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Manufacturing

TKDA Acquires CNA Consulting Engineers

Bloomington-based industrial engineering and architecture firm TKDA today announced it has acquired CNA Consulting Engineers, a Minneapolis-based firm specializing in underground and geotechnical engineering. The deal formalizes a working relationship

Energy + Environment

The Meter: Clean Energy Employment Has Surged in Minnesota

Though the Trump administration has been throwing shade at clean energy, employment in this sector in Minnesota has surged since the pandemic period, according to the most recent data available

Technology

Rosemount Data Center Features AI-Optimized Concrete Mix

The $800 million data center that’s under construction in Rosemount will feature an AI-optimized concrete mix that’s designed to meet Meta’s specific needs. Amrize and Meta partnered on this first-of-its-kind

Marketing

Securian Makes its Mark on Minnesota Twins

Securian Financial is stepping up to the plate in a big way: the St. Paul-based insurance and retirement services company just inked a deal as the Minnesota Twin's first "jersey

Nonprofits + Philanthropy

Chanda Smith Baker Will Lead Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Respected philanthropic leader Chanda Smith Baker on Tuesday was named the next president and CEO of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. She will officially step into the role on

Manufacturing

Cargill Opens BioTech Center for Sustainable Manufacturing

Next week, Cargill will cut the ribbon on a pioneering new manufacturing center in Eddyville, Iowa that it describes as the world’s largest biotech facility producing a plant-based material, which

Media

Mukhtar Ibrahim Launches Newsletter for Muslim Professionals

Mukhtar Ibrahim identifies as a journalist but thinks like an entrepreneur. The founder of Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom that focuses on the stories of Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of

Sports

New Timberwolves Owners Debut

Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez stress continuity and investing in the team.

Design

Has the Modern Office Made Us Miss Our Cubicles?

Following pandemic-driven office downsizing and reorientation toward communal space—more “we,” less “me”—employees want their desks back. Demand for quiet space and an opportunity to keep personal items at work emerged

TCB Insights

TCB Insights: Small Business Advice

Business Plans: Drive Yours to the End Zone For those seeking to own a small business, a continuously refined plan lays the groundwork for success—and serves aspiring entrepreneurs well amid

Sports

Countdown Is On For Special Olympics Games in Twin Cities

With the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games less than a year away, CEO Christy Sovereign talks to-dos.

Editor’s Note

Seeing the Good in Business

As far back as the late 1980s, Burt Cohen, founding publisher and owner of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, was talking about the need for a local business publication that wasn’t anti-business. He

Guest Commentary

Want to Solve Big Problems? Listen to Local Solutions

After nearly a decade, I am preparing to conclude my role leading the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. While transitions offer a natural moment for reflection, I don’t want to

Health Care + Med Tech

EmpNia Earns FDA Clearance for Respiratory Device

Minneapolis-based medical device innovator EmpNia has been granted clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its wearable sensor, eMotus, to hospitals and cancer centers across the U.S.

Minnesota Business Hall of Fame

2025 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame

Relationships—genuine, professional, caring, and enduring—form the foundation of success for TCB’s 2025 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame inductees. Deb Hopp (media), John Koneck (law), Dave St. Peter (sports), Jim Snee

Working It

Is It Ever Wrong to Use an Emoji?

When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently texted his national security colleagues about upcoming war plans for military strikes against terrorists in Yemen, he obviously was unaware that Jeffrey Goldberg,

Meeting Planning

Minneapolis’ Mosaic Event Space Expands

Since its 2023 debut, Mosaic Venue has become a popular destination for conferences, fundraisers, annual meetings, and weddings—with room to seat as many as 450 in its airy 13,500-square-foot third-floor

Meeting Planning

Advice From a Corporate Event Planner

What makes a successful theme for a business event? As a meeting planner for nearly 15 years, I believe successful meeting themes should be the connective thread to your company’s

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TKDA Acquires CNA Consulting Engineers

The Meter: Clean Energy Employment Has Surged in Minnesota

Rosemount Data Center Features AI-Optimized Concrete Mix

Securian Makes its Mark on Minnesota Twins

Chanda Smith Baker Will Lead Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Cargill Opens BioTech Center for Sustainable Manufacturing

Mukhtar Ibrahim Launches Newsletter for Muslim Professionals

New Timberwolves Owners Debut

Has the Modern Office Made Us Miss Our Cubicles?

TCB Insights: Small Business Advice

Countdown Is On For Special Olympics Games in Twin Cities

Seeing the Good in Business

Want to Solve Big Problems? Listen to Local Solutions

EmpNia Earns FDA Clearance for Respiratory Device

2025 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame

Is It Ever Wrong to Use an Emoji?

Minneapolis’ Mosaic Event Space Expands

Advice From a Corporate Event Planner

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