January 10, 2021

Determing why your company exists and how it will meet its goals

Q: What is the difference between a mission statement and a corporate purpose? A: A mission statement is really about how a company plans to […]
January 10, 2021

So many lakers: Why ore boats are 'bunching' on Lake Superior

In talking about how ore freighters have been stacking up on Lake Superior, including in the port of Duluth-Superior, they described it alternately as “bunching” […]
January 10, 2021

Tech Savvy: Amazon Alexa smart speaker setup, security

One of the most popular lines of smart speakers comes from Amazon. The online retail giant practically invented the modern day voice assistant or at […]
January 10, 2021

Frandsen Bank introduces Sunny Berndt as universal banker in Nisswa

Sunny Berndt joined Frandsen Bank & Trust last fall and is now serving customers in the role of universal banker at the Nisswa office. She […]
January 9, 2021

Protect yourself from a stock market drop with these basic steps

How will your household finances fare if the stock market tanks sometime this year? The stock market is not the economy. The major market indexes […]
January 9, 2021

Improve yourself in 2021 by improving your writing

A friend of mine collects self-improvement books published more than a century ago, containing wisdom their authors had gleaned long before modern gurus borrowed from […]
January 9, 2021

For Minnesota farmers, 2020 was nothing like they expected and surprisingly profitable

At the start of 2020, Minnesota’s livestock farmers looked out and saw a fairly good year ahead. Dairy farmers had just enjoyed a price rebound […]
January 9, 2021

New Burnsville Center owner with checkered past optimistic about future prospects for mall

Mike Kohan has made a career of buying distressed shopping centers, including the recent purchase of the bulk of the struggling Burnsville Center. Kohan, who […]
January 9, 2021

Schafer: If last week's chaos can't get CEOs involved for the civic good, what can?

The breathtaking actions of the mob incited by President Donald Trump to rush the Capitol Wednesday made it nearly impossible to keep your eyes off […]
January 9, 2021

Lessons farmers learned in the pandemic are already spurring change

There were moments, early in the pandemic, when Joseph Musillami wasn’t sure how the family business would make it. Purely Meat Co., a commercial butcher […]