Twin Cities Business

"There are very few financing partners that, in that moment, would have been able to quickly grasp what the risks were, what we were trying to accomplish, and, frankly, make this piece of the transaction fall into place,’ says Dan Walsh of Trellis. For their senior housing project in St. Paul, Bridgewater Bank became the partner that made it possible. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/g5e-AH32

Delivering #newspapers was an early lesson in #civics, including for broadcast giant Tom Brokaw and federal Judge John Tunheim. In my Twin Cities Business commentary, I examine what's lost when many #citizens no longer read fact-based #journalism. https://lnkd.in/gdB87hb7

Twin Cities Con just keeps getting bigger. The comic convention is taking up two full floors of the Minneapolis Convention Center next month, and organizer Ben Penrod says the goal is to reach new audiences. https://lnkd.in/ggV6fQ_9

TCB honors its Outstanding Board Directors this year for deeply understanding their companies while weathering recent storms, beginning with the global pandemic and extending to today’s sluggish economy and dramatic changes in government policies.⁠ ⁠ They are (from left to right): Shari Ballard (Ecolab), Tom Olson (University of Minnesota Physicians), Don Hayward (Clearfield), Paula Phillippe (Highland Bank), and William Fisher (Winnebago Industries).⁠ Read more about them here: shorturl.at/nfrCF

In our Q&A with this year's Minnesota Cup winner, Dori Jones says some companies see pediatrics as a small market. With AcQumen Medical, she finds that's not the case: "I’ve never experienced the level of enthusiasm as I have with this company and what we’re developing." https://lnkd.in/gqb35UzX

"We’re not who we used to be—and that’s exactly the point.” - Kalyn Hove, Comcast Midwest Region, on how Comcast is building something new, bold, and better right here in Minnesota. Read more: https://lnkd.in/euPi-bVV.

The Twin Cities Starbucks closings seem to have been motivated by two concerns: poor sales and/or an inability to control the quality of the customer experience. https://lnkd.in/gXzjSaP7

This year's Minnesota Cup winner is medical device company AcQumen Medical for its “groundbreaking step toward lowering infant mortality.” https://lnkd.in/gDTV3cy8

Why can't Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota reach an agreement on #health care operations? Check out my analysis in Twin Cities Business. #Minnesota #negotiations https://lnkd.in/gmp6dEGu

Last call! Do you have what it takes to be considered a Great Workplace in Minnesota? Learn more and register for free by October 3 at https://lnkd.in/gvcnC-tw. Program partners: Best Companies Group and Minnesota State SHRM Council