August 2009 | Magazine Archives
Twin Cities Business August 2009

Cover Story

2009 Entrepreneurs of the Year

Meet the risk-takers who have successfully built businesses, often in the face of daunting obstacles.

Features
Bruce Hendry is a general partner in the Opportunity Partners Fund.

The Bottom Feeder

The past two decades have taken Bruce Hendry in many directions, currently he's spelunking for bargains in troubled assets.

Majdi Wadi (center) with his father, Mahmoud (left), and brother, Samer (right).

Hummus for the Masses

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak calls Holy Land "the heart and soul of Central Avenue." Now, the Middle Eastern grocer is expanding and rejuvenating the neighborhood.

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Starters
Absinthe & Flamethrowers by William Gurstelle

Why Risk It?

Minnesotan and supreme pyrotechnic risk-taker William Gurstelle talks about his new book, Absinthe & Flamethrowers, and why risk-taking businesses thrive.

Russell Klein's Frog Legs Provençale

Eating Kermit

True to its amphibian nature, frog is a mix of oyster-y texture and dark mussel flavor with a gamey, earthen spin.

Spotlight

Minnesota Firm Designing Large Solar Energy Installation

The largest solar power plant in the Midwest—the brainchild of Eden Prairie-based Westwood Renewables—will be up and running this winter, if all goes as planned.

Korey Erb, Axcept Media

Making It Easier for Employees to Understand New Benefits

Axcept Media’s online presentations help companies tell workers and clients about new benefits—increasing the chances that they’ll act on the information.

Mike Calvo, Serotek

Helping the Blind Use the Internet

Serotek has made using the Internet a reality for the blind.

Technology Training

A bus serves as a job simulator for hospital staff

Training on the Job with Simulations

Workers learn critical skills with training technologies that simulate real-life situations.

Retirement, Trust & Estate Planning

Fear and anxiety may blocking effective wealth management

Facing Your Wealth Management Fears

Otherwise competent professionals can sometimes freeze up when it comes to organizing their personal finances. We’ve got some therapeutic advice.

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