I met Robbie Harrell during that wild and wonderful 10-day stretch that led up to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. It was late January 2018, and the city felt electric—full
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Oh, the lengths parents will go to wow their kids. In 2012, Duluth dad Dean Packingham set about making “the best cocoa in the world,” which became Mike & Jen’s
In the earliest days of building the digital resale marketplace Kidizen, co-founder and CEO Dori Graff took note of how much brand loyalty influenced consumer purchases—particularly for children’s clothes. “Strong
Minnesota is well represented at the Winter Olympics, which open Friday in Beijing. Beyond the 40 athletes with ties to the state, several Minnesota-based companies are involved in everything from
Uptown has led several different lives in the last half-century, and they often ended abruptly and disruptively. But nobody remembers an Uptown that looks like Uptown today. The block and
Jonny Pops, the frozen treats brand started in St. Olaf college dorm room 10 years ago, is moving to an 80,000-square-foot production facility in Elk River after maxing out on
Less than a year after its $10.2 million Series A funding round, Minneapolis-based virtual content creation platform soona on Monday announced the completion of a $35 million Series B, which
Being mocked by Jimmy Kimmel in his opening monologue could send most CEOs into damage control mode. But Jeff Bennett, founder/CEO of Maple Grove-based Morari Medical had his team prepare
Headquarters: Minneapolis Founded: 2016 Founder: Jon Sabes FOXO Technologies is a technology startup that uses AI to identify epigenetic marks—chemical modifications that can alter gene expression, induced by environmental and
Commercial banking clients who were cautious during the peak of the pandemic are borrowing again to finance expansions. They’re spending on new equipment and new facilities, and many are acquiring
Famous Dave’s was a troubled business for much of its history. Now operating under the BBQ Holdings Inc. banner, it’s a rapidly changing company, steadily acquiring other concepts that have
Justin Kaufenberg was wired for entrepreneurship even before he knew the word. From the time he was a pee wee, his father encouraged him to identify problems, and find solutions.
On most days, if you peruse same-day local hotel rates, a consistent story emerges. Rates are up over a year ago, occupancy is up, and one hotel is seeing halcyon
Steve Schussler and Dave Anderson go way back. Anderson was the first investor in Schussler’s Rainforest Café chain, in fact. But they’d never worked together. We associate Anderson with barbecue,
Will those who ditched their jobs as part of the Great Resignation find new careers in 2022? Is returning to the office even on the table at this point? How
With a name like Anytime Fitness, it was only a matter of time before an ad agency seized the opportunity to go bold AF. Credit Minneapolis-based Colle McVoy for helping
Editor's note: story updated with details on a special menu for the game. The Twin Cities’ forecast for the final days of 2021 should preserve the NHL ice rink that
Leave it to a group of busy professional women to rally around a sick friend by offering meals, dog walking, rides to chemo, and any other chore they could outsource