Joe Pohlad took over this winter from his uncle, Jim Pohlad, as the family representative responsible for the Twins. But Joe, 41, who spent the last 15 years working in
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Cinnamon Pelly, a longtime nonprofit and banking leader from Ohio, on Monday began her new role as president and CEO of Minneapolis nonprofit Pillsbury United Communities (PUC). She spent the
These days, companies often tout appointing the first person from an underrepresented group to their leadership ranks: The first female CEO, the first Black executive, the first Latinx board member,
“Without service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It’s the way in which we ourselves
After abandoning plans to become a history professor, Gina Kastel had no clear career path in the mid-1990s, when she was working as a receptionist in St. Paul for U.S.
The collapse of Bright Health Group's business model and the murky rationale for a Fairview-Sanford merger should spur a much closer examination of the boards of directors responsible for governing
Ann Rainhart, an attorney who has worked for six law firms, has joined the Minneapolis-based Fredrikson firm as chief operating officer. Rainhart, who held a firmwide role as Taft's chief
On the heels of President Biden's historic trip to Ukraine, the White House on Tuesday announced that two Minnesota CEOs will join the President's Export Council. Land O'Lakes CEO Beth
When raising children and building careers, it's important to be exposed to many different environments, kinds of people, and viewpoints. Exposure to a diverse world broadens perspectives and allows people
Chris Metz on Feb. 1 stepped down as chief executive of Anoka-based recreation company Vista Outdoor. The company’s board asked Metz to step down due to a “loss of confidence
Charlie Weaver, a self-deprecating political pro, will end a 20-year run atop the Minnesota Business Partnership over the summer. Weaver, 65, and the high-profile business organization announced Wednesday that Weaver
Don Samuels’ defeat in his campaign for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District was a double-edged sword for the Twin Cities. As one of 435 members of the U.S. House, his brand
Minnesota’s largest private university has named its 16th president. After a national search, the University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Robert Vischer – the university's current interim
Minneapolis-based United Properties, a major real estate investment and development company in the Midwest, will enter 2023 with new leadership. United Properties on Wednesday announced Matt Van Slooten will lead
Inertia is anathema to the work and civic lives of Darrel German. The president of Huntington National Bank’s Minnesota region arrived in the Twin Cities in November 2020 and he’s
Cargill, the nation’s largest privately held company, announced Monday that chief operating officer Brian Sikes will become president and CEO on Jan. 1. Sikes, 54, succeeds David MacLennan, 63, who
After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1999, Gina Kastel joined the Faegre & Benson law firm as an associate. On Thursday, the Faegre Drinker law firm
They tried to get rid of tipping a while back, before the pandemic, remember? It was contextualized as sexist and exploitative. This rebellion, strongly backed by local unions, failed mostly