Patent Offices Pending

Who's taking steps to get a USPTO regional branch in the Twin Cities?

February 2011

Face-Off: Bankers Vs. Accountants

In a September roundtable debate, bankers and accountants discussed the lending environment.

January 2011

Bye-Bye, Billable Hour?

January 2011

Winged Victory

CEO Sally Smith has overseen significant expansion at Golden Valley-based restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings, but what will it take to keep the company growing?

November 2010

Don Shelby Is Out Standing in His Field

Don Shelby, the Twin Cities' most decorated and longest serving TV news anchor, approaches retirement.

October 2010

Restoration Fever

September 2010

Sarah Kinney Sells History

Having real estate agent Sarah Kinney show a property in the Ramsey Hill Historic Preservation District is like bringing in Mark Twain to show a riverboat.

September 2010

What Color is Your Lease?

As the sustainability movement spreads through the commercial real estate industry, owner and tenant responsibilities for maintaining greenness likely will be formally spelled out in leases.

September 2010

The Monkey and Me

July 2010

Believe It or Not

Breathe Laser Therapy claims a 60 percent success rate one year after treatment through its distinct stop-smoking program.

July 2010

The 401(k) Buffet

Experts in the Twin Cities and elsewhere have reservations about whether the proliferation of retirement-savings plans will add up to better outcomes.

June 2010

Further to Fall

The Stu Utgaard story: How he went from being a master of M&A to being buried beneath $31 million in debt.

June 2010

Could This Start-Up Change the Face of Medicine?

A University of Minnesota researcher's new start-up could introduce an entirely new med-tech industry.

May 2010

Assigning Value

Companies are increasingly asking: Am I getting enough for my IP or paying too much for someone else's? Local lawyers weigh in on when to patent, when to buy, and when to sue.

April 2010

Signs of Brighter Days

Wireless Ronin, with its Infopoint technology, is looking to make big in the digital signage industry.

March 2010