Archive Posts
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Douglas Dayton (1924-2013) influenced retail real estate locally, nationally
“What is good for the community is good for business.” – Douglas Dayton I’ve gotten to talk with some interesting people but Doug Dayton was one of my favorites. In part because he built two of my retail favorites; Target and Southdale. He was also good to work with while putting together information used to make this video for the MN Real Estate Hall of Fame. Sad to hear this news of his passing this weekend.
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Lessons from the C-Suite
How do you decide when to stay, and when to go? Make a note in your personal almanac – on Wednesday night last week, the secrets of a successful career were revealed at the corner of 10th St. and Lasalle Ave. Lessons from the C-Suite featured high profile, successful executives with a total of more than 100 years of experience. -
Career Link: Interim for Interns
The Full-time UST MBA class of 2014 embarked on more than 30 different internships this past month. As the days continue to fly by, Graduate Business Career Services would like share a few internship tips before the green leaves of summer change to autumnal shades of fall. -
11 innovative ideas for creating a healthy workplace
Last month, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal recognized 22 companies who scored the highest on its 2013 Healthiest Employers assessment. What are these healthy workplaces doing? These employers share a commitment to improving the overall well-being of their employees including physical, mental, social, and financial health. -
The Medical Device Tax: Brakes on an Economic Engine
In this era of complexity and global economic uncertainty, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could invent a whole new industry? A field where people spend their days working on ways to change the world, adding new jobs in America, become an engine of economic growth and be a net exporter of goods. If you could find such an industry wouldn’t it be an American treasure? And wouldn’t you assume it would be an industry where government created ways to support, invest in and accelerate its potential? -
Profile: Megan Szlachtowski '14 M.B.A.
Megan Szlachtowski had always wanted to live in the big city. Moving from her family’s quiet farm in small-town Olivia, MN to the bustling port city of Duluth, he graduated with a degree in health information management (HIM) from the College of St. Scholastica. After graduation, Szlachtowski started work at Allina Health in the Twin Cities, where’s she’s been for the last five years. But now, Szlachtowski has a new dream–one that she hopes to reach with her Health Care MBA from the Opus College of Business. -
Career Overview: Consulting
A career in consulting has many benefits that only a number of people are aware of. Although most people would assume a career in consulting is less stable than a full-time career as a salaried employee, some others would argue this assumption is false. -
60 MPH by bike—How about that for a morning commute?
Sustainability & EnvironmentWould you bike to work if you could travel at highway speeds without breaking a sweat? Rich Kronfeld of Golden Valley would, and to do so he created a tricycle. -
Guerrilla Marketing or Event Hijacking
This week a pro-gun group informed the media and area law enforcement that its members would be out in force at community events organized by another organization, pushing the limits of the state carry laws.