For 40 years, I have advised executives on legal issues surrounding employee discipline and termination. As part of my job, I listen to beleaguered supervisors confess their frustration over what
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The iconic purveyor of preppy returns to the Twin Cities 17 years after closing on Nicollet Mall.
To: Mr. Steve Grove CEO and Publisher Minnesota Star Tribune 650 Third Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55488 Dear Mr. Grove: Your newspaper declared that it would not endorse a candidate
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ hiring of Tim Connelly in summer 2022 as president of basketball operations was nothing if not audacious. The organization had rarely made such moves, almost never took
When Brian Altstatt went looking for a used electric vehicle in 2019, specifically a Tesla Model S, he found that a marketplace for secondhand EVs essentially didn’t exist. Popular used
In October, the Star Tribune launched its Local News Fund, a charitable fund under the umbrella of the Minneapolis Foundation. The endeavor puts the newspaper into a new niche of
When it comes to paying it forward or safeguarding your wealth, you can’t afford not to think strategically. These financial experts have advice for passing along your hard-earned assets in
As our editorial team deliberated over the cover of our Person of the Year issue—every color, every word, even the precise placement of the caption that ultimately landed under Tim
Colle McVoy president Jessica Henrichs becomes CEO of the Minneapolis-based ad agency on Jan. 1. It’s a role she’s been preparing for since she joined Colle McVoy in 2019. Henrichs
Janet Johanson started BevSource in 2002. She was just 24, motivated by the need to replace the $50,000 salary she lost when the contract beverage manufacturer she had worked for
Holiday shoppers headed to Southdale Center will find the Edina mall in transition, as owner Simon Property Group executes on its $400 million remodel. Puttshack, the indoor mini-golf venue, is
Several founders in Beta’s spring 2024 accelerator for early-stage startups did a double take when Alec Johnson walked into the kickoff meeting. Johnson was there for his new venture North
The Minnesota Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has chosen 16 projects for special recognition. Announcements of these winning projects were made Sept. 26 during the 41st
In a market that overindexes on successful franchise brands—particularly in wellness and beauty, with Anytime Fitness, Great Clips, and the fast-growing Face Foundrié—there’s another rising star: goGLOW spray tan studio.
Minnesota college/university enrollments have been shrinking, though not all at the same rate. St. Cloud State has attracted the most media attention, but other schools also are reporting declines. With
Jinx Tea launched as a food truck in 2018, opened a Minneapolis tea bar in 2019, and started packaging its premium tap teas in crowlers a year later, just to
To the average grocery shopper, Quebracho Empanadas was a success story—a farmers market startup that grew into catering and events, then pivoted to packaged foods during the pandemic. By this
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are just two of the many successful entrepreneurs to follow on social media. But high schoolers from Pakistan to Ethiopia, Connecticut to California, are seeking