Data from the 30 largest public companies based in Minnesota, taken from the 2008 Minnesota Board Index compiled by executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
Though some of the bohemian vibe from Bob Dylan's day remains, Minneapolis's Dinkytown district by the University of Minnesota has been redeveloped and reinvented.
Three IPOs in 13 months, and an eight-fold return on their last venture fund. Tony Christianson and Gordon Stofer on the morphing business model that got them there, and what Cherry Tree might become next.
A recession. Credit markets closed tight. A city already packed with hotels. Graves Hospitality Corporation is developing luxury hotels in New York anyway.
Once the Twin Cities' largest architectural firm, Ellerbe Becket fell on hard times in the early 2000s. Here's what went wrong, and what's going right.