How does a small business stay competitive? Sometimes by helping other small businesses. Kowalski’s, named national Outstanding Independent Community-Based Retailer of the Year by Progressive Grocer magazine, credits the honor in part to product selection that emphasizes local products, like Gramps and Sammy’s Pesto, which got its start at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market. “We’re small enough to
latest articles
Salmon leather as a luxury alternative to calfskin or snakeskin?
Experienced Resources places seasoned health care execs in short-term assignments.
Premium dinner plates made from sugar cane fiber.
The furniture maker invited customers to make offers they’d trade for Blu Dot items.
The Capital City Partnership takes a new director and a new direction.
Craft brewers are on a growth bender. Now more of them want to create both the beers people love to drink and the places beer drinkers love to visit.
As the governor's adviser on job creation, Kathy Tunheim wants to lead “a more substantive conversation.”
The Austin-based food manufacturer claims that Zwanenberg Food Group has refused to stop using packaging that infringes on a trademarked design used for Hormel's Spam products.
The combined entity bills itself as the nation's third-largest telecommunications company, which will offer services to 37 states via its 190,000-mile fiber network.
18 avid golfers in the local business community share some of their favorite courses in Minnesota and elsewhere.
Local business organizations argue that major changes to the state's education system are necessary for Minnesota to maintain a competitive business climate and keep companies and jobs within the state, and they see legislation now under consideration as key to making that happen.
Google announced Wednesday that it will build its first ultra high-speed network in Kansas City, Kansas-dispelling recent rumors that Duluth would be the chosen city.
CloudCover, an Eagan-based online risk management start-up company, filed documents last week indicating that it is looking to raise $19.8 million in equity financing.
Rochester's Mayo Clinic placed among the top 10 in several categories of a U.S. News & World Report ranking, and the medical center was also among Thomson Reuters' "Top 100 Hospitals," along with Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.
Olson's unique call for intern applications may reflect a larger trend of companies aiming to integrate technology into the hiring process.