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What began as a side interest in furniture and antiques eventually pulled Cheryl Hamond away from a 20-year nonprofit career. Six years after buying Pond Road Market, she is preserving what people love about the antique business while finding new ways to keep it moving forward.
How Kelly Miller and John Gotz expanded Strawberries & Cream into Loon Lake Iced Tea—and built a business where culture matters as much as the menu.
As the new publisher of The Mankato Free Press, Todd Benz inherits a 144-year legacy at a pivotal moment for local journalism. His challenge isn’t simply preserving a newspaper. It’s reinventing the business while protecting the mission that has served Southern Minnesota for generations.
For nearly 30 years, Jennifer Spaude has helped organizations navigate their most important moments. Now she’s bringing that executive perspective to Connect Business Magazine as a contributing writer focused on leadership and communication.
Volk Transfer’s new 325,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and distribution center marks the latest chapter in a family business story that began with a single truck. The feature goes inside the company’s major Mankato expansion, with a photo tour of the renovated former True Value facility and a closer look at the growth, employee focus, and legacy behind the move.
“It was unbelievably draining. The emotional story after emotional story. When I got done, I was in tears. It’s hard
In the heart of southern Minnesota, the United Hospital District (UHD) and Clinics are taking significant strides to provide crucial
Belview, Minnesota isn’t likely at the top of anyone’s destination list. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone,
An engineering design business in North Mankato has made quite the name for itself, not only in Southcentral Minnesota but
