Homegrown Business
Our November/December issue showcases independent, locally owned business owners successfully battling large chains and franchises. All of them have their winsome ways.
Editor's Letter, Insights, Publisher Perspective
Insights, Off-The-Cuff, Opinion
OFF-THE-CUFF
I paid $99 and sent spit to genetic testing service 23andme.com to learn about potential health problems that could harm and hurt over the next decade. Besides discovering a few genetic anomalies, such as a strong predisposition toward celiac disease, I also found out about being an African American.
Hot Startz!, New Business, News, Profiles
Mankato Times
Joe Steck opened the community news website MankatoTimes.com on January 1, but in many respects the genesis for his business began six years ago. He was a steel salesman for Hutchinson Manufacturing when one day his world was turned upside down.
Feature Story, Features, News, Profiles
Dan’s Appliance
The year 1979 was pressure-packed. Iranian militants overran the U.S. Embassy and held Americans hostage in Tehran. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. At Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, a coolant accident caused a partial meltdown. The U.S. annual inflation rate was at 11 percent and rising. That summer, fears of an energy shortage caused lines to form at gas stations around the country.
Hot Startz!, New Business, News, Profiles
Stone Soup
Of all the cities in the U.S., food industry veteran Jeff Dahms chose New Ulm to launch the prototype of his neighborhood café, Stone Soup, located at 512 1st North.
Editor's Letter, Insights, Publisher Perspective
Atypical Business Owners
Some business owners, their business issues, and their personal lives don’t fit easily into stereotypes. They are square pegs forced into round holes, the perpetual outliers, and virtually indescribable—even after an extended, attempted description.
Cover Story, Covers, News, Profiles
Doug and Pam DeMarce
Business is like bowling. It’s all about strikes, spares, and splits. On any given day, you knock down business projects first roll, leave various miscues for mopping up or face tough situations that seem impossible to overcome.
Feature Story, Features, News, Profiles
Civil Ag Group
We might call it the beginning of a construction empire, we could say the growth of a new generation of business owners, and there’s certainly no doubt it’s an example of the Midwestern work ethic paying off.
Insights, Off-The-Cuff, Opinion
OFF-THE-CUFF
It’s September again? It seems like yesterday when last September arrived, just days after family vacation and the usual lazy summer.