Dan Niepow

Glendale, Minneapolis

Digital Editor at Twin Cities Business

digital editor @tcbmag. Wisconsinite turned Minnesotan. hatted and bearded 95% of the time. opinions are my own. (he/him)

Articles

Arctic Cat’s New Owner to Rehire About 500

6 days ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

Arctic Cat’s facility in Thief River Falls Photo courtesy of Arctic Cat The new owner of Thief River Falls-based Arctic Cat says he’ll rehire most workers that were set to be laid off this month.
Minneapolis-based Lemonada Media Finds an Overseas Buyer

1 week ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

Since Lemonada Media was founded in 2019, the Minneapolis-based podcast production company has gone on to make shows with the likes of comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and British royal family member Meghan Markle. Now, the company is set to be acquired by an overseas podcast investment group. On Tuesday, Stockholm-based PodX Group announced that it has reached a deal to acquire a majority stake in Lemonada.
Minneapolis Downtown Council to Help Four Businesses Open Storefronts

2 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

Four women-led businesses will get their shot at running brick-and-mortar storefronts in downtown Minneapolis this summer. On Thursday, the Minneapolis Downtown Council unveiled the four members of its Chameleon Retail Cohort program, which will help the entrepreneurs find permanent homes for their businesses downtown. It’s part of a revamp of the council’s Chameleon Shoppes program, which is aimed at filling open retail spaces downtown with businesses owned by women or people of color.
Plans Unveiled for $132M Biomanufacturing Facility in Maple Grove

2 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

Aerial rendering of BioMADE’s proposed 122,000-square-foot facility in Maple Grove. Image courtesy of BioMADE A unique type of manufacturing facility that promises to bolster national security initiatives is coming to Maple Grove.
Bill George Donates $1M to Harvard

2 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

Bill George, the former Medtronic chief executive and prominent Minnesota philanthropist, knows that his $1 million donation to Harvard won’t plug the multibillion-dollar hole the school is facing. But he hopes he’s setting an example. On Tuesday, the George Family Foundation announced that it is giving $1 million to the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership to “extend and expand” the foundation’s namesake fellowship program there.
What's Driving Travail's Big Expansion?

3 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

Travail Kitchen and Amusements co-owner Mike Brown would prefer not to think back to the early days of Covid. “It’s kind of a stain on the world,” he says. Like many restaurateurs, the closures and financial and personnel losses gave Brown and his partners time and incentive to evolve. “We had to rebuild and rethink who we are and how we run our business. Everything we knew from before was no longer there.
AG Ellison Joins Suit to Block Surmodics Acquisition

4 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

There might not be many things that Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison and the Trump administration agree on, but the fate of Eden Prairie-based medtech firm Surmodics Inc. appears to be one of them. On Thursday, Ellison announced that he’s joining the Federal Trade Commission’s suit to halt Surmodics’ acquisition by Illinois-based private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings LLC. Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul also joined the suit.
Minnesota Electricity Generated by Renewables Held Flat in 2024

4 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

Wind turbines near Alpha, Minnesota. Photo Credit: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency In 2024, energy derived from renewable resources accounted for about one-third of all electricity generated in Minnesota.
Women in Leadership: On Trust and Unconventional Paths to the Top

4 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

For women, the path to the C-suite isn’t necessarily easier these days, but it certainly is changing. That’s one of the takeaways from TCB’s annual Women in Leadership luncheon at the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday. Prior to a featured conversation with former Target executive and new author Laysha Ward, a panel of four mid-career women took questions about hybrid work, the lingering impact of the pandemic, and navigating personal and professional goals.
Egg Medical Lands $14.3M Raise

1 month ago | tcbmag.com | Dan Niepow

An interventional cardiologist for more than 35 years, Dr. Robert Wilson has ordered countless X-ray-guided procedures over the years. These generally routine procedures are carried out to place stents in blood vessels or check for blockages, among other things. But he’s also well aware that they carry risks for medical staff carrying them out. “What most people don’t know is that less than 1% of the X-ray beam actually makes it to the detector to make the picture,” Wilson says.