Derek Falvey joined the Twins as this issue went to press, coming from the ascendant Cleveland Indians, who were one hit from defeating the Chicago Cubs days earlier in the
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Elected in 2015, Larson succeeded popular two-term mayor Don Ness. She’ll be building upon the Zenith City’s turnaround that Ness guided. While her predecessor tapped her to succeed him, the
David Herman became CEO of this Duluth-based health care system—a nationally accredited accountable care organization—in January 2015. Like all leaders of health care systems, he’s dealing with the challenges of
In 2013, Dai Thao was the first Hmong person to be elected to St. Paul’s City Council. He represents Ward 1, which includes the Thomas-Dale and Summit-University neighborhoods. In 2017,
Brian Ryks, who started his airport management career in 1986 as a MAC noise technician, was appointed in May to succeed Jeff Hamiel, who led the MAC for decades. Before
Daniel Florness has big shoes to fill after being appointed in January as president and CEO of Winona-based Fastenal, a year after Harvard Business Review named it one of the
Angela Heikes took the baton this fall from the legendary Ed Stevenson, who helped build the Mystic Lake gaming empire into a nationally influential colossus. She inherits an operation that
In March, the Science Museum selected Alison Brown as its new leader, the first female to hold the position. Brown’s museum management pedigree is impressive. For 17 years she served
Pilar Oppedisano does not have a traditional finance background. Prior to assuming her current job in July, she was a senior brand manager at General Mills. Because of her experience
Jared Brewington ditched finance to invest in his old neighborhood when he opened Funky Grits at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis in 2018. By this year he was already debuting
After three years as a producer and weekend talk show host on Hubbard Broadcasting’s myTalk107.1, Twila Dang decided to create her own media platform. “I was frustrated by the idea
Mark Platt took the helm of gene-editing company Recombinetics in February, on the heels of a $34 million Series A fundraising round. Platt quickly got to work, rounding out the
Katrina Anderson has never been through medical school, but she’s seen firsthand how grueling the process can be, especially when it comes to clinical rotations. Before she launched Clinician Nexus
Bill Peterson, the cop newly responsible for overseeing downtown Minneapolis, has worked in what seems like every area of the department—patrol, SWAT, investigator. By reputation he’s a solutions-oriented problem solver.
The Eden Prairie-based third-party logistics provider has thrived as supply chains have become more global, more tech-driven, and more complex. Last May, Bob Biesterfeld took the wheel from CEO John
Opening an office in Northeast Minneapolis where founders could gather to work on their startups was crucial to Ben Rasmussen, co-founder of the new Twin Ignition incubator. “I’ve been blessed
Branch (formerly Branch Messenger) got its start in an incubator in Pasadena, California, but relocated to Minneapolis after participating in Target’s Techstars program. Its technology provides a platform for streamlining
Jeff Tollefson is always ready to switch gears and step up to a new challenge. In the 1990s, Tollefson co-founded Crescendo Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on