St. Paul-based online warranty platform Upsie just finalized an $18.2 million Series A round that founder Clarence Bethea hopes will encourage other Black founders. “Getting more dollars to Black and
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Along with celebrating TCB's first-ever Community Impact Awards recipients, the magazine invited three experts in philanthropy and community building to a virtual conversation about advancing racial justice, best approaches to
No masks will likely be required for Fourth of July celebrations in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday announced a three-step timeline to lift most state Covid-19 capacity restrictions by
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The Greater Twin Cities United Way on Thursday evening will bring in some of the biggest names in Minnesota business to address racism in the metro. The event, known as