Tag: business
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Chenue Her ‘coming home’ to Minnesota to take morning anchor spot at Fox 9
St. Paul native Chenue Her is taking an anchor spot at Fox 9 News, making him the first male Hmong news anchor in the Twin Cities. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/chenue-her-fox-9-morning-anchor-minnesota/
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A masterful combination of business and arts
Three arts-focused Carlson School alumni and students demonstrate how understanding business makes dollars—and sense. Full story: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/masterful-combination-business-and-arts
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First Hmong-owned certified organic farm in Minnesota embraces entrepreneurship
The desire to own a business runs strong throughout American history. “Entrepreneur. Americans have fallen in love with this French noun,” write two historians in their book about entrepreneurship. Full story: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/08/29/first-hmongowned-certified-organic-farm-minnesota-embraces-entrepreneurship
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BIPOC farmers struggle to recover after heavy rains wipe out crops, delay replanting
Reithen Curtis, a farmer at Route 1 who grows hemp, fruits and vegetables, said he had to restart crops at his farm in Loretto, Minnesota, when rain washed away most of his initial plantings. He … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/bipoc-farmers-minnesota-rain-hmong-american-farmers-association/
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Hmong Institute to open firstits-kind child care center in Madison
Madison’s Hmong Institute plans to open a first-of-its-kind child care center where children will be immersed in the Hmong language and learn from elders in the nonprofit’s day program. Slated to open … Full story: https://captimes.com/news/business/hmong-institute-to-open-first-of-its-kind-child-care-center-in-madison/article_8c49e0a6-567e-11ef-a288-236cac58f2dc.html
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Shop owner reveals heart-wrenching experience after BLM riots ‘destroyed’ his store on Gov Walz’s watch
Fox News Digital spoke with an immigrant business owner in St. Paul, Minnesota, about the 2020 George Floyd riot that destroyed his business and took him years to recover from. Full story: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/shop-owner-reveals-heart-wrenching-experience-after-blm-riots-destroyed-store-gov-walzs-watch
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Steve Cahalan: Tasty Thai restaurant opens in Onalaska’s Center 90 shopping center
Tasty Thai restaurant opens in Onalaska, offering Thai and Hmong cuisine. Owners plan $2.5M improvements to the Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel. Full story: https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/business/tasty-thai-restaurant-opens-onalaska/article_39d86996-55a7-11ef-a922-4b60ca67e41f.html
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Wausau business owners struggle after fire
WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) — From the outside, Lucky Mai’s Hmong clothing & jewelry store doesn’t look too worse for ware after a fire Wednesday morning. Stepping through the doors, however, is a different … Full story: https://www.waow.com/news/wausau-business-owners-struggle-after-fire/article_ee76616e-569c-11ef-91e5-5b2c14987447.html
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Chef Yia Vang opens Vinai restaurant as love letter to parents, Hmong culture
Chef Yia Vang’s long-awaited restaurant Vinai opens in northeast Minneapolis. The menu features traditional Hmong food. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/yia-vang-vinai-minneapolis-hmong-restaurant/
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Kamala Harris campaign wastes no time stumping in Minnesota’s Hmong community with stop at Hmong Village
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and others campaigned for Harris Tuesday, meeting with voters at Hmong Village and hosting a roundtable with Asian business owners. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/democracy-politics/kamala-harris-campaign-wastes-no-time-stumping-in-minnesotas-hmong-community-with-stop-at-hmong-village/
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Kamala Harris campaign stumps in Minnesota’s Hmong community with stop at Hmong Village
The first event for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in Minnesota focused on winning over Asian voters with a visit to a Hmong shopping center and a roundtable with Hmong business owners. Campaign … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/democracy-politics/kamala-harris-campaign-wastes-no-time-stumping-in-minnesotas-hmong-community-with-stop-at-hmong-village/
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Steve Cahalan: LAX Grille opens, Pastissimo is leaving and Ichiddo Ramen is coming to La Crosse
La Crosse’s restaurant scene is changing, with LAX Grille opening downtown, the Pastissimo pasta restaurant about to leave for Texas and Ichiddo Ramen opening in a few months in the former Fayze’s … Full story: https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/business/lax-grille-restaurant-opening-downtown/article_2da82f0e-4525-11ef-8bd5-93c9639f496b.html
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Seven new restaurants in Fresno for cooling down this summer. From ice cream to healthy
The business founded by the 20-something Hmong sisters serves ice cream and taiyaki. That’s a Japanese pastry, cooked fresh and served warm in the shape of a fish. You can get it served atop a bowl of … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/seven-restaurants-fresno-cooling-down-123000936.html
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St. Paul minimum wage hikes take effect for small and ‘micro’ businesses
Minimum wage increases for small and micro businesses in St. Paul went into effect Monday. For large business of 101 to 10,000 employees, the hourly rate of $15.57 stays the same — it was set at that … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/st-paul-minimum-wage-hike-164700649.html
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ROLLING ON BRIDGE STREET: House of Eggrolls Now Open
If you haven’t rolled along Chippewa Falls’ Bridge Street in awhile, you may have missed the newest eatery on the bustling business street: House of Eggrolls. Now open at the former TemptAsians (504 N … Full story: https://volumeone.org/sites/chippewafalls/articles/2024/06/13/343957-rolling-on-bridge-street-house-of-eggrolls-now
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Some Asian American and Pacific Islander women face a $1 million salary shortfall due to the pay gap
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women have to work 15 months to earn what a man makes in one year, the National Women’s Law Center found. Full story: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/some-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-women-face-a-1-million-salary-shortfall-due-to-the-pay-gap/5453355/
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Local business owner offers vibrant, Hmong-inspired hair accessories
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A local business owner found inspiration from her culture for her products. Leah Thao first started her business in 2016, knitting and crocheting items like scarves and … Full story: https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/local-business-owner-offers-vibrant-hmong-inspired-hair-accessories/