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Food | Travel | Lifestyle

Women rolling Norwegian lefse balls of dough.

  • The Chetek Alert

     The warm aroma of butter and potatoes, together with the squeak of wooden rolling pins and bursts of laughter greet you as you descend the steps to the Chetek Lutheran Church basement on the annual lefse-making day…read more

  • Crisp, blonde crust, branded with grill marks and melty, smoky toppings—once you go grilled, you’ll never go back. Admittedly, though, grilling pizza can be a bit scary. Will the dough melt down between the grates? Will it burn and come out looking – and tasting – like a roofing shingle? Maybe. …read more

  • Deep in the springtime forests of Minnesota, treasure hunts happen every day for rare seasonal delicacies. Here’s your invitation to one of them with a cast of foragers of the Minnesota Mycological Society.

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  • A profile/review of a husband-and-wife team who are redefining what farm-to-table looks like in Midwest dining.

Tech | AI | B2B

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  • In 2026, expect agentic AI to take over significant portions of intake and onboarding. Full Article Available Upon Request

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  • Companies are spending millions chasing AI talent. But what if the “new hires” you so desperately need are already in the building? Full Article Available Upon Request

Enterprise Strategy

  • Most professional services firms aren't ready to price entirely on outcomes. The transition requires a staged approach. Full Article Available Upon Request

  • Every professional services leader has experienced that uncomfortable board meeting. The one where someone asks, “How do we compare to our competitors?” and the room falls silent. Not because the firm is performing poorly, but because no one actually knows. Full Article Available Upon Request

  • For decades, incentive travel followed a predictable formula: Identify your top 5% performers, reward them with one spectacular experience and use that to drive next year's numbers. The President's Club trip to Hawaii in January became the gold standard. But that model, while still valuable, is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Full Article Available Upon Request

  • Most professional services organizations today are still pricing on time and materials or a fixed fee, but delivery and billing models are evolving. Full Article Available Upon Request

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