Shelisa Demuth didn’t necessarily expect to take the top spot at Beta, the Twin Cities’ startup advocacy group. She spent the last few years running her own public relations and
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Felipe Athayde has stepped down as president and CEO of Minneapolis-based hair salon company Regis Corp., the company announced Thursday morning. He started the position in October 2020 after years
I just returned from the EY Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs—the Ferrari of business conferences (more on that reference). The annual conference brings together business leaders, innovators, and investors
Politicians, pastors, CEOs, and entrepreneurs gathered at the Metropolitan Ballroom on Monday to celebrate Twin Cities Business 2021 Person of the Year Tawanna Black and find out who made the
"The Twin Cities won't solve these culture issues fast. So if we want to be the best region in the country, we need to have both an urgency about action
Justin Kaufenberg has been through nearly every stage of the startup life cycle. In 2008, he and college classmate Carson Kipfer launched Sport Ngin, based in Minneapolis, as a small
When I moved from a large corporation to a startup, it was a huge shock. While the business fundamentals remained surprisingly similar (except the decimal point was in a different
Nadim Yared didn’t found CVRx Inc., the Brooklyn Park-based medical device company where he has served as president and CEO since 2006. He’s not a doctor; he’s an engineer. When
Target CEO Brian Cornell and his wife Martha made a $10 million donation to Florida’s Sarasota Memorial Health Care System to support a new state-off-the-art treatment facility for those struggling
Alerus Financial Corp. traces its roots back to the late 1800s, when it was still the First National Bank of Grand Forks. Throughout much of its history, Alerus has primarily
Twin Cities Business has named Tawanna Black, founder and CEO of the St. Paul-based Center for Economic Inclusion, as its Person of the Year for 2021. Black founded the center
As president and CEO of Land O’Lakes, Beth Ford is already well known in Minnesota business circles. As of yesterday, she will now be on the radar of people on
Upsie founder and CEO Clarence Bethea closed on an $18.2 million Series A round in May, more than doubled the size of his staff, and vowed to build his online
In a typical year, if such a thing exists anymore, the streets of downtown Minneapolis would be awash in red and khaki this week for Target’s Fall National Week event.
Behind the Timberwolves’ “Justice for all” response to the police shooting of Daunte Wright, the Lynx and Timberwolves donating food, medical supplies, and money to those in need, and numerous
Jean Taylor’s selection as the next president and CEO of American Public Media Group surprised some people, because she’s never been a public media executive. However, Taylor comes to the
Jean Taylor has been serving as chair of the board for Star Tribune Media, the largest media organization in the state. But she’s stepped down from that role for a
Minnesota United Football Club, the state’s professional soccer team, has tapped a longtime Best Buy exec to serve as its next CEO. On Tuesday, the team announced that Shari Ballard