One year after her first One Take interview, Christine Lantinen returns to discuss how Maud Borup weathered the pandemic; how its attracting and retaining talent both in the Twin Cities and Le Center, Minn.; why it’s looking to expand capacity yet again after just adding 70,000 square feet last year; whether employees are required to […]
Minnesota is rich with hundreds of family businesses, dozens of which have lasted more than two generations. Bemidji Woolen Mills is a fourth-generation family business that on Oct. 9 turned 100 years old. The Duluth News Tribune just published this interesting story about its history. Other family businesses that are 100 years or older in […]
In the early months of the Covid-19 economic recession, nine experts from Platinum Group participated in unscripted, one-take/unedited interviews to share their perspectives and tips on on how business owners and leaders can best move forward. All of the interviews can be found on a Platinum Group Interview Series channel on YouTube and on seven audio platforms […]
During this week’s One Take CEO Interview podcast and video segment sponsored by Platinum Group, Reviva Corp. Chairman Dave Goodwin shares how his company remained operating at full-speed despite Covid-19, and the importance of addressing today what the world will be like post-Covid. Reviva remanufactures gas and diesel engines for commercial-grade trucks smaller than 18-wheelers, […]
Looking for some inspiration this holiday weekend, or just a few great ideas? Tune into one or more of these short CEO interviews on navigating through the Coronavirus economy if you haven’t already done so. They’re available to download and listen to on the go, or to watch or listen to via your laptop, iPad or […]
This week’s One Take CEO Interview is with Mainstreet Bakery’s Stacy Demskie
In this week’s unedited One Take interview, Maud Borup’s Christine Lantinen talks about leading through the Covid-19 economy, how she and her team have changed marketing tactics, production processes and more, plus their need to hire more than 100 hourly employees and her thoughts on how business leaders can best deal with the stress created […]
Faribault Woolen Mill Chairman and CEO Paul Grangaard is the first guest on a new weekly CEO interview program called “One Take” exploring how Minnesota companies are surviving the coronavirus and available via YouTube and Spotify. In each 10-20 minute interview, former Twin Cities Business Editor in Chief Dale Kurschner asks one CEO to provide his or […]
During extremely challenging times and setbacks, successful businesses often find ways to pivot toward new opportunities, focusing more on what’s possible rather than what didn’t work. During the COVID-19 economic slowdown, if you’ve found a way to pivot, let us know and we’ll share it on this site and elsewhere as we talk with others […]
A few of the most significant business news stories from across the state during the week ending Friday night. Something to crow about: China lifted its ban on U.S. poultry imports. Minnesota is the nation’s largest turkey producer and China ranked as the state’s second-largest foreign market for turkeys previous to the ban, which was […]