Some of the region's leading executives make their mark in very unexpected ways.

Macy’s has closed and Lawson might leave, but the Saints ballpark, light rail, and residential projects are underway. The CBD looks ready to reinvent itself.

MEDA has surveyed clients representative of hundreds of minority-owned companies it works with each year, for a report on how this part of our economy is doing.

Policies that turn them off will damage your business.

The Mayo Clinic’s request for state financial support needs further thought.

Engineering is one of the Northland’s biggest growth sectors.

The military was mostly absent from Inauguration Day festivities.

Competition among nonprofits is a healthy force for change.

Graves 601 and Le Méridien Chambers compete for business travel supremacy and avant-garde honors in Minneapolis.

The University of Minnesota study found that production of key global crops is likely to increase 38-67 percent by 2050 while the estimated need for those crops will increase by 60-110 percent in that period.

Why Polaris, Donaldson, ProtoLabs, and Northern Oil & Gas are worth watching.

The state's top franchise opportunities.

As Vail Resorts digest Afton Alps, the local ski business warily watches for more signs of change.

At the Orpheum Theatre

At the Ordway McKnight Theatre

There’s a lot of press, if not sales, in naming a product outrageously.

Check out these hot spots, courtesy of three in-the-know Twin Citians.

Haberman’s campaign works to heat up New Ulm’s nightlife.

At Liquor Boy in St. Louis Park, everyday low prices trump the upscale environs.

The Cossettas class it up to nice effect.

In five years, Mike Rynchek has grown his digital marketing shop from a solo startup to a $4 million agency.

Creative funding mechanisms and tax incentives are driving public and private collaborations on real estate deals.

At the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

At the Target Center

Two decades ago Leonard Prescott pushed to diversify American Indian business interests beyond gambling, a focus that continues today.

Say goodbye to rubber chicken.

Entrepreneurs Sara and David Russick share the wealth—and wisdom—through Gopher Angels.

Private equity firms in the middle market had a generally busy 2012. And they have the money for more deals.

Attorneys are helping providers and others navigate the changing health care landscape.

Fox News costs Good Day Café the occasional customer, but the restaurant isn't budging.