Minnesota is set to increase its minimum wage to $9.50 per hour in 2016, and start indexing to inflation in 2018. But some people are saying that’s not enough for people to survive on, instead lobbying for wages of $10 or even $15 per hour for jobs as simple as flipping burgers.
Change. It can be frightening. It can be difficult. It can be unpopular. But sometimes, it can open the door to opportunities that never could have existed if you didn’t take that uncertain first step.
Farmers across Minnesota are still resisting Gov. Dayton’s proposed plan to keep a 50-ft vegetative buffer along all streams and
This Wednesday, I attended a workforce forum hosted by the Region Nine Development Commission. The forum was attended by several
A while ago, right as winter started melting away, I caught some of the germs that tend to hover in
In January, I replaced Dan Vance as editor of Connect Business Magazine. Jumping into this new job threw a lot
Let me tell you two stories about two vehicles that end in two very different ways. The first takes place my sophomore year of college. As I prepared to go back to school, my parents informed me that they were going to let me take their 2002 Buick Park Avenue to campus with me.
A lot of factors go into running a successful business: business smarts, organization, the ability to look ahead and prepare for future trends. But beyond the nuts and bolts of every success story, there’s one common denominator: relationships.
It was a merry Mankato fest this time around in our annual Business Person of the Year competition. Our Minnesota State University College of Business panel of professors judged CEO/president Steve VanRoekel of Ridley Inc. our Business Person of the Year.
