The Dairy Decline

Though it’s Minnesota’s fourth-largest industry, the milk-products business continues to shrink, as antiquated plants, national competition, and an eroding milk supply hinder investment. Can anything be done?

The New Brain Drain

There are people who know when to turn the handle, how to interpret the data, where to find the file, what matters and what to do about it. When they retire, they take all that know-how with them. The buzz words these days at the companies they work for? “Knowledge management.”

Building a Network

Why it’s important to develop relationships, and how to do it successfully.

12th Annual Small-Business Guide

Here Come the Millennials

Talented. Tech-savvy. Overprotected. Outspoken. They are the children of the baby boomers and your next generation of employees.

Small, Public, and Under the Gun

Big public companies have complained for years that Sarbanes-Oxley has made accounting an expensive nightmare. Now small companies are looking down the barrel.

The Silent Revolution

More Minnesota companies are offshoring white-collar jobs, and most want to keep it a secret. But there are good reasons to bring this trend out of the shadows.

Hot Commodity

After years under the investment radar, the 125-year-old Minneapolis Grain Exchange has suddenly grabbed the interest of hedge funds and institutional money managers. What’s up, besides the price of membership?

Invest in India

Minnesota companies are poised for action.

Credit Competition

National lenders are giving banks a run for their business—but banks are fighting back.