Pearson Candy Co. employs approximately 150, making Keller the leader of Minnesota's largest candy company. After Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm. Brynwood Partners acquired Pearson's in 2011, Keller took the
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The Obamacare medical device tax could have given Minnesota's largest device manufacturer a heart attack. But while the tax has done the indusrty no favors, and despite slow cardiac-device sales
After Hogan became Pentair's CEO in 2001, he helped chart a major tranformation, selling off its long-held tools business and building a global water-solutions company. His efforts culminated in 2012
When Hoyt Hsiao took over Shaw-Lundquist Associates in 2009, it was terrible time to be in construction. The company saw its revenue plummet by nearly half from 2008 to 2011,
In mid-2013, members of the 111-year-old fraternal benefit society voted to extend membership to all Christians, not just Lutherans. This move Hewitt had been pushing for at his company, which
When you're CEO of the nation's largest health insurance company, your words can shape indusrty trends. As the U.S. Supreme Court was considering overturning the Affordable Care Act, Hemsley announced
Frankenfield co-founded Magenic in 1995; since then, his St. Louis Park-based custom software development company has grown to approximately 500 employees in nine offices, one of which is in the
Davis' tenure as president and CEO of U.S. Bancorp in 2013 was sedate compared with serving on two boards: for the Minnesota Orchestra, in the middle of a year-long lockout
Duncan's career has come full circle. Forty-five years after bagging groceries at Albertsons in high school, and after a decade away from the grocery business running OfficeMax and ShopKo, Duncan
Akhtar Chaudhri is adept at providing information technology consulting and services, and he knows when to apply those skills to new markets. He was ahead of the curve when he
Baxter's interest in agriculture fuled his move from Kamaica to the United States, where he eventually settled in Minnesota and founded Cut Fruit Express in 1988. The fresh fruit and
Akradi clearly knows the formula for running successful health clubs, goriwing his Lifetime fitness to a $1.2 billion business with more than 100 locations. Lately he's been putting his pedal
June 2013 witnessed the latest in Ecolab's acquisitions: the $2.3 billion purchase of Houston-based champion with Nalco, a company offering the same services which Ecolab picked up for $5.4 billion