March 2009 | Magazine Archives
March 2009

Cover Story

The Family Business

Michael Catain, a co-conspirator of Tom Petters, started out as a liquidator and entrepreneur. Now he’s ended up like his father—a financial criminal.

Features
Curtis C. Nelson

Coming Out of the Shadows

Curtis Nelson has billion-dollar plans for Visible Customer, LLC, a Bloomington-based provider of marketing tools for auto dealerships.

St. Paul to Sao Paulo

St. Paul to São Paulo

How did CHS convince Midwestern farmers to go along with its plans to open offices outside the United States and to sell other countries’ grain?

Peter Mcdermott

Comback to the Future

The story of how Minnesota Diversified Industries was resuscitated from the hands of poor leadership.

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Starters
Sommelier Jessica Nielsen presides over Cue's wine holdings.

Rare Reds

Here in the Twin Cities, only a few restaurants cellar Amarone regularly.

Beef rendang and gado gado at Bali

An Obama Bump for Indonesian?

Bali serves up Indonesian cuisine in Minneapolis.

Spotlight
Jennifer Thalhuber

Flipping the Switch

Under the direction of President and CEO Jennifer Thalhuber, AbleNet has experienced strong growth, particularly internationally.

Mark and Alyssa Fox

The Art of Taxes

For artists and performers, filing a tax return it can be excruciating. Siblings Mark and Alyssa Fox founded Fox Tax to help.

John Feikema

Medicare on the Line

VisionShare provides software and services that let hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices connect directly and securely to Medicare contractors and the Medicare database.

William Reynolds (left) and John Marino

Your Book, Your Way

By narrowing its focus, Brio’s book publishing business started to take off.

Meetings & Events

Four Memorable Events

Four Memorable Events

From the feedlot to the light fantastic—four memorable Twin Cities events.

Business Insurance

Ensuring Transparency

Ensuring Transparency

Most of us don’t know exactly how our insurance agent gets paid. That’s a fixable problem.

Information Technology

Putting the Serve in Server

Putting the Serve in Server

Service-oriented architecture improves how quickly an organization can bring a new business capability into the enterprise.

Closing the Loop

Closed loop CRM provides the most complete picture of your customer base.

Superstars

NAIOP Awards of Excellence

NAIOP Foundations for Quality

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties honors the top commercial projects of 2008.

Columnists

Editor's Note

Observations

Corner Office

Capital Beat

Portfolio Positions

What I Learned

Open Letter

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