Getting to know you
In January, I replaced Dan Vance as editor of Connect Business Magazine. Jumping into this new job threw a lot
Columns, Grace Notes, Insights
Insights
Columns, Grace Notes, Insights
The cost of free education
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.
Editor's Letter, Insights, Publisher Perspective
The Value of Relationships
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.
Editor's Letter, Insights, Publisher Perspective
2015 Business Person of the Year
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.
Insights, Off-The-Cuff, Opinion
THE LAST OFF-THE-CUFF
The live album The Last Waltz and the same-named Martin Scorsese film, in part, helped score my late teen and early college years with a sentimental spot, where brain synapses still connect with other synapses to contain all my best ‘70s memories.
Editor's Letter, Insights, Publisher Perspective
First Impressions
The Taylor flair for fluid conversation and business acumen became apparent after we spent 90 minutes interviewing her at Taylor Corporation headquarters.
Insights, Off-The-Cuff, Opinion
OFF-THE-CUFF
You will just have to wait patiently for the unveiling of our 2015 Connect Business Magazine Business Person of the Year, which our annual panel of Minnesota State University College of Business professors has already chosen. You can read all about their choice in our January 2015 issue. What a crop of nominees we received this year!
Insights, Off-The-Cuff, Opinion
OFF-THE-CUFF
Now to the rough: The editor had an eye-opening moment after reading details on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision allowing family-owned Hobby Lobby, under the Affordable Care Act, to opt out of having to offer insurance coverage for certain contraceptives the company believes cause abortions.
Editor's Letter, Insights, Publisher Perspective
Labor Day, Every Day
In agriculture, we feature 25-year industry veteran Roger Kienholz, 57-year-old general manager of $375 million Crystal Valley, which serves customers and members in its four business segments of grain, energy, feed, and agronomy.