A roundup of business news from around the state, curated by TCB editors.
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The organization is launching a new coalition that rounds up more than 100 local organizations interested in boosting startup activity.
The companies are among 22 semifinalists selected in the second year of the Metropolitan Economic Development Association’s minority entrepreneurism competition—the largest of its kind in the country,
Author Jean Chatzky urges readers to examine why they spend or save as they do.
This year’s list of winners includes business leaders from six Minnesota companies.
Hint: Don’t be afraid to reuse flowers.
A new report quantifies the Twin Cities’ economic progress over the last five years. The upshot? Many millennial-age workers are moving in, but start-up activity lags behind peer regions.
This year’s candidate pool was the most diverse yet; 43 percent of applicants were female and 36 percent were people of color. The semi-finals phase wraps in August, and winners will be declared in October.
The Metropolitan Economic Development Association, which has supported minority entrepreneurship in the Twin Cities for decades, also was recognized for a record amount of capital procurement.
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For those who knew and worked with Irwin Jacobs, a high-profile heyday and a tragic end are not how his impact should be measured.
California venture capital firm True Ventures led the round. The capital will go toward building out various aspects of Minneapolis-based Upsie’s operations.
Even higher turnout expected in event's second year.
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Fast-growing DailyPay cited the local culture of innovation as a key reason for choosing Minneapolis for its second office.