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Articles

JazzMN Orchestra Celebrates the Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra May 21st

1 week ago | jazzpolice.com | Dan Emerson

by Dan EmersonDecades after its heyday, the award-winning Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra is fondly remembered by jazz fans and musicians for its bold, singular sound – and for holding down possibly the longest-running weekly gig in jazz history, nearly 60 years of Monday nights at the Village Vanguard in New York City..
Construction firms share market expansion strategies

2 weeks ago | finance-commerce.com | Dan Emerson

Listen to this article McGough Construction expanded post-2008 recession using data-driven market selection. Ryan Cos. reviews potential new markets every five years, focusing on sustainable, long-term growth. Bauer Design Build follows client-driven growth with strict subcontractor vetting. As construction companies grow, one common strategy to accelerate that growth is expanding their footprints to serve new markets outside of Minnesota.
Well-being programs for lawyers catching on with major firms

1 month ago | minnlawyer.com | Dan Emerson

Growing attention to behavioral health problems in the legal profession has prompted law firms to focus more closely on protecting and promoting their members’ mental health and overall well-being. Increasingly, firms are adding well-being programs or taking steps to improve them. Two Twin Cities law offices with well-established wellness programs are Kansas City-based Stinson and Minneapolis-based Faegre Drinker.
CPA licensing bill could help address accountant shortages

1 month ago | finance-commerce.com | Dan Emerson

Listen to this article Two years ago, Minnesota became the first state to propose a major change in licensing requirements for certified public accountants. The bill was intended to create additional pathways to CPA licensure, to help remedy a developing shortage of CPAs.After the previous legislation “ran out of time” at the end of session, this year proponents have introduced a modified bill they say would accomplish the same objectives.
Minnesota bill aims to boost affordable housing development

2 months ago | finance-commerce.com | Dan Emerson

Listen to this article It’s been well-documented that Minnesota — and many other states — lacks enough housing, especially housing classified as “affordable.”“There are a number of challenges with affordable housing development,” said Ryan Baumtrog, assistant commissioner for policy and community development at Minnesota Housing. “Securing financing and other resources, finding land and everything that goes along with construction.
Trauma-related work drives interest in lawyer well-being

Jan 31, 2025 | wislawjournal.com | Dan Emerson

By Dan EmersonBridgeTower Media NewswiresLawyers: You could be nicer to yourselves. That is the intriguing title of a recent CLE presentation by Miriam Itzkowitz, who is director of trauma-informed care for the Institute for Children, Families and Communities at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Minnesota.
Trauma-related work drives interest in lawyer well-being

Jan 31, 2025 | minnlawyer.com | Dan Emerson

Lawyers: You could be nicer to yourselves. That is the intriguing title of a recent CLE presentation by Miriam Itzkowitz, who is director of trauma-informed care for the Institute for Children, Families and Communities at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. A social worker who has worked in a legal setting for the past decade, Itzkowitz gave her perspective on the ways in which legal education and the legal profession “frame” work-related stress, burnout and mental health and substance use.
AEP Ohio Proposes Controversial Data Center Rate Hike Amid Power Demand Surge

Jan 17, 2025 | areadevelopment.com | Dan Emerson

AEP Ohio, the state’s largest power provider, has proposed a controversial new rate structure targeting data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations, prompting strong opposition from tech giants such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta. The proposal, introduced in May, comes in response to a sharp increase in electricity demand due to the rise of data centers in the Columbus area, a region that has rapidly transformed into a major data hub over the past five years.
UMN Law Center highlights human tights at legal forefront

Jan 13, 2025 | minnlawyer.com | Dan Emerson

Last month, the University of Minnesota Law School commemorated International Human Rights Day with a special event: a lecture by Margaret Huang, the president and chief executive officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center and its lobbying arm, the SPLC Action Fund. Huang’s speech examined whether democratic governance is essential for the full protection of human rights. She cited the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v.
Weather, construction costs push insurance prices higher

Nov 14, 2024 | finance-commerce.com | Dan Emerson

Listen to this article As global climate change continues to affect business and industry around the world, one of the sectors most impacted has been the insurance business, especially in property insurance. Feeling the effect of recent events like hurricanes Helene and Milton, insurers have raised premium rates and are pursuing other strategies to cope with this unprecedented, rapid change.