Crisp & Green CEO Steele Smiley set a 2021 goal of reaching 40 locations for his fast-casual salad and grain bowl restaurant chain. “I never envisioned we’d be at 38
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Windows and doors are built to be durable products that are long-term investments for homeowners. Campaigns that market these products should not be ephemeral. Annie Zipfel, chief marketing officer and
Minneapolis-based PURIS Holdings, an early pioneer in plant-based food systems, was dedicated to plant-based foods before they were cool. Now, the company is teaming up with LIVEKINDLY Collective, a collection
You can bet Sleep Number CEO Shelly Ibach will be cheering for Kansas City to win the Super Bowl on Sunday—the Chiefs just signed a five-year contract that makes the
If there’s an upside to a pandemic delaying the planned opening of your new distillery and whiskey room, it’s having time to fine tune the airflow. Following a three month
Shortly after being sent to work from home, Target senior art director Judith Marilyn went through a “mild Covid crisis” and considered “selling everything” to make her “cozy” 700-square-foot apartment
Popular design-focused podcast 99% Invisible turned its attention above the streets of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul this week for an episode that chronicles the history and consequences of the
John “Jack” Grundhofer, one of Minnesota’s prominent banking leaders in the 1990s, died Jan. 24 in California. He was 82. A Los Angeles native, Grundhofer came to the Twin Cities
Two local organizations focused on advancing women of color are teaming up to amplify the work, lives, and stories of young BIPOC leaders in Minnesota. Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and
Unlikely though it may seem in a state where the average winter temperature is well below freezing: Minnesota is short on food-safe cold storage. Increased grocery demand during Covid, with
A few years ago, I was searching for more balance, control and flexibility when it came to my career. I was working 60-plus hours a week, traveling a ton, and
Primp wrote the book on the modern clothing boutique experience at fast-fashion prices—and did it a decade ago, when most successful brands were rushing online. In contrast, Primp focused on
For many industries 2020 was a crappy year. And for the portable sanitation industry, with potties so ubiquitous at events and gatherings, a pandemic would have intuitively portended lots of
The abandoned Four Seasons Mall in Plymouth looks like it would make a good backdrop for a zombie movie. But zombie time is running out. It will be razed for
Maybe the strongest indication about the robust growth of Minneapolis-based Bright Health is the number of current job openings the company has posted. On Friday morning, the company’s website listed
Minnesota’s angel tax credit has, generally, been a popular program since it launched a decade ago. The program allows initial investors to claim a 25 percent tax credit on investments
Minnesota Public Radio launched a new podcast series called Small Change in late September. The series is the creation of Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor, and Twila Dang, entrepreneur and
Budget season is coming to an end for most of us; it involved a lot more guesswork than usual, I’m sure. 2021 is the ultimate black box of black boxes,