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Twin Cities Business’ 20th Anniversary

Former UnitedHealth Group CEO Bill McGuire is slowly but surely expanding his holdings. And we don’t mean buying up another professional soccer team—instead, it’s his entire Orono neighborhood. Property records indicate McGuire bought his “primary”

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Forward, Into The Past

Taconite, timber, and tourism remain the Northland’s economic bases. But they need to be alloyed with entrepreneurship.

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Patent Reform: File First, Announce Second

The most dramatic change to U.S. patent law by the America Invents Act may not prove the most significant. But it is the one that requires inventors’ attention—starting today.

Rock Your Cocktail Talk

Though fraught with awkwardness, cocktail gatherings can be great business opportunities.