2023: Jude Bricker arrived at MSP in 2017 to run the little airline that couldn’t, mostly. In and out of bankruptcy and shifting business models, Sun Country Airlines was vast
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2021, Change Agent: The Covid-19 crisis brought with it another crisis: increased food insecurity. Under Allison O’Toole’s leadership, Brooklyn Park-based hunger relief organization Second Harvest Heartland delivered more than 75
The husband-and-wife team of real estate developers John and Patricia Wall spent years trying to figure out how best to reuse their 20-acre property around the iconically graffitied “United Crushers”
Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson was involved in the purple empire long before his death, and since then she has become the public face of the estate, of which she is
When John Kidd was tapped to run the Radisson family of hotels in 2017, it looked like smooth sailing for the veteran industry exec. In 2016, China-based conglomerate HNA Group
Plymouth-based Christopher & Banks Corp., which sells women’s apparel, has been fighting the same battle as brick-and-mortar retailers everywhere: declining sales, closing stores, and online competition. Jones took the helm
Ramsey County and developer Alatus have been eager to pull the trigger on the long-planned redevelopment of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant into Rice Creek Commons, touted as
Named CEO in November 2017, Jeff Crivello marks Famous Dave’s fifth CEO in five years. In hopes of turning around the struggling Minnetonka-based barbecue chain, Crivello is working with founder
In 2017, Melvin Carter was elected the first African-American mayor of St. Paul. He got 51 percent of the first-choice votes, easily outdistancing four major challengers. Now he’s grappling with
When Entercom purchased CBS Radio’s stations around the country last year, the fate of its Twin Cities troika of signals (WCCO Radio, BUZ’N Country, Jack FM) was unclear. Some observers
2021, Builder: After marking her seven-year anniversary as president, Julie Sullivan is driving a major growth trajectory. Minnesota’s largest private university is on a path to leap from Division III
2021, Alumni: Brian Cornell remained calm and steady in the face of unprecedented challenges and supply chain shortages, while an agile response to constantly changing conditions drove soaring Q2 profits,
Daughter of founder Bob Menne, Lori Melbostad is giving the firm’s pontoon business a hip makeover. Under her guidance, Wyoming-based, family-owned Premier Marine continues to introduce innovations, including self-retracting ladders,
Though the Wild have not been able to move deep into the NHL playoffs, continuous sellouts and high fan interest demonstrate the strength of its brand. A coaching change which
Maureen Bausch will be at center stage in 2017 as she leads the effort to get the Twin Cities ready to host Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018. Her
When Gross took over in February 2016—becoming Supervalu’s fourth CEO this decade—he inherited a company in a pickle. Keeping up with America’s ever-shifting grocery expectations has proven to be a
Laurenco Goncalves’ business is based in Ohio, not Minnesota. But he’s a frequent visitor to the state, thanks to Cliffs’ longtime taconite-mining operations. It’s been a tough few years for
Kurt Daudt’s rise to the upper echelons of Minnesota politics is nothing short of meteoric. First elected to the state House of Representatives in 2010, he was an architect of