New life (and a new name?) for the Pirtek Building
Inside the Pirtek building, it’s a hive of activity, reinventing itself after years of minimal use. Dozens of new tenants—nonprofits, small businesses, arts groups, studios, professional offices—are filling the versatile three-building complex, with some spaces still available for lease.
Earth and sun: Deneen Potter goes solar
As of this week, the flat roof has sprouted 400 solar panels in south-facing rows. An estimated 130 daily kilowatt-hours will amount to about half of their mugs being solar-fired.
Local entrepreneurs: You've got resources
Could your enterprise use some funding, consulting, or networking help? At a CEZ-sponsored workshop in January, three panelists showed us how to tap into some of the resources at hand for small businesses and startups.
Entrepreneurs among us: Celebrity food edition
Chocolates and ceramics for Super Bowl.
Bookbinder Jeff Dahlin: A Renaissance man finds his calling
A visitor glancing into the E&L Bindery’s work area sees a pleasant mishmash of historical periods, from medieval to laptop, but the general tone is Dickensian.
Vandalia Street Press: Everything grows when you buy local
Kim Tschida Petters can't imagine only doing greeting cards, or only doing fine art, so the current mix keeps her energized and content while ensuring her art background earns her a living
Erik Pearson, Colette Ricci, and Tim Holly bring life to the DOW basement
The basement is a happening place, so stop by!
Alchemy Architects’ designs prove small really is beautiful
In the back of the red brick building at 856 Raymond Ave. in the heart of St. Paul’s Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ), a small group of architects and designers are not unlike their medieval namesakes who tried to spin common metals into gold.
Textile entrepreneurs in the Creative Enterprise Zone
The Triangle Building is home to a wide range of creatives working in and teaching with fabrics and textiles.
Professional connector Lars Leafblad on the interdependence of entrepreneurship
Ballinger | Leafblad, located in Vandalia Tower, specializes in executive recruitment for civic and nonprofit organizations.
Dow Art Gallery and Framing grand opening
Khanh Tran opened Frame by Frame in the University Ave-facing storefront of the Dow Building previously occupied by Fastenal in September 2015.