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Proozy’s Drive to Grow Local Base

Proozy’s Drive to Grow Local Base

Often a startup will try to build its fan base at home before making the leap to national. E-commerce discount shopping platform Proozy.com took the opposite tact. Now that its
Bubbly Paws Launches National Franchising

Bubbly Paws Launches National Franchising

With business booming thanks to a pandemic spike in pet ownership, Minneapolis-based dog grooming salon chain Bubbly Paws plans to pursue national expansion through franchising. “There is no real leader
2021 Meetings & Events Resource Guide

2021 Meetings & Events Resource Guide

Before 2020, event planners never would have imagined they’d be encouraging fewer attendees, pitching HVAC technology as an amenity, or trying to make plexiglass look like a design element. But
Can Magnets Make You Sleep Better?

Can Magnets Make You Sleep Better?

We’ve all been more stressed this year. According to the American Psychological Association, the U.S. is facing a national mental health crisis as a result of the pandemic. Dr. Dan
The Remixers

The Remixers

For millennia, nature and humans have blended or combined existing elements to create something new. Often the trigger is a drastic change in the environment. Brooklyn Park-based STAR prides itself
Employing All Abilities

Employing All Abilities

Even with the heightened focus on diversity and inclusion, there’s still a group largely forgotten in the conversation about workplace equality: people with disabilities. According to the U.S. Bureau of
Back to the Office!

Back to the Office!

TCB already publishes a column called “Open Letter,” so this is not an open letter, but perhaps consider it an email. Marked urgent. It is a message to Minneapolis’ corporate
The Mysterious Lost Workers

The Mysterious Lost Workers

A drive on just about any Minnesota highway reveals dozens of “Now hiring” signs from desperate employers, some offering hundreds of dollars in signing bonuses. Manufacturers, restaurant chains, agribusinesses, and
Let’s Buy the World a Coke!

Let’s Buy the World a Coke!

To: Mr. James Quincey, CEO Coca-Cola Inc., One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Dear Mr. Quincey: There is no more iconic brand in the world than Coca-Cola. After seven award-winning