PLANNING

4.28.26 Gala by Michaella Holden of Lucent Blue Events + Design at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot

Visionary Minnesota Planners Reimagine Meetings

Triumphant Tech

Event planning is a tad complicated sometimes. Managing every step of the process—from scheduling and registration to event promotion and postevent surveying—can give even...

VR for Planners

EideCom, an event-production company based in Minneapolis, has rolled out EideVision, a new virtual reality (VR) technology that uses VR headsets and software to...

Let Them Eat Lingonberries: Scandinavian Gifts

Ingebretsen’s Nordic Marketplace spans four storefronts at its flagship location in South Minneapolis, selling Scandinavian and Minnesotan gifts, beverages, and foods. Karl Ingebretsen opened...
Seating area at The Signature Suite in Red Wing. October 29, 2025

Red Wing Elegance

When Angela Swanson, CEO and owner of The Signature Suite in Red Wing, opened her venue last November, her vision was for a boutique,...

Master the Art of Contract Negotiation

When it comes to negotiating successful contracts for meetings and events, Therese Jardine, CEO of Strategic Event Procurement in Seattle, has an analogy: “Sending...

Team Up With Visit Saint Paul

Minnesota’s capital city of St. Paul hugs the Mississippi River and boasts some 2,200 hotel rooms within walking distance of the Saint Paul RiverCentre—the...

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