Winmark CEO John Morgan made poker history, of sorts, this summer.
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Publisher Mike Klingensmith brought fresh ideas, new executives, and a lot of energy to the Star Tribune two years ago. And he just may be on the brink of turning the newspaper around.
Radius Track’s bent steel helps curved structures go up faster and more accurately. Just ask the Minnesota Twins—and Frank Gehry.
IT firm the Nerdery didn’t let the tragic loss of its leader hinder its growth.
Gander Mountain and Cabela’s aim for separate ends of the active- lifestyle market.
The Vikings still have two more seasons in the Metrodome. How will they ever sell tickets?
The ins and outs of the Twin Cities’ highest-profile annual fashion/charity event.
The Bloomington-based glass products maker beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, prompting it to raise its full-year outlook.
Ecolab CEO Doug Baker said that the company is in need of additional leadership support after its $8.3 billion acquisition last year of Nalco Holding Company.
However, there is a silver lining: The state has added 24,500 jobs in the past year, representing a growth rate of 0.9 percent—and Minnesota’s unemployment rate still remains well below the national rate, which was 8.1 percent last month.
George Wintz, who in April was found guilty of two counts of bank fraud and one count of theft from an employee benefit plan, was sentenced for his role in a “check-kiting” scheme.
The previous record was set in fiscal 2011, when the university spawned nine start-ups.
The company will break ground next week on a 144,000-square-foot expansion and expects to complete it by late summer 2013.
The retail giant has already begun hiring seasonal workers at distribution centers and intends to begin hiring temporary store workers next month.
Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Barbara Carlson Gage climbed the furthest on this year’s list, while Stanley Hubbard and Glen Taylor slid in the rankings.
Some locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers appealed to North Dakota’s Supreme Court after being denied unemployment benefits; meanwhile, a Crystal Sugar executive said that replacement workers are doing a “fabulous job.”
The owner of The Wirth Companies and developer of major Minnesota projects like the Grand Lodge Hotel Waterpark in Bloomington was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison and ordered to pay $6.46 million in restitution.
This year’s finalists span 15 categories, and the winners will be revealed at an awards event on November 1 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.