Dee DePass
Reporter
Small BusinessOriginally from the East Coast, Dee earned her undergraduate degree at Vassar College and a master's degree in journalism at the University of Maryland. She has been a journalism fellow at several institutions including the Wharton School of Business, East West Center, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, and the Sidney Hillman Foundation. In her spare time, she enjoys travel, reading, fitness, and gardening.
Latest from Dee DePass
Program helping rural Minnesota manufacturers will likely disappear with federal funding
U.S. Commerce Department plans to use the money, which goes to Enterprise Minnesota, for technologies such as AI and quantum.
April 29, 2025
Twin Cities area Patina gift shops on path to employee ownership
Homegrown retailer keeps management local under Teamshares.
April 24, 2025
Asian retail is having a moment in the Twin Cities, but tariffs could put a damper on growth
Many older businesses have recovered from the pandemic despite inflation and new competition, but they worry about another price hit from tariffs.
April 18, 2025
Eden Prairie firm was set to pay $18K in tariffs on its shipment from China. Now it’s $170K.
My Cable Mart and other companies across the country are scrambling to figure out strategies for both now and the rest of the year.
April 11, 2025
Small Minnesota company is leaving goods in China because it can’t afford tariffs
As President Donald Trump readies to enact another tariff round Wednesday, the reality of costs is hitting businesses, including Busy Baby.
April 8, 2025
Minnesota manufacturers brace for lower profits, curb expansion plans because of tariffs
Some hope for long-term gains from President Donald Trump’s plan but acknowledge they are looking at higher costs that will be hard to absorb.
April 7, 2025
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Minneapolis developer Ray Harris dies at age 96
He brought the city Calhoun Square and Figlio restaurant, and saved the Sears Tower on Lake Street from the wrecking ball.
April 6, 2025
Minnesota’s Small Business Person of the Year scores big with Walmart contract extension
SBA award winner Beth Fynbo Benike and her Oronoco business Busy Baby are learning the realities of fast growth.
April 1, 2025
Probationary federal workers in Minnesota stuck in limbo, awaiting back pay
Many fell under court rulings ordering President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire them, but say long-term prospects are iffy.
March 29, 2025
Grassroots efforts sprout to support Lake Street businesses hurting as Latinos stay home
Many Latinos are fearful of being caught up in the immigration crackdown of President Donald Trump’s administration. As they stay home, others are trying to fill the void for businesses.
March 6, 2025
State sues Viking Lakes subcontractor for failing to protect worker from sexual assault
State joins lawsuit brought by victim that claims the drywall company ignored her harassment complaints and fired her after she reported that a co-worker raped her on the construction site.
March 5, 2025
Minnesota Chamber study finds immigrant population shifting to higher-paying jobs
As immigrants attain more education, more are employed in manufacturing, health care and professional services instead of lower-paying hospitality and retail jobs.
February 28, 2025
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