by counties and most cities beginning this fall.

Label It “Opportunity”

3M’s purchase of Avery Dennison’s office products business makes more sense than it might seem at first.

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Videotect 2: Here To There

What better time than tax season to wonder: Just how are our tax dollars being spent? One year ago this month, I opined about the near impossibility of understanding government budgets after looking at the

Incredible Eggs

They’re not just for breakfast anymore. Or so you’ve heard.

Inside Information

Local businesspeople share their favorite places for entertaining out-of-town guests.

Living the Adventure

Start-up Knowmad creates customized, off-the-beaten-path journeys through South America.

QR Confusion

A trendy mobile marketing tool is driving consumers to deals, details, and some disappointment, too.

Serving America

Upstart Founding Fathers positions itself as an "All-American" beer.

SPCO: Haydn and Bach

What better time than tax season to wonder: Just how are our tax dollars being spent? One year ago this month, I opined about the near impossibility of understanding government budgets after looking at the

The Charitable Beer

Martin Williams’ work for Finnegans embodies its “no compromises” pro bono philosophy.

Will The Brick Break Glass?

AEG’s new Minneapolis venue aims to fill a gap in the market—competitor First Avenue says no gap exists.