At 12:30 p.m. on March 27, I wandered down a nearly deserted skyway near my office in downtown Minneapolis in search of lunch. Very little was open, save for Allie’s
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Cities all over the world have attempted to replicate Silicon Valley with varying levels of success. Decades ago, so did we in Minnesota. VC-based software startups didn’t sprout. Over the
The Covid-19 pandemic has uprooted many traditions. One of them is dinner after an evening on the town. Purveyors of after-hours grub say the pandemic and ongoing civil unrest have
Charles Thayer, an exterior general contractor, decided this was the year to incorporate drone technology into his company’s processes. Not that he had a lot of choice. “We were always
Even with gyms open again, the studio fitness industry isn’t bouncing back quickly. Minneapolis-based Alchemy 365 announced Tuesday that it will close its Uptown studio in effort to stabilize the
Enduring downtown Minneapolis men’s retailer Hubert White is dipping a toe (make that, a cap-toe Oxford) into Edina with a temporary store set to open Nov. 10 at the new
Our 2020 Notable Women in Commercial Real Estate honorees have industry expertise in areas ranging from construction and architecture project management, to investment and asset management, to marketing and legal
In 1960, just one out of every 25 attorneys was female; today, that number is one in three. Progress is worth celebrating, and the next generation can take inspiration from
The Covid-19 pandemic has made for some very slow school days. For some kids, the free time is dedicated to Fortnite and freak-outs with stressed parents. Others, like Ruby Green,
There is no good substitute for business experience when it comes to leading during a crisis. During 2020, Minnesota business and nonprofit board directors have been sharing their wisdom to
Dorsey & Whitney, a prominent Minneapolis-based law firm, is experiencing a rapid recovery from the economic effects of the coronavirus. The law firm, which is more than a century-old, implemented
2020 has challenged how we work in so many ways. If you are still employed, able to work primarily from home, and your biggest challenges are juggling Zoom calls and
I was fortunate enough to do an informational interview with an entrepreneur in my senior year at the University of St. Thomas. It wasn’t for an entrepreneurship class, because I
When Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to encourage factories to open their doors to women in the 1940s, she could not foresee that women would eventually
The Minnesota Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, did not allow Covid-19 to get in the way of recognizing excellent projects. Sixteen projects recently won Awards of
Juggling remote work and household responsibilities is causing some professional women to rethink career advancement or fear they will miss out on opportunities to get ahead. Even so, diversity, equity,
Even if the Covid-19 pandemic hits the proverbial wall in 2021, don’t expect office workers to simply stream back into their cubicles. Global Workplace Analytics forecasts that 25 to 30
The state surveys new business filers for ownership info. While voluntary, the numbers for August underscore the diversity of those starting a new business. • People of color: 113 percent