Second Line of Business — Or First? “Star Tribune to Sell Land for Apartment Project.” —Star Tribune (Aug. 28, 2012) What do Twin Cities companies The Star Tribune, Gabberts, and Hoigaards all have in common? Certainly not their primary lines of business: newspaper publishing, furniture, and sports equipment and apparel, respectively. Rather, each company has...Read More
“Is [What?] the Next [What??]” If you found yourself asking the latter of those two questions . . . you’re definitely not the target audience of Web start-up (and high tech rage du jour) “Pinterest.” So, who is? (Pinterest’s target market, that is). As best I can tell, it consists of “under 30-something’s” equipped with the...Read More
