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Taking a cue from our annual Business Person of the Year award, we thought we’d look around southern Minnesota to see what other businesses are being recognized in their communities for exemplary success and community involvement.
College kids may have gotten a bad rap recently, in the wake of campus protests and demands for things like safe
If you read the news headlines, things are looking rather bleak for the next generation of workers and entrepreneurs. There’s a workforce shortage slamming businesses across the country, and workforce participation levels are historically low. Business owners lament their inability to find qualified workers, while young graduates lament their inability to find well-paying jobs. But across southern Minnesota, things are looking pretty good.
The nominations were collected, the votes were tallied and the suspense is over: We’ve got the names of our 2016 Business Person of the Year winners…
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” –Les Brown This week, the
When Fairmont native Mari Phelan started working at the NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, she was delighted with the
Before we get into this issue’s column, I’ll admit that I’m a little biased about the subject of veterans. My father, Bradley Webb, was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving overseas during the first Gulf War. From the stories he’s told me, his time in the military created some of his best memories.
Heroes come in many forms, but perhaps the easiest to identify is the American service member. Many of these veterans have gone on to start their own businesses, grounded in the same core principles that they refined in the military.
United States service members face many challenges during their time in the military—and many more when trying to transition back to the civilian workforce. Minnesotan veterans are no different. The state is currently home to about 370,000 veterans, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, with about 6,900 veterans in the nine-county south central Minnesota area.
