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MPMA appoints Amy Walstien as new executive director
Walstien, an attorney and former legislative staffer, will head high tech association.
Business
Target hires grocery leaders from Walmart, General Mills
Target is boosting its leadership in grocery as it looks to improve that struggling part of its business
Business
Health insurers seek higher rates for Minnesota small businesses
Small business health plans in Minnesota could be facing double-digit premium increases next year, with some insurers saying that enrollees are consuming more care just as medical costs are rising. The number of those potentially affected by proposed increases is about 160,000.
Business
Chants, huddles and a bell: Aspiring execs hustle for sales and a job in an MLS office
Alone in pro sports, Major League Soccer runs a training program for potential sales executives for its 22 teams. In an office at the sports complex in Blaine, recruits who are just out of college or early career changers learn about the sport, the MLS and compete with each other for job offers. One trainee, a former collegiate soccer player, said. "Sales gives me that butterflies feeling that I used to get on game day."
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Where to get really cheap or free mulch in the Twin Cities now
Where to get really cheap or free mulch in the Twin Cities
Minneapolis
University of St. Thomas project offers new hope for 'food deserts'
At BrightSide Produce, college students and local teenagers team up to deliver fresh produce, at discount prices, to corner stores in low-income neighborhoods.
Business
Former Ecolab tower in St. Paul gets a major makeover
For St. Paul, the redevelopment of one of its tallest buildings is viewed as a way to spearhead growth downtown.
Business
St. Paul taking steps to grow its businesses in the downtown area
Vibrant as it has been for 50 years, downtown St. Paul still has a problem and an opportunity: There's not enough business.
Business
Ford Bronco poised for comeback as O.J. Simpson set to leave jail
For better or worse, the brands are inextricably bound. Some 95 million TV viewers — Super Bowl numbers — witnessed the 1994 police chase of Simpson in a white 1993 Bronco.
Business
Mackay: Successful sales rely on 'yes or yes' propositions
Whether you run your own business or work for a company in a sales-related role, you are always looking for sales techniques that work. I have developed and learned many over the years from readers providing great advice.
Business
Choose your words with decision and write with concision
We're surrounded by sloppy language and careless word choice. And if we don't watch out, we risk developing bad habits.
Business
Small business calendar
An overview of upcoming Twin Cities events related to small businesses.
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Business calendar
Upcoming business-related events in the Twin Cities.
Business
Small firms that expand face culture, communication challenges
As a business that is scaling up from a three-person staff, what are some unexpected challenges that we will face? What can we do to prepare for these challenges?
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Business
Keeping top talent when company is in flux
As leader of a fairly large work team, I am faced with some of my best team members beginning to get itchy feet. How can I encourage retention during a time of transition and uncertainty?
Business
Jobs calendar
An overview of upcoming job-related events in the Twin Cities.
Business
Recent bankruptcy filings in Minneapolis and St. Paul
An overview of filings in the Twin Cities.
Business
Snap shares plummet as user growth stalls
Snap, the parent company of disappearing-message app Snapchat, plunged 14 percent to $11.83 Friday after reporting weak user growth and a wider loss than analysts were expecting.
Minneapolis
After $15 wage, Mpls. activists, officials take on affordable housing
Proposals range from tweaking regulations and encouraging developers to build more units to deeply contentious ideas like giving tenants the right to buy a building before a landlord can sell to someone else.
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