Evan Ramstad
Columnist
BusinessHe moved to the Twin Cities and joined the Star Tribune in 2013. Ramstad previously worked for The Wall Street Journal in Seoul, Hong Kong and Dallas, and the Associated Press in New York, Washington and Dallas and briefly at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He grew up in Grinnell, Iowa, where he got a start in journalism at radio station KGRN.
Latest from Evan Ramstad
Ramstad: Readers join my appeal to focus on state services, but fraud dominates their emotions
A column with un-Christmas emotion prompted the most reader emails and comments in recent weeks.
January 24, 2026
Ramstad: Vance revealed the real game in his Minnesota remarks
If this so-called “largest immigration action ever” operation was a business venture, it would be an utter failure.
January 23, 2026
Ramstad: Telling people to avoid Minnesota businesses doesn’t hurt ICE
The “economic blackout” day creates unnecessary risk for people who are on the side of getting ICE out of Minnesota.
January 21, 2026
Ramstad: Trump’s ICE push in Minnesota is part of a makeover of America’s population
He dislikes that immigrants have become such a major source of population growth in the state and country.
January 17, 2026
Ramstad: The response to fraud in Minnesota is now overkill
Minnesotans are being terrorized by ICE. As funding delays ruin caregiving businesses and charities, those who depend on human services worry about losing them.
January 14, 2026
Ramstad: Step one, build credit for Leech Lake members. Step two, build houses for them to buy.
Leech Lake Financial Services lifted up hundreds of tribal members to mortgage-level credit scores. Now, they need houses to buy.
January 10, 2026
Ramstad: With Walz out of the race, let’s get real about Minnesota’s challenges
Fraud is not the biggest problem facing Minnesota’s next governor.
January 5, 2026
Ramstad: In Minnesota, our constraints don’t have to block economic prosperity
Creativity is born of limitation, necessity the mother of invention.
January 3, 2026
Ramstad: My columns catch moments in the life of a business, but their stories keep changing
Some things didn’t play out as I expected.
December 30, 2025
Ramstad: Even in 2025, you could put your money where your mouth is or heart lies
President Trump hates DEI and environmentalist goals, but most people in business expect companies to think further ahead.
December 26, 2025
Ramstad: All this fraud talk has turned me into a Scrooge at Christmas
The holidays aren’t the time to question Minnesotans’ generosity. Neither is an election year.
December 24, 2025
Ramstad: Picking up what’s left of UCare is the biggest gamble Medica has ever taken
The nonprofit health insurance company is betting a diverse set of products will help it steer through a time of immense turmoil in the industry.
December 22, 2025
