November 2008 | Magazine Archives
Twin Cities Business November 2008

Cover Story

Squeezing Oil from Rock

An American oil rush is underway in North Dakota and Wayzata-based company Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. have leased the mineral rights to more than 60,000 acres of prime oil real estate.

Features
Phil Roberts

Gut Instinct

If Phil Roberts has a feeling about food, chances are you will too.

Poldi Gerard and Viet Ngo

Lemna's African Adventures

Lemna's international division builds water, energy, transportation, and housing projects in developing countries around the world.

Harry Chalmiers, Chris Osgood

A Sound Education

Relatively anonymous, McNally Smith College of Music in Minneapolis has an opportunity to carve out its own niche.

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Starters
Bob Overby's backyard putting green

Woods, Irons, Level

In a quest to improve his game, Bob Overby built a putting green in his backyard and built it into a business.

Moules et frites at Barbette

Casual Obsessions

Café Barbette is the funky Uptown mainstay where Kenwoodians and counterculturalists happily coexist, and the bistro fare sublime.

Spotlight
Alan Arthur

From Housing to Home

The struggling economy means big business for Minneapolis-based nonprofit Aeon.

Patrick Lynch

Not Getting Rusty

Northern Technologies International Corporation moves into green technologies.

Dave Osborne and Paul Flesch

Profit Shelters

Medina’s Clam Corporation, which manufactures ice fishing shelters, recently got into summertime business and watched its profits climb all year round.

Dan Hill

Facing the Market

Want to tell what consumers really think of an ad or product? Dan Hill says its all in the face.

Going Global
New Dehli

Trade Mission at Work

Minnesota expects to see an increase in trade with India for 2008.

Corporate and Private Dining

The Meet and Eat

The Meet and Eat

Consider these tips before mixing business with dining

Homes

Executive Homes

Executive Homes

Three new ideas on how to add a personal touch to your next remodel.

Human Resources

Work Force Issues

Work Force Issues

The latest on building an inclusive and diverse office.

Business Technology

Technology Buyer's Guide

Technology Buyer's Guide: Dream Machines

The best technology of the year for your business (or yourself).

Columnists

Editor's Note

Personal Finance

Observations

Corner Office

Capital Beat

Portfolio Positions

What I Learned

Open Letter

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