A Vision for Housing: Father-Son Team Spearhead Former School Into Lake Superior Apartments
If you listen to anyone in the business of building or renting properties talk long enough, you’ll hear them opine on the lack of housing for people in the Northland. It’s a problem that exists across the United States, and the Twin Ports have certainly not avoided the conundrum. People need homes, and there have […]
PS Profile: Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown By Tony Bennett Some people, when the workday ends, just want to go home and kick their feet up and relax with a good book or a favorite show. Given the amount of extracurriculars that Melissa Brown is involved with, it would be fair to assume she never gets much downtime. But everything […]
PS Profile: Patrick Lapinski
“My great aunt Pearl’s brother Lyle went down on the steamer Cyprus in 1907,” maritime writer Patrick Lapinski said. “He was 18 years old and signed on as a deckhand. It was a brand-new ship and it sank on its second voyage. It was 22 days old.” Lapinski was talking about his early inspirations and […]
The Folks at Bear Creek Development Like to Make Things Happen
The nature of business is like the nature of, well, nature: it’s all about the survival of the fittest. It’s not always that the best businesses or the most clever or unique ones that thrive just because of their novelty, and it’s not always that the shoddily run ones are doomed to fail. It’s just […]
P.S. Profile: Dave Sletten, Douglas County Administrator
In December of last year, Dave Sletten accepted the position of Douglas County Administrator. It’s a new role that he’s taking on, but the work he’s doing is quite familiar to him. In fact, he’s technically been in the job longer than just a few months, and he’s been in training for it for much […]
Real-World Work
Student-Run Spartan Manufacturing Is Not Your Average High School Shop Class High school is a challenging time. Aside from navigating the ups and downs of turbulent friendships, physical changes, grades, sports and everything else, a young person is expected to start having ideas about what they want to do with their lives when their lives […]
Honesty Is the Best Policy
Pete Popoe and His Auto Ace Staff Aim to Please at Both Locations Finding an automobile-maintenance shop that is trustworthy and consistent is one of those things in life that is difficult to do, but, once it’s done, it feels like a major victory. In the Twin Ports, one of the most well-regarded auto shops […]
One of Superior’s Best-Kept Secrets
Swanstrom Tools – Cradle to Grave Manufacturer Swanstrom Tools, USA is a world-leading manufacturer of hand-held precision cutters, pliers and tweezers used in the medical device, electronics, avionics and jewelry industries. Described by their own employees as one of the best-kept secrets in Superior, this innovative company sets the standard for their ergonomically designed tools, […]
Just in Time Barber Academy Is Redemption for Owner Ta-Raj Benness
Starting a business is always a big step. The amount of work and planning and good fortune and money it takes to start any business at all is usually staggering for any person. Superior’s Just in Time Barber Academy opened recently, and it’s the latest big step forward for owner Ta-Raj Benness, who has dramatically […]
PS Profile: Tim Nelson, Earth Rider Brewery
When Tim Nelson cofounded Fitger’s Brewhouse three decades back, he was coming off a long run working with the U.S. Ski Team. “I moved back to Duluth, and I was interviewing for jobs, trying to figure it out after grad school,” he recalled. “I was like, what’s next?” On his ski trips, Nelson had discovered […]