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Aspiring Edisons

Aspiring Edisons

For more than 50 years, the Minnesota Inventors Congress has lured lone-wolf tinkerers and garage gadgeteers to Redwood Falls. For some, the event has provided a springboard for starting a business. But with attendance shrinking, can it reinvent itself and stay relevant?
Can Eric Kaler Retool the Engine?

Can Eric Kaler Retool the Engine?

The new U of M president faces a punishing budget, a legacy of top-down management, intense demands to grow research, and a sports and marketing machine on a Big 10 scale he’s never seen before. What makes him the right catalyst to take the university out of rough idle?
Call Centers 2.0

Call Centers 2.0

The “new Avtex” is positioning itself as a provider of unified, multi-channel customer interaction technology.
British Invasion

British Invasion

This season, the runways were stocked with rich textures, luxe leathers, and tweeds distinguished enough for royalty. No matter what your professional arena may be, you can interpret the trend in the way that suits you.

Gov’t Shutdown Ups July Unemployment Rate to 7.2%

Minnesota lost 19,800 jobs last month, prompting the unemployment rate to rise; however, the July jobless rate was calculated during the period when 22,000 state workers were out of work as a result of the government shutdown-so the figure is distorted.