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
Retail
Suppliers, partners rethink relationship with Target after diversity pullback
Partners also worry about what support Target and others will give in the future.
January 27, 2025
Business
Minnesota’s more than 20,000 federal workers fear for their jobs after Trump’s first week
Workers are worrying about hiring freezes on border patrol operations, waiting for agency directives and seeing how layoffs will affect them.
January 25, 2025
Retail
Trend toward casual office wear nearly claims another Minneapolis business
Top Shelf is closing its Lyn-Lake shop and downsizing after decades making suits for Fortune 500 professionals.
January 23, 2025
Retail
Minneapolis Downtown Council entrepreneur program gets reboot after stores close
Chameleon Shoppes, meant to both boost new business owners and fill vacant storefronts, adds more mentoring, consulting to program
January 18, 2025
Economy
Iron Range union applauds Biden’s blocking of U.S. Steel acquisition: ‘We are going to be fine’
President Joe Biden, citing national security concerns, on Friday blocked Nippon’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, an important player in the Minnesota mining industry.
January 3, 2025
Real Estate
Former UnitedHealth HQ building goes into receivership as loan deadline looms for owner
The Minnetonka building is now empty after UnitedHealth moved employees to one of its Eden Prairie buildings.
January 2, 2025
Small Business
As new laws take effect in Minnesota, small businesses say costs will sting
Some say they might need to cut back on hiring, others say they might need to cut services as a new minimum wage, health insurance mandates, and unemployment and gas tax increases go into effect Wednesday.
January 1, 2025
Business
St. Paul civic booster Paul Williams looks back, and forward, as he retires from Project for Pride in Living
He took the reins of the affordable housing nonprofit at a time of transition and leaves it with a strong plan for the future.
December 21, 2024
Economy
Iron Range union applauds Biden’s blocking of U.S. Steel acquisition: ‘We are going to be fine’
President Joe Biden, citing national security concerns, on Friday blocked Nippon’s acquisition of U.S. Steel, an important player in the Minnesota mining industry.
January 3, 2025
Real Estate
Former UnitedHealth HQ building goes into receivership as loan deadline looms for owner
The Minnetonka building is now empty after UnitedHealth moved employees to one of its Eden Prairie buildings.
January 2, 2025
Small Business
As new laws take effect in Minnesota, small businesses say costs will sting
Some say they might need to cut back on hiring, others say they might need to cut services as a new minimum wage, health insurance mandates, and unemployment and gas tax increases go into effect Wednesday.
January 1, 2025
Business
St. Paul civic booster Paul Williams looks back, and forward, as he retires from Project for Pride in Living
He took the reins of the affordable housing nonprofit at a time of transition and leaves it with a strong plan for the future.
December 21, 2024