Allison Kaplan

2 days ago | tcbmag.com | Allison Kaplan

From his long-running Mpls.St.Paul magazine column to his table at the Minneapolis Club where he entertained a steady stream of business leaders, politicians, and community advocates, Burt Cohen possessed the gift of comedic timing—right up until the end, when he penned his own obituary, blaming his “lifelong habit of procrastination” for the lack of fact checking. Cohen, the founding publisher of Mpls.St. Paul and Twin Cities Business, died Saturday. He was 94—and a half.

1 week ago | tcbmag.com | Allison Kaplan

The first time Sue Remes retired from her career as a global beauty industry consultant who spent more time on planes than at home in Minneapolis, she quickly got lured back to work by a longtime client in need. Sure, it was on her terms—limited hours, no travel—but it wasn’t the true break she felt ready to make. In 2024, after nearly 40 years in the beauty business, she retired again. This time, she says, it’s official.

2 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Allison Kaplan

Three years after Minneapolis-based Love Your Melon was acquired, its New York-based owners are shutting down the beloved hat brand—at least for now.

2 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Allison Kaplan

With charitable giving on the decline, according to the latest philanthropy report from Giving USA, Social Venture Partners Minnesota—a nonprofit predicated on engaged giving— is launching a new program to help aspiring donors get more invested. “We know that many of our partners want real human connection,” said SVP ‘s new executive director Ellen Walthour, a career philanthropy executive and former CEO of The BrandLab.

3 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Allison Kaplan

Growing a Food Brand: Angie and Dan Bastian + Yoga Pops Episode 141Angie’s Boomchickapop–one of the most legendary homegrown Minnesota brands in recent history and the benchmark for just about every new packaged food startup hoping to make it big. As the story goes: Angie Bastian was a nurse; her husband Dan Bastian a teacher. They bought a kettle corn machine off the internet in 2002, and started selling at festivals, in hopes of making some extra money.