An American oil rush is underway in North Dakota and Wayzata-based company Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. have leased the mineral rights to more than 60,000 acres of prime oil real estate.
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Eight personal stories excerpted from the new book by Carlson Chairman Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Deborah Cundy, How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership.
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Boris Miksic's Double Life
He left Yuguoslavia 30 years ago and started a corrosion-resistance business in Minnesota. Now the founder and CEO of Cortec Corporation wants to clean up corruption and reinvigorate his homeland’s economy from his seat on the city council of the country’s capital, Zagreb.
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In on the Ground Floor
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Anticipating Needs
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