The person who leads Minnesota’s system of 30 community and technical colleges and seven state universities must have credibility with many constituencies—students, faculty, college administrators, employers, legislators, and the governor.…

Former Marine Sergio Manancero founded his brewing company in 2016. A testament to Manancero’s own roots—he’s the son of Uruguayan immigrants—La Doña is the Twin Cities’ first Latin-owned brewery, and…

When Shaye Mandle took over the leadership of the local biomedical trade association in 2014, it was called LifeScience Alley and viewed mainly as the political voice of the state’s…

Ramsey County and developer Alatus have been eager to pull the trigger on the long-planned redevelopment of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant into Rice Creek Commons, touted as…

Tony Miller is a classic serial entrepreneur. His new company, Bind Benefits, offers “on-demand health insurance.” The concept calls for enrollees to be able to add benefits beyond core coverage…

Natalie Morrow has worked to boost the Twin Cities’ black community involvement in the arts since launching the annual Twin Cities Black Film Festival in 2002. This year, she went…

After the 2018 Super Bowl, the high-profile events for U.S. Bank Stadium won’t be over—the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four is coming to town, bringing March Madness’ oft-dramatic finale…

Projecting Apple’s explosive success years before the iPhone and predicting its move into the living room with the AppleTV six years before its announcement made Gene Munster a legendary figure…

Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson was involved in the purple empire long before his death, and since then she has become the public face of the estate, of which she is…

Connector, brand builder, and champion of innovators, Erin Newkirk sold her social correspondence app, Red Stamp, to Taylor Corp. in 2013. She’s an advisory board member to three local companies…

Laurie Nordquist, a Twin Cities resident, was promoted in August to serve as Upper Midwest regional president of Wells Fargo. A 28-year veteran of the company, Nordquist oversees bank operations…

Matty O’Reilly has never met an empty space in a new complex that has appealed to him. Instead, the fiercely independent restaurateur chooses to pick up struggling locations and rehab…

Political reporters watch the state Capitol and city halls, but they usually don’t pay as much attention to the seven-member Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and Hennepin County’s $1.7 billion…

With fantasy sports a growing market, Teague Orgeman launched Starting 11 two years ago to offer a fantasy app for soccer fans. Based in Minneapolis, Starting 11 is the first…

Minnesota is thick with med-tech and health care startups, but Minneapolis-based OneOme stands out. The company landed a coveted spot on Fast Company’s 2018 World’s Most Innovative Companies list. Paul…

Luxury women’s footwear brand Marion Parke lacks the name recognition—and, based in Minneapolis, the posh address—of Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo, but it has something those industry giants don’t: a…

Jennifer Pennington, her husband, Chris, and two friends founded Can Can Wonderland in 2017. Less than a year after opening the whimsical indoor mini-golf course in St. Paul, Pennington announced…

Rob Phythian is a sports tech godfather in the Twin Cities. Back in 1993, he and Paul Charchian co-founded Fantasy Football Weekly, which morphed into Fanball.com, a source for fantasy…