Doug Baker, former CEO of St. Paul-based Ecolab, has become part owner of a consulting firm helmed by former Thor Construction CEO Ravi Norman. On Monday, Excelsior-based JIT Services Inc.
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For more than 30 years, Bill Lentsch thrived in the dynamic airline industry. He climbed the executive ranks of Northwest and Delta airlines as they constantly were forced to adapt their
Last year showed that companies and brands can no longer be bystanders in challenging social justice issues. It’s increasingly riskier to stay silent than to weigh in. High-profile companies, from
Alan Arthur, who has led Minneapolis-based Aeon for more than three decades, is stepping down from his role as president and CEO of the affordable housing nonprofit. Aeon owns, manages,
Commercial real estate developer Warren Beck, best known for building tony shopping center Galleria in Edina, died Monday after a three-year battle with lung cancer. He was 75. Beck leaves
Nearly 200 nominations poured in for TCB’s inaugural Community Impact Awards—a testament to the depth of initiatives focused on making the Twin Cities a more equitable, inclusive place to live
Amelia Williams Hardy is undaunted by busy schedules, but she also recognizes that daily life can quickly deteriorate into chaos when both parents are corporate executives trying to raise four
Janel Wittmayer, 50, still recalls the advice she got about blending work and family while she was an MBA student at the University of Minnesota. She had joined fellow Carlson
Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, the Minneapolis-based U.S. division of German financial services giant Allianz, has named Jasmine Jirele as president and CEO. She’s slated to take the
Jeff Gau this month will retire from his position as CEO of St. Cloud-based IT services company Marco. Gau, who started his 37-year career with Marco selling office furniture in
The Center City-based Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has promoted Dr. Joseph Lee to president and CEO for the organization, which is the largest nonprofit provider of addiction and mental health
George Goldfarb, longtime CEO of Duluth-based women’s clothing retailer Maurices, will step down from his job next month, the company announced Tuesday. Beginning March 15, Goldfarb will end his daily
When you do business in 70 countries across the globe, uncertainties in weather, politics, and market demands are a given. Adapting to constant change is par for the course for
When the calendar finally flipped to 2021, small business owners everywhere breathed a huge sigh of relief. Anyone who hadn’t gone out of business during the year of the pandemic
WomenVenture, the Minneapolis-based nonprofit economic development agency, named Erin Horne McKinney as its new CEO. "We are incredibly pleased that Erin Horne McKinney has accepted the role of CEO,” WomenVenture
John “Jack” Grundhofer, one of Minnesota’s prominent banking leaders in the 1990s, died Jan. 24 in California. He was 82. A Los Angeles native, Grundhofer came to the Twin Cities
EY annually recognizes CEOs and regional business leaders for their outstanding entrepreneurial accomplishments and major contributions to their communities. Eight business innovators from six Minnesota companies were awarded the Entrepreneur
Beth Ford’s competitive nature and work ethic were apparent when she was an exceptional student and multi-sport athlete at her high school in Iowa. What I want everybody to understand