The Principal Issue

January 2011

A “Second Fraud”?

January 2011

Clawback Incorporated

Trustee Doug Kelley is tasked with recovering funds for victims of Tom Petters’ Ponzi scheme—and to do so, he has filed some 200 “clawback” lawsuits.

January 2011

“We’ve Dug Ourselves Into a Really Big Hole”

What has happened to Minnesota's pension system, and what does the future hold?

October 2010

Next-Gen Ag

Experts believe that agriculture will continue to drive Minnesota's economy, and there's more to agriculture than farming jobs.

October 2010

How Do You Get to Chicago?

Nailing down a route for the new high-speed rail line between the Twin Cities and Chicago has become a point of contention.

August 2010

Creeping Complexity

The state's tax system continues the become more complex and difficult to navigate. Here's why.

June 2010

Main Street Versus Wall Street

The historic divide between the Davids and Goliaths of Minnesota's banking industry may be opening up again.

May 2010

Tripping On Our Pride

By recognizing that Minnesota is less special than we once were, we can do more to retain what has made the state so exceptional in the past.

April 2010

A New Era for the Iron Range?

Ernie Lehmann wants to mine Minnesota's nonferrous metals; he might finally have the economy, technology, and regulators on his side.

March 2010

A Ready-Made Market for Bio Jet Fuel?

Gordon Ommen's JetE sidesteps the pitfalls of the industry's first-generation businesses.

March 2010

Capital Migration

Persistence might eventually bear fruit in Minnesota for foreign stock exchanges.

February 2010

Minnesota's IPO Blackout Ends

A modest return to the culture that led to small public offerings would be a refreshing development.

January 2010

Help from the Heavens?

A proposed tax credit for angel investors will likely be weighed against alternatives such as direct state aid to start-up companies.

December 2009

Thomson Reuters' Brain

The company’s Eagan-based business gives it the intellectual firepower to beat rivals LexisNexus and Bloomberg in the financial and legal content wars.

November 2009