The inquiries have been pouring in since Matt “MJ” Johnson and several of his co-founders from GoKart Labs launched Minneapolis AI software engineering company Blank Metal this summer. It’s everyone
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Graco, an industrial manufacturing company, announced in June that its headquarters would relocate from Minneapolis to company sites in the northwest metro over the next two years. It will result
On June 27, St. Louis Park-based Jefferson Capital (Nasdaq: JCAP) went public—the first Minnesota company to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in 2025. Could it presage a return to
They say attention spans are shorter, so let’s try two columns in one… Why Restaurants Close Restaurants close for two reasons: financial distress or a lease is up. A lot
They have families and 401(k)s, mortgages and the occasional backache. They don’t pull all-nighters. Their garages are reserved for cars, not makeshift offices, and their actual offices are air-conditioned and
To: Ms. Jessica Bowron Acting Director National Park Service 1849 C St. NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear acting director: Many of us have visited the Statue of Liberty either as
Throughout my entire career, I assumed “real work” requires two things: a desk and a keyboard. I considered uninterrupted blocks on a calendar and curated spaces to be prerequisites for
Joseph Rueter was a tech entrepreneur before he opened a knife shop, so it’s no surprise that he’s thinking about business extensions beyond his 50th & France storefront, Vivront. The
Family-owned businesses produce numerous goods and services in Minnesota’s economy. In 2025, multiple winners of the five Minnesota Family Business Awards come from the service sector. Mintahoe Events & Catering
On the latest season of TCB podcast By All Means, we paired founders whose Minnesota-based businesses are taking off with seasoned entrepreneurs. The result is conversations that encompassed practical know-how
Liza Maya is a Twin Cities nutritionist; Sylvia Williams is a local pastry chef. For years, the two friends dreamed about cooking up a healthy snack brand with flavor. In
Andrew Eklund did not retire. Earlier this summer, the career digital marketer shut down Ciceron, the St. Paul-based agency he started 30 years ago, at age 26. It’s not easy
Executives of health care technology and manufacturing companies were among the winners of 2025 Heartland Awards in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year competition. The six Minnesota winners were honored
Business is personal for Robyn Frank, who created Thumbs Cookies from her mom’s recipe. Packaged in giftable boxes, Thumbs is sold at The Four Seasons Minneapolis, the Lora in Stillwater,
The U.S. has been in a bit of a bread renaissance. “People are beginning to rediscover bread as it used to be baked and served and eaten” in the pre-industrial
Creating a sustainable workplace is more than a mantra for SunOpta, it’s a daily practice. In 2024, the plant-based foods manufacturer installed 765 rooftop solar panels at its Eden Prairie
There’s no question that the nonprofit sector and the philanthropists who support it are reeling from changes in federal regulations and funding—proposed or actual—that are being prioritized by the Trump
Success, for many Minnesotans, is getting to spend weeks on end “up north” at the family cabin. Such is the life that Carson Kipfer has created, following the sale of