Evan Ramstad
Columnist
BusinessHe moved to the Twin Cities and joined the Star Tribune in 2013. Ramstad previously worked for The Wall Street Journal in Seoul, Hong Kong and Dallas, and the Associated Press in New York, Washington and Dallas and briefly at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He grew up in Grinnell, Iowa, where he got a start in journalism at radio station KGRN.
Latest from Evan Ramstad
Ramstad: Tile Shop learned its lesson in the first Trump administration
Plymouth-based retailer received nearly half its goods from China eight years ago. Today, it hardly gets anything from there.
March 26, 2025
Ramstad: We have too much commercial office space. It’s time to consider tearing down some towers
We have too much office space and not enough places to live, especially in our downtowns.
March 22, 2025
Ramstad: This Twin Cities bridal designer started a side hustle to cope with business ups and downs
The spotlight is on the Federal Reserve today, but everyone in business is facing greater uncertainty now.
March 19, 2025
Ramstad: Pandemic forced tough choices between health and money
There were no optimal outcomes. But there was also a lot of good work, and change that made sense.
March 15, 2025
Ramstad: As Trump begins a terrible mistake, St. Paul starts to correct one
When politics and economics cross, some cures are worse than the disease.
March 12, 2025
Ramstad: As MacKenzie Scott doles out Amazon fortune, Minnesota charities juggle windfall
In five years, she has given $200 million in the state and $19 billion around the country.
March 8, 2025
Ramstad: Security, other costs hamper Minnesota affordable-housing owners
Some owners are selling affordable units to help their souring financial situations.
March 4, 2025
Ramstad: Trump’s risky economic plans assume it’ll be worth it, but Minnesotans will first feel pain
Minnesota’s state budget outlook this week will be less certain than usual because of swift changes on the federal level.
March 1, 2025
Ramstad: As Trump begins a terrible mistake, St. Paul starts to correct one
When politics and economics cross, some cures are worse than the disease.
March 12, 2025
Ramstad: As MacKenzie Scott doles out Amazon fortune, Minnesota charities juggle windfall
In five years, she has given $200 million in the state and $19 billion around the country.
March 8, 2025
Ramstad: Security, other costs hamper Minnesota affordable-housing owners
Some owners are selling affordable units to help their souring financial situations.
March 4, 2025
Ramstad: Trump’s risky economic plans assume it’ll be worth it, but Minnesotans will first feel pain
Minnesota’s state budget outlook this week will be less certain than usual because of swift changes on the federal level.
March 1, 2025