The Minnesota Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has selected 17 projects for special recognition. Announcements of these winning projects were made Sept. 22 during the 39th
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Teddy Bekele had an entire ballroom of professionals choking back tears as he delivered his acceptance speech at TCB’s recent Outstanding Directors event. He shared a few pivotal moments on
In multiple New York Times columns, Minnesota native Tom Friedman has lauded the work of the Itasca Project. The Twin Cities-based organization defines itself as “an employer-led civic alliance focused
On September 14, the B-Corp Patagonia announced that all Patagonia’s future profits will be placed in a trust that benefits environmental protection in perpetuity. A letter by founder Yvon Chouinard,
The 2022 Minnesota Family Business Award winners have demonstrated they can survive a pandemic, the Great Recession, and other obstacles tossed in front of them. The companies being recognized this
David Miller was 10 years old when he first became aware of the uncomfortable truth about Minnetonka, the 76-year-old moccasin company his grandfather built. “I remember working at the Minnesota
Minnesota workers under 55 are living through a new experience in 2022—a period of stubbornly high inflation. When the consumer price index spiked at 9.1% in June, it was the
Twin Cities Business has named Bob Pohlad, Bill Pohlad, and Jim Pohlad as People of the Year for 2022. The brothers, who lead the Pohlad Cos., have bet big on
In December of 2020 I had made a total of zero investments in the local startup community. As of the end of August, Groove Capital—my investment company—had made 40-plus investments,
Zoë Levin, (@zzooee)(@BimBamBooPaper) the Twin Cities’ “toilet paper queen” is the founder of Bim Bam Boo, a bamboo toilet paper brand sold nationwide through Whole Foods, Cub Foods, and bimbamboopaper.com.
Nearly five million people are now playing pickleball, according to USA Pickleball. The association for the sport that’s not just for seniors anymore counts Minnesota among the states experiencing rapid
The city of Minneapolis has a complicated relationship with cars. It used to require a ratio of new parking spaces for every new building developed. But the city eliminated those
KFAN has never been a normal sports talk station, so perhaps it should not have surprised anyone that more and more at various times of day, I find it not
Minnesota business leaders from technology to health care were among the nine Minnesotans to win Heartland Awards in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year competition. The winners were recognized during
The nonprofit African American Leadership Forum, or AALF, was formed in Minnesota in 2006. Today it has more than 7,000 network members who support its vision to be a hub
“Feedback is a gift.” It’s a common refrain in personal development—one I’ve used myself working with organizations as they build a culture where employee development centers on open and honest
After getting their kids out the door each morning, husband and wife Kar-Keat Chong and Yen Chee leave their Golden Valley home for the short commute to their shared Northeast
Effective board members take the long view to position their businesses and organizations for a future that is often tough to define. Yet people serving on boards also are asking