Jude Bricker is closing in on his ninth anniversary as CEO of Sun Country Airlines but will not quite get there. Today, as its shareholders approve a merger with Allegiant,
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After the news broke Wednesday that Corie Barry will leave her Best Buy CEO’s position in six months, I immediately recalled how she didn’t want the job. Originally, she had
Best Buy has announced a new CEO: Longtime executive Jason Bonfig, currently the company’s chief customer, product, and fulfillment officer, is set to take the helm following Corie Barry's Oct.
Jeffrey Gorder recalls when Minneapolis held a top spot in the creative-agency market. He would place that era in the 2000s—“when Fallon was really humming. Carmichael. Mono was in that
Kevin DiLorenzo has led Rise and Shine and Partners, the Minneapolis-based advertising agency, since 2014, working with major local and national brands like Andersen Windows and Doors, Best Buy, Minnesota
Private equity needs a rethink. There are legendary stories of leaders who went into a private equity–owned business and came out with a personal oath to never step inside again.
When Sun Country Airlines decided in January to green-light a $1.5 billion merger deal with Allegiant, a majority of Sun Country’s board seats were held by women. Gail Peterson, a
Nonin Medical, a Plymouth-based designer and manufacturer of medical devices, named Todd Austin as its new CEO in November. Nonin develops monitoring equipment, notably pulse, cerebral, and tissue oximeters, which
On Nov. 10, 2001, the StarTribune published an op-ed article by a member of the Pohlad family. It concerned a recent decision by Major League Baseball to remove two financially
On March 10, Ecumen, a Shoreview-based nonprofit senior care and housing provider, announced a transition in leadership, with Cyrus Batheja taking over as president and CEO. Shelly Kendrick, who had
Great Clips announced its new CEO last summer, with Rob Goggins stepping into the top job after seven years as president, a role he maintains. At Great Clips since 2007,
Kaohly Her didn’t mince words when she entered the St. Paul mayor’s race just three months before the Nov. 4 election. In capital letters, she crystallized her campaign message on
Last week, Target Center played a small role in one of Minnesota’s biggest news days: Thousands of people protesting the federal immigration surge flooded downtown (and social media feeds), ending
CEOs of big Minnesota companies, who’ve been relatively quiet about the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement actions in the state, released an open letter Sunday. One day after federal agents
Since earning his Harvard MBA in 1976, James Lawrence built a 50-year career in business as a management consultant, corporate executive, and board director. On Wednesday, he becomes chair of
In what constitutes a highly emotional moment for a circumspect family, third-generation Twins co-owner Tom Pohlad sat behind a table in the Twins’ Target Field clubhouse today and announced he
Thomas Fraser, a retired Hennepin County District Court judge, is taking on the tough assignment of mediating talks aimed at reaching a new operating agreement among the University of Minnesota,
I’m excited to embark on a new adventure with this company, which has been run by some exceptional people over the past few decades. If we haven’t met, I’m Charlie.