Recent content from Neal St. Anthony
Project for Pride in Living to develop building, hire "diverse workforce."
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated April 12, 2021 — 5:35am
St. Vincent's, rooted in a number of Twin Cities Catholic parishes, proves that discarded merchandise and dated food can still fill a need.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated April 10, 2021 — 11:56am
Claire Ferrara went to St. Catherine's and to Dunwoody, then faced the leadership test of a lifetime just a year into taking control of the family business, Standard Heating and Cooling.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated April 5, 2021 — 9:09am
Shannon O'Leary, chief investment officer of the St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation, was thinking about the vulnerability of supply lines for American companies before COVID-19…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated April 3, 2021 — 8:00am
They keep it open daily in downtown Mpls. after virus ruined smooth opening.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 30, 2021 — 9:00am
Businessman Jim Luger protested the Vietnam War and worked for civil rights for decades.He also was an American warrior.In 1950, Luger, a young athlete from…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 29, 2021 — 5:11pm
Fhima's got a break on rent and a new focus, while Afro Deli's owner put his team to work helping charities.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 27, 2021 — 8:00am
The collapse of Gevo has been predicted several times but the maker of renewable fuels has survived. In the past few weeks, its shares have been on a wild ride.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 26, 2021 — 11:27am
A University of Minnesota spinoff is commercializing "green chemistry" solutions that combat coronaviruses as well as neutralize mercury and other industrial-born pollution"We solve environmental problems…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 23, 2021 — 7:03am
The Minneapolis software firm's value is estimated to exceed $1 billion.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 23, 2021 — 6:00am
State health officials worked last week to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates of Minnesotans of color, amid the disclosure that they are being inoculated at
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 20, 2021 — 8:00am
Baheru Haile, an accomplished guy who moved to Minnesota from Ethiopia in 1978, likes to work.Haile, the son of a subsistence farmer, first earned a…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 14, 2021 — 2:00pm
Interest and fees can combine to create effective rates above 200%.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 13, 2021 — 8:00am
The contribution is one of several that Cummins made to Community Development Financial Institutions across the country.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 9, 2021 — 12:10pm
Ahmed Muhumud, co-owner of Midtown Eye Care, sought refuge for the business last fall in the Midtown Global Market after it was burned down in…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 7, 2021 — 2:00pm
Mesuda Hudug, a veteran home-health aide and licensed nursing assistant, is pleased with the recently negotiated contract between the Minnesota Department of Human Services and…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated March 7, 2021 — 7:03am
One morning last week, Steve Reinardy, a nine-year employee of Minnesota Diversified Industries in northeast Minneapolis, sanitized surfaces to guard against the coronavirus."I clean everything…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 28, 2021 — 2:00pm
Arctic Wolf, a cybersecurity firm that moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Eden Prairie last year, is growing fast.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 27, 2021 — 10:56am
It took a fight between Congress and the Treasury Department for the pandemic aid to become tax-free on the federal level. State legislators are thinking about whether to do the same thing.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 26, 2021 — 4:27pm
Khalique Rogers and Tatem Rios are the embodiment of the Minnesota SciTech internship program that's expanding the essential pool of talented young interns and employees…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 22, 2021 — 9:11am
A North Dakota-based financial-services firm, fresh off a 2020 initial public offering of stock and record earnings, is getting most of its growth from the…
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by Neal St. Anthony, NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated February 19, 2021 — 2:30pm
Pandemic presents new opportunities as clients depend on e-commerce.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 14, 2021 — 2:00pm
Gov. Tim Walz has proposed $7 million for the on-and-off Minnesota Angel Tax Credit next fiscal year.It should go back to $10 million with a…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 14, 2021 — 11:11am
Net profit slipped just a little but revenue rose sharply in 'challenging environment.'
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 10, 2021 — 2:31pm
Some of the biggest wins for a Texas investment fund recently have been with Minnesota tech companies.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 9, 2021 — 2:25pm
The state logged two public offerings in 2020.
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by Neal St. Anthony, Patrick Kennedy
Updated February 7, 2021 — 2:00pm
Steve Buchanan caught a break as a teenager 20-plus years ago when a relative referred him to someone who worked for a small computer-consulting firm.The…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated February 6, 2021 — 8:00am
Health insurers, food farms drew some of the biggest investments in state history.
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by Neal St. Anthony, Patrick Kennedy
Updated January 31, 2021 — 2:00pm
Dileep Rao, a former venture capitalist, isn't celebrating the record $1.86 billion in venture money that flowed to Minnesota businesses last year.He's also not enamored…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 31, 2021 — 2:00pm
Sam Riley was an engaging, lineman-size man who ran a security business and protected people in Twin Cities inner-city neighborhoods for 35 years.Riley, 63, died…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 30, 2021 — 2:58pm
Plymouth-based Industrack was awarded $100,000 in the finals of the Metropolitan Economic Develoment Association's "MEDA Million Dollar Challenge."
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 29, 2021 — 7:40pm
Big-box retailers, IT firms that helped office workers connect from home, supermarkets and Amazon were among the winners as the U.S. endured the coronavirus pandemic…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 29, 2021 — 10:11am
The maker of cybersecurity products cutback to preserve capital last year.
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by Neal St. Anthony, Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 25, 2021 — 7:42pm
Denise Pieratos, who grew up on the Bois Forte Chippewa reservation in northeastern Minnesota, started her career after Tower-Soudan High School as an iron miner.Recession…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 24, 2021 — 2:00pm
Tim Marx made way this month for his successor as chief executive at Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis after a decade of record…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 23, 2021 — 7:20am
The $1 million grant will help the center's drive to boost employment for minorities in the region.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 20, 2021 — 12:03pm
Kristen Denzer was touring a day-care center in Roseville for her two toddlers in 2013 when she spotted particularly unappetizing lunches."I thought if I'm going…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 17, 2021 — 2:00pm
Michael Allen, co-founder of All Energy Solar of St. Paul, is grateful for a partly sunny 2020."All in all, it was a good year, but…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 15, 2021 — 9:53am
Community Development Financial Institutions started processing PPP applications yesterday.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 12, 2021 — 7:54pm
Until last March, nParallel was in the business of making booths, kiosks, stages and other equipment that brings people together at trade shows and conferences.To…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 10, 2021 — 2:00pm
EmpowerU has received $1 million in venture capital toward product.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 10, 2021 — 8:16am
Owner Howard Root said merger needed for scale.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 6, 2021 — 6:37pm
Elux made its first sales last year, but Root knew it would need a larger firm to lift sales.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 6, 2021 — 10:21am
An employee-owned housing developer from Ohio is partnering with Project for Pride in Living (PPL), a Twin Cities nonprofit pioneer of affordable-housing and supportive services,…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated January 3, 2021 — 3:46pm
Tom Gegax started his business career as a Shell Oil representative on Chicago's south side in 1968.He sold fuel, tires and other products to 14…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 27, 2020 — 3:04pm
Erik Thorsell, founder and owner of Success Computer Consulting in Golden Valley, emerged from a difficult period of struggle with addiction 16 years ago and…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 26, 2020 — 9:37am
Don Craighead, a St. Paul native and engineer, was a successful technology entrepreneur who ran his own industrial-automation firm for 30 years before selling it…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 25, 2020 — 6:00pm
Ja'keh Clark, a software developer at Best Buy, is a key contributor to Minnesota's emerging diversity efforts in technology.Clark, 31, has an academic background in…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 21, 2020 — 5:58pm
NDC has recovery plan in place to help businesses in the Midtown Exchange.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 21, 2020 — 9:17am
The accounting firm will give a dozen small businesses priority access to its services.
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by Neal St. Anthony and Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 16, 2020 — 7:59pm
The recession has crashed Vinny Vassallo's limo business.Vincent Limousine, founded in 2004 by Vassallo, a then-laid off factory supervisor, had a growth year in 2019…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 13, 2020 — 5:11pm
George Hicks plans to increase his focus on philanthropy.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 13, 2020 — 11:20am
The new fund is the largest yet for the firm that was an early backer of Minneapolis-based SportsEngine.
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by Neal St. Anthony and Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 10, 2020 — 6:35pm
The company's wearable technology is designed for people with limited arm movement.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 8, 2020 — 4:09pm
But this eight-year, hardscrabble journey is no get-rich-quick story.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 7, 2020 — 5:15am
Baker, as candid as he is unpretentious, also isn't perfect.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated December 6, 2020 — 5:47am
Meda is looking at requests of up to $20 million that cannot be filled, its CEO said.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated November 30, 2020 — 1:55pm
Briana Cress' Gorgeous Looks hair salon was in trouble after the state ordered it and other personal-services businesses to close when the coronavirus pandemic hit…
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by NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated November 29, 2020 — 2:00pm
The amount is a record for any company rooted in scientific research at the U.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated November 24, 2020 — 10:28am
Forced to close her shop because of the pandemic, owner shifts to mask-making and re-employed 15 workers.
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by NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated November 22, 2020 — 1:49pm
Elaine Wyatt took charge of WomenVenture, a Twin Cities nonprofit, when it was in a crisis. She's leaving just as it helped women-owned small businesses through the pandemic recession crisis.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated November 20, 2020 — 12:12pm
As the Capri renovation nears an end, other projects are moving forward
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by Neal St. Anthony and Dee DePass
Updated November 16, 2020 — 11:49am
No-drug device uses Apple technology to gently interrupt nightmares.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated November 15, 2020 — 5:57pm
Jamil Ford has been dubbed “the architect of the North Side.” Ford, 42, a North Side native and founder of Mobilize Design & Architecture, is…
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by NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated November 15, 2020 — 4:00pm
So Good So You will use the money to accelerate its growth through stores and e-commerce.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated November 10, 2020 — 2:52pm
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency makes headlines on controversies such as taconite waste dumping in Lake Superior or the review of Enbridge’s updated pipeline across…
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by NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated November 9, 2020 — 8:25am
Paul Dixon and Lehman Riley are trying to land a big publishing deal for their “Papa Lemon” series of children’s books, which bring a multicultural…
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated November 7, 2020 — 9:22am
Dave Korstad and Izzy Shu have combined their interest in healthy lifestyles into a fast-growing business.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated November 4, 2020 — 4:38pm
Networking consultant shifted from in-person events to focus online.
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by NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated November 1, 2020 — 2:36pm
With the move, the cybersecurity firm expects to grow from 200 to 350 workers in Eden Prairie next year.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated October 27, 2020 — 3:19pm
The owners broadened their approach and employees responded positively to the commitment to inclusivity.
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by NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated October 25, 2020 — 2:17pm
Minnesota solar-energy developers have filed 120 complaints with state utility regulators.
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by NEAL ST. ANTHONY
Updated October 18, 2020 — 1:13pm
The three Young women all graduated within the last year from two-year state university programs.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated October 18, 2020 — 6:48am
Considering himself a son of the working class, he eschewed a flashy lifestyle and the trappings of wealth.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated October 17, 2020 — 4:05pm
If demographers are right, more women and minority entrepreneurs like them will be needed in large numbers to help the country recover.
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by Neal St. Anthony
Updated October 12, 2020 — 8:51am