January 2010 | Magazine Archives
Twin Cities Business January 2010

Cover Story

Picking Up the Pace

Minnesota's pacemaker industry has matured, but it continues to be at the front of cardiac rhythm innovation.

Features
Tom Gillaspy's wry view of his job: Demographers

2020 Foresight

State Demographer Tom Gillaspy says you can forget everything you've heard about economic recovery, population growth, or Baby Boomers who'll delay retirement.

Kathryn Roberts has directed Ecumen to shift its focus away from nursing homes and more to senior residences like Lakeview Commons in Maplewood, where this photograph was taken.

The Woman Behind Ecumen

Kathryn Roberts is transforming the former Lutheran Board of Social Ministry into "not your grandparents' eldercare."

Winland Electronics CEO Tom de Petra

The 38-Year-Old Start-Up

When Tom de Petra became CEO of Winland Electronics, he knew that the Mankato-based company qualified as a serious fixer-upper.

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Starters
Wilde Roast Café

Transcendence in a Loaf Pan

Even for those who love to make meatloaf at home, there is Wilde Roast and its "creative comfort food."

Blu Dot got a “measurable jump” in phone and Web site traffic and in visits to its New York showroom after the November experiment, according to the company’s Medora Danz.

A REAL GOOD Marketing Experiment

Minneapolis branding and marketing firm Mono was hired to plan and carry out a companies unique "curb mining" experiment.

Spotlight
Laura Bonicelli, founder of Solo.

Chefs on Wheels

Two Twin Cities entrepreneurs recently set up businesses delivering everything needed to create healthy, locally grown, restaurant-quality meals to customers' homes.

Peter Leppik’s “high-touch business model” allows clients to fix customer-service problems before they become too big.

Listening More Closely

Peter Leppik’s “high-touch business model” allows clients to fix customer-service problems before they become too big.

Superstars

2009 Tekne Awards

The Minnesota High Tech Association honors the companies, innovations, and individuals that drive the state's technology industries.

Education & Training

Sales Understanding

Sales Understanding

What other skills does your sales force need to succeed, and how can you train them in those skills?

Banking & Corporate Finance

The Credit Available

The Credit Available

Some Minnesota bankers say they are now tired of being blamed for what they see as a reversion to simple prudence and fiscal responsibility.

Accounting

Making a Transition

Making a Transition

When you should start looking for a new accounting firm.

Columnists

Editor's Note

Corner Office

Capital Beat

Portfolio Positions

Investment Intelligence

Open Letter

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