STORY ARCHIVE - The main stories that have appeared in Connect Business Magazine since May 1997.

10th Anniversary Special - January 2004

• The Early Years - Introduction of 1994-1996
• Conver Interview Reunion - Reconnect with every cover interview since Sept., 1996.
• Have We Featured You? - Complete company profile summary, by city.

Business Person of the Year Issues

• Jeff Thom - 2008 Business Person of the Year
• Clint Brown - 2007 Business Person of the Year
• Wayne Kahler - 2007 Business Person of the Year
• Roxie Mell-Brandts - 2007 Business Person of the Year
• Tom Fallenstein - 2007 Runner-Up
• Todd Snell - 2007 Runner-Up
• Bob Weerts - 2006 Business Person of the Year
• Dennis Miller - 2006 Runner-Up
• Bob Coughlan - 2006 Runner-Up
• Milt Toratti - 2005 Business Person of the Year
• Lori Wightman - 2005 Runner-Up
• Chad Surprenant- 2005 Runner-Up
• Lorin Krueger - 2004 Business Person of the Year

Cover Interviews - Newest at top of list

• Bryan Paulsen - Mankato Architect
• Sarah Person - Exclusively Diamonds owner
• Mike Drummer - Mankato Entrepreneur
• Flip Schulke - Freelance Photojournalist
• Art Olsen - Beacon Promotions
• Jerry Bambery - McDonalds and EPS Technologies
• Bob Wallace - Fairmont Area Chamber and Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
• Pam Year - MRCI
• Dr. Bill Rupp - President and CEO of ISJ-Mayo
• Bob Christensen - Christensen Farms
• Yvonne Cariveau - Minnesota Internet Pioneer
• Keith Kor - Corn Plus Ethanol
• Glen Taylor - Taylor Corporation and Minnesota Timberwolves owner
• Jean Fitterer Lance - Boston Scientific Vice President and General Counsel
• Dr. R. Wynn Kearney - Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic senior partner
• Doug Thomas - Henderson's EdVisions Cooperative
• Milt Toratti - 2005 Business Person of the Year
• Fred C. Krahmer - Fairmont Jack-of-all-trades
• Governor Tim Pawlenty - Governor of Minnesota
• Wade Hensel- General Manager, BENCO Electric
• Mary Ellen Domeier- New Ulm Business Person and Educator
• Tom Atwood - Century 21, Atwood Realty
• Lorin Krueger - BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR (Jan. 2004)
• Al Annexstad - CEO, Federated Insurance
• Bob Gallaway - CEO, Ridley Inc.
• Louise Dickmeyer - Mankato Nonprofiteer
• Ed Bosanko - Watonwan Farm Services
• John Linder - Minnesota Valley Broadcasting
• Dan Gislason - New Ulm's Technicolor Lawyer
• Al Fallenstein - Taylor Corporation's Executive Vice President
• Mark Davis - Davisco Foods International
• Lowel Andreas - Archer Daniels Midland
• Tom Engdahl - COO, Brown Printing, Waseca
• Rep. Bob Gunther - MN State Rep., and Grocery Store Owner
• Deb Flemming - Editor, Mankato Free Press Newspaper
• Sharron Moss-Higham - Kraft in New Ulm
• Bob Alton - CEO, HickoryTech
• Fred Lutz - Soft Drink Advocate and Community Leader
• Z. Sam Gault - St. Peter bank President
• Dennis Miller - CEO, Midwest Wireless
• Bill Bresnan - The cable TV legend
• Jeanne Votca-Carpenter - Vice President, Shandwick International 
• David Castle - President, Weigh-Tronix, Inc. 
• Paul Wilke - General Manager of River Hills Mall 
• Mark Furth - CEO churning New Ulm's 1.1 billion dollar business 
• Pat Johnson - CEO Zeros in On Workers Comp 
• Bob Weerts - Winnebago's Born Entrepreneur 
• Stafford Harder - President of Carlson Craft 
• Tom Rosen - Fairmont CEO 
• Rick McCluhan - MN Reform Party Chairman.
• Jerry Crest & Doug Wood - Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital Administrators
• Leo Berg - Heritagefest executive director. 
• Maureen Gustafson - Mankato Chamber president. 
• Neil Eckles - Blue Earth Entrepreneur. 
• Curt Fisher - Commercial real estate. 
• Jerry Dotson - Wireless wizard. 
• Jerry Johnson- CWC's founder. 
• Jerry Schugel - Not your typical trucker. 
• Jo Guck Baily - Regional media maven. 
• Gary Hopfenspirger - Restaurant franchisor. 
• Bob Wettergren - Mr. St. Peter. 
• Karl Johnson- Major pork producer. 
• Starr Kirklin - A civic-centered businessman. 
• Glen Taylor - Open and honest.
• Bill Carlson - A short interview with Carlson Craft's Founder

Company Profiles - Listed alphabetically. In each issue, Connect Business Magazine profiles two south-central Minnesota businesses.

• 3M New Ulm (November 1997) 
• Aerospace Systems (March 2004) 
• Agri-Comm Alarms (September 2000) 
• Aqua-Ozone (January 2000) 
• American Artstone (July 2001)
• Angling & Hunting Adventures (May 1998) 
• Appletree Press (March 2008) 
• Arneson Distributing (July 1997) 
• Baroda Auction Realty (January 1998) 
• Beemer Well Drilling (September 2004) 
• Birds Eye Foods, Waseca (July 2004) 
• Big Gain (January 2000) 
• Bolton & Menk (July 2007)
• Braun & Borth (September 2001)
• The Candyman (September 2006) 
• Canyon Outback (July 2004) 
• Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (September 2003)
• CHAMP Software (July 2006)
• Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America (July 2000) 
• Computer Business Solutions (January 2000) 
• Coughlan Companies (July 2002)
• Counseling Services of Southern Minnesota (July 2006)
• Crown Fixtures (September 1997) 
• Cuddy Energy Systems (January 1999) 
• The Dam Store (May 1999) 
• Davisco Foods (May 1998) 
• Dayport (May 2007) 
• ELM Homes (September 2004) 
• El Sarape (May 2004) 
• Emerald Travel Management (May 1997) 
• European Roastarie (May 2003) 
• Fairmont Artificial Breeders (January 2002) 
• Fairmont Opera House (January 2001)
• Fairmont Sentinel (May 2001)
• Fly Away Agriproducts - (November 2000) 
• Forstner Fire Apparatus (November 1998) 
• Four Flags Over Aspen (March 1998)
• Golden Heart Child Care Center (September 2005)   
• Ground Zero Services (March 2002) 
• Haala Industries (September 1998) 
• Healthcare Academy (November 2005)
• Heartlund Kennels (November 2005)\
• Hermie's Bait, Bar & Grill (November 2007)
• Hendrickson Organ Company (July 1999)
• Hickory Tech Corporation (January 1998) 
• Hilltop Florist & Greenhouse (November 1997) 
• Hybrid MicroCurcuits (September 1998) 
• Internet Connections (March 1998) 
• It Takes Two (July 2005)
• Itron (September 2006)
• JB Lures (May 2006)
• Jake's Stadium Pizza (November 2006)
• Dr. Gary Jernberg (March 2007)
• Jetter Clean (November 2006)
• Johnson Components (September 2000) 
• Juba's Super Valu (September 2007)
• Katolight (January 2003) 
• Kenway Engineering (March 2006)
• Kevco, Inc. (November 1999) 
• Keisler's Campground (March 2001)
• Klassen Performance Group (September 2003)
• KMA Design & Construction (May 2004)
• Lakeshore Inn (March 2008) 
• Lakeview Funeral Home (March 1999) 
• Lambrechts & Christmas Haus (March 1999) 
• Larkspur Market (March 2006)
• Lindsay Window & Door Company (November 1998) 
• Linder Enterprises (November 2007) 
• Le Sueur, Inc. (November 1999) 
• Madelia Community Hospital (May 2005)
• Mak-Bea Labs (November 2003)
• Mankato Oil & Tire (March 2002) 
• Mankato Symphony ( November 2004)
• Marian Anderson Gallery (May 2000) 
• Meter-Man (May 2002)
• Najwa's Catering (September 2002)
• Nicollet South Bike Shop ( July 2002)
• Nissen Investigations (March 2003) 
• North Star Aviation (March 2005)
• Northwest Packaging, Inc. (March 2000) 
• New Hope Counseling & Mediation Center (January 2003) 
• New Ulm Furniture (September 2002)
• Nu-Chek Prep (May 2006)
• Dr. Linda Nussbaumer (September 2007)
• Nuvex Ingredients (March 2005)
• On The Wall (May 2007) 
• Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic (September 1999) 
• Palmer Bus Service (November 2001)
• Paulsen Architects (November 2003)
• Pneumat Systems (March 2004)
• Professional Cleaning Services, Inc. (July 2007)
• Rainbow Woods (May 1998) 
• Redi-Haul Trailers (July 2001)
• Resource Connections (November 2002)
• River Ridge Gun Club (July 2005)
• Rivervine (July 2003)
• Robert Fitzsimmons and Sons (January 1999) 
• Russell Associates (July 1997) 
• Ryter Corporation (September 1997)
• Sealed Bid (May 2005) 
• Schmidt's Bakery (March 2001) 
• Shady Oaks Nursery (September 2001)
• Shuffle-Rhythm.com (Henry Busse Jr.) (November 2001)
• Soderland Village Drug (March 2007)
• Southern Minnesota Construction (May 1997) 
• St. Peter Woolen Mill (Novemeber 2004)
• Swedish Kontur (July 2003)
• Thin Film Technology (July 1998)
• Timberlake Orchard (March 2003) 
• Timeless Images in Metal (May 2002) 
• T Productions (September 1999) 
• Two Fish Recording Studio (March 2000) 
• United Spray Systems (January 2002) 
• Upper Midwest Management (November 2000)
• Walter's Publishing (September 2005)
• Wells Concrete Products (May 1999)
• The Whittler's Lady B&B (November 2002)
• Wenger Physical Therapy (May 2003) 
• Winco (January 2001)
• Winland Electronics (July 1999)
• Y Barbers (May 2001)