The boom in alcohol consumption during the early days of the pandemic has been the subject of numerous studies and news reports. But, more quietly, a different trend has been
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Jeff Hollander and Paul Pirner stopped drinking alcohol around the same time nearly a decade ago, but the friends didn’t lose their taste for craft beer. At the time, the
Cargill, the nation’s largest privately held company, announced Monday that chief operating officer Brian Sikes will become president and CEO on Jan. 1. Sikes, 54, succeeds David MacLennan, 63, who
If Minnesota wants to remain competitive regionally and nationally, we’re going to need more people to move here. That was one of the takeaways from a recent Minnesota Chamber of
The long-awaited Asia Mall marked its soft opening with a celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony in Eden Prairie earlier this month. Along with an Asian cultural fashion show and a traditional
Mike Klingensmith is one of the more impressive individuals I’ve had the pleasure to interview in my on-and-off career writing about media. He’s affable, open, manifestly competent, and, in a
Minnesota's startup scene may not have the same cachet as places like San Francisco or Boston, but investors and entrepreneurs alike are beginning to see potential in the North Star
Swannies Golf, the Inver Grove Heights-based golf apparel brand, is growing rapidly; it’s now sold in more than 1,500 pro shops across the U.S. and Canada. Started in 2015 by
Turkey farmers across the world this year have battled the spread of bird flu, and Minnesota—still the largest turkey-producing state in the nation—has been hit particularly hard. With 105 highly
After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1999, Gina Kastel joined the Faegre & Benson law firm as an associate. On Thursday, the Faegre Drinker law firm
The unemployment rate in Minnesota continues its gradual climb up from historic lows. In October, the state logged an unemployment rate of 2.1%, up by one-tenths of a percent from
Jena Mertz is a partner and director of operations at Giant Voices, a Duluth-based strategic marketing agency providing branding, web development, and lead generation services to local and national business
The Dayton’s Project debuts its second annual Winter Maker’s Market today with twice as many independent vendors as last year and some bigger Minnesota brands, like Red Wing Shoes, Faribault
The state of Minnesota aims to give entrepreneurs another path to secure venture capital dollars. At a press conference on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus on Wednesday, state
Target Corp. on Wednesday morning reported a 52% drop in quarterly net income and warned investors of a slower holiday sales season. The Minneapolis-based retailer logged $712 million in net
This week, a coalition of 40 attorneys general reached a multi-state privacy settlement with Google over its location-tracking practices, and Minnesota gets a chuck of the payout. Minnesota will receive