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LeBrent Speed sets September 11 book launch in Minneapolis
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LeBrent Speed will launch his new book, The Transformation Code: The Five Keys to Transforming Your Life and Impacting the World, with a Sept. 11 event in Minneapolis that also doubles as a birthday celebration.
BeaverCON 2026 heads to Minneapolis to push beaver-based restoration
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Beaver Institute will host BeaverCON 2026 in Minneapolis from Sept. 28-30, bringing scientists, practitioners and land managers together to advance beaver-based watershed restoration and human-beaver coexistence.
TPI Hospitality named one of Minnesota’s best places to work for fourth straight year
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TPI Hospitality has been recognized by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as one of Minnesota’s Best Places to Work for the fourth consecutive year.
Rocket Group adds Encore Heating and Air in Minnesota expansion
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Rocket Group has added Carver County HVAC provider Encore Heating and Air to its national home services portfolio, marking its first partnership in the upper Midwest.
Coccinella wins sixth straight Minnesota’s Best recognition
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Coccinella Mediterranean Heritage in Edina earned Gold for Best Specialty Store and Silver for Best Place to Buy a Gift in the 2026 Minnesota’s Best awards.
OMG Studios and Minnesota Humanities Center launch film tour at Historic Fort Snelling
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OMG Studios and the Minnesota Humanities Center will open a film tour for The Making of America at Historic Fort Snelling on Sept. 5, pairing the screening with a community art showcase.
Blue Dolly Moving maps out what drives Minneapolis piano move costs
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Blue Dolly Moving has outlined the main factors that shape piano moving quotes in Minneapolis, from instrument size and stair counts to access constraints and seasonal timing.
VOLTAS to host open house at Minnesota headquarters Aug. 28
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VOLTAS will open its Cottage Grove, Minnesota, headquarters on Aug. 28 for an open day aimed at medical device companies, founders, innovators and local business leaders.
Minnesota enacts Larry’s Law after assisted living death exposes emergency-care gap
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Minnesota signed Larry’s Law on May 18, 2026, requiring assisted living facilities to have plans for staff to help residents during medical emergencies until responders arrive.
North Wind breaks ground on $1 billion aerospace and hypersonic test complex in Minnesota
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North Wind has started construction on a new Aerospace & Hypersonic Research and Testing Complex at UMore Park in Rosemount, Minnesota, aimed at modernizing U.S. ground-testing capacity.
Market & Johnson adds business development lead in Minnesota
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Market & Johnson is expanding its Minnesota team with the hire of Zach Lamppa as business development manager as the Wisconsin construction firm targets more work across healthcare, education, municipal, industrial and infrastructure markets.
Minnesota Hospice joins Lakeville parade to mark 10 years of care
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Minnesota Hospice will return to Lakeville’s Pan-O-Prog Grand Parade on Saturday, July 11, marking its fifth straight year in the event and celebrating 10 years serving southern Twin Cities families.
Periodontal Specialists adds board-certified Dr. Stratos to Southern Minnesota team
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Periodontal Specialists, P.A. has added board-certified periodontist Dr. Stratos to its five-location practice in Southern Minnesota, bringing the team to three periodontists.
Minnesota Hospice wins Gold in Star Tribune’s Minnesota’s Best awards
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Minnesota Hospice took Gold for Hospice Care in the 2026 Minnesota’s Best Awards, a statewide readers’ choice contest run by the Star Tribune.
Former Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara offers media commentary on policing and public safety
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Brian A. O’Hara, the former police chief in Minneapolis and former Newark public safety director, is making himself available nationwide for media interviews on policing, crisis leadership and public safety policy.
Main Event opens first Minnesota location in Woodbury
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Main Event will open its first Minnesota venue on Aug. 3 in Woodbury, with a ribbon-cutting at 9:45 a.m. and doors opening at 10 a.m. The new site adds laser tag, bowling, arcade games, dining and event space, with the first 200 guests in line…
BeAlice lands at Nordstrom
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Minnesota handbag brand BeAlice has launched its handcrafted, convertible bags on Nordstrom.com, marking a national retail debut for the woman-owned label.
Minnesota Hospice lands another Top Workplace honor
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Minnesota Hospice was named a Star Tribune Top Workplace for the second straight year, placing in the top 10 small business employers in Minnesota and standing out as the only hospice-specific organization on the list.
MEA roundtable to tackle utility supply chain strategy in Minneapolis
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Utility, supplier and academic leaders will meet in Minneapolis on Sept. 16-17 for MEA Energy Association’s Planning, Sourcing & Procurement Roundtable.
Minnesota Zoo opens night lantern walk Wanderlight Trail
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The Minnesota Zoo has opened Wanderlight Trail, a quarter-mile lantern exhibit in Apple Valley that runs Wednesdays through Sundays through Aug. 2. The nighttime attraction pairs immersive art with conservation messaging and ticketed specialty…
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