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Eating Kermit

Eating Kermit

Frog legs are, for me, like veal or endangered bluefin tuna. First, I harbor a weird affection for frogs that I suspect goes back to Sesame Street. Second, I’ve become
The Pay-to-Play Job Hunt

The Pay-to-Play Job Hunt

TCB's undercover job candidate, Jack Gordon, comes back -wounded, but still sardonic- from a month on the executive job-search Web sites.
The Saffron at Saffron

The Saffron at Saffron

To name a restaurant Saffron is to conjure associations of the rare and precious. Like natural pearls and golden caviar, saffron is expensive—about $150 an ounce. But the name also
High Speed Rail: On The Fast Track?

High Speed Rail: On The Fast Track?

A distant dream just a handful of years ago, high-speed passenger rail lines appear much closer to being built, thanks to the Obama administration's financial support. But will enough travelers use a Twin Cities–Chicago route to make it feasible? Is 110 miles per hour really all that fast?
Xata’s Growth Vehicle

Xata’s Growth Vehicle

Former Lawson Software CEO Jay Coughlan wanted to get back behind the wheel of a company. He found Xata, a fleet management software company needing the right direction.
No Way, Jose

No Way, Jose

About tequila, I have good news and I have bad. The good news is that tequila sales are growing faster than those of any other spirit, and the Twin Cities
Glen Taylor’s Golden Egg

Glen Taylor’s Golden Egg

The printing business billionaire and Timberwovlves owner also holds 14,000 acres of farmland—and a sizeable investment in Rembrandt Enterprises, an egg production company that's grown 30 percent since its founding. What's the appeal of such a mature, low-margin business?
Tour de Farm

Tour de Farm

“We don’t want to make this a big educational moment and be preachy about it,” says Scott Pampuch, executive chef and owner of Corner Table in South Minneapolis. Better to