May 22, 2021

Target CEO says company taking steps to be 'true leader' in diversity, inclusion

Last month, after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd, Target CEO Brian Cornell sent a […]
May 22, 2021

Being a new CEO is a leadership challenge — try adding pandemic issues

Michael Speetzen took over as chief executive of Medina-based Polaris Inc. on May 4, after serving as interim CEO for more than five months after […]
May 22, 2021

Minn. public companies involved in M&A deals this year worth more than $20B

There was a pause in merger-and-acquisition activity from Minnesota companies in 2020, but it was short and by the end of the year activity had […]
May 22, 2021

At Jamf, one of Minnesota's newest public companies, the stock market has been a roller coaster

Jamf Holding, one of two Minnesota companies to go public in an IPO last year, recently delivered another quarter of 35%-plus growth in recurring revenue. […]
May 22, 2021

For the first time in years, Minnesota has more public companies this year than last

For the first time in a decade or more, the universe of Minnesota public companies has more additions than subtractions. In 2017, the Star Tribune […]
May 22, 2021

Pandemic causes a year like no other for Patterson, other Minnesota public companies

Patterson Cos. was on the cusp of a turnaround last spring when the coronavirus pandemic hit — and with it another bumpy year ensued. The […]
May 22, 2021

Summers of discontent loom for Cross City Trail users

“I’m down here at 5 or 6 in the morning, and I’m down here again in the afternoon — I try to walk 10 miles […]
May 22, 2021

7 Reasons why May 2021 is our most marvelous month yet

Our calendar is full this month. While chaperoning a school field trip this past week, it hit me: This is the most exhausting, fun-filled, overscheduled […]
May 22, 2021

Don't kiss your chickens, the CDC says in a salmonella warning

A chicken looks for food with her chicks June 3, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people to […]
May 22, 2021

Internet Explorer, the love-to-hate-it web browser, will die next year

Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Internet Explorer in June 2022. Alexander Hassenstein | Getty Images Internet Explorer is nearing the end of a […]