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
Business
Ramstad: Investors are betting they will control Trump’s worst tendencies
Participants in our Investors Roundtable believe Trump will bend on economy-slowing ideas like deportations and tariffs.
December 26, 2024
Business
Ramstad: Minnesota designer looks to streets in America and China to stay on fashion’s edge
Levels emerged as a fashion brand after the George Floyd protests, adopting a high-quality, low-price formula to stand out at Mall of America.
December 24, 2024
Health Care
Ramstad: Let’s create more modest expectations about reining in federal spending
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy propose cutting $2 trillion in spending from the federal budget. Here’s how to understand some really big numbers.
December 21, 2024
Business
Ramstad: It’s not easy building affordable apartments in the Twin Cities. These developers got it done.
Broadway Street Development overcame hurdles that illustrate the broader challenge of building housing in Minnesota these days.
December 14, 2024
Business
Ramstad: Anger and debate over health care will continue after Thompson’s alleged killer is jailed
Insurer’s leader spoke internally about the criticism directed at the company. A civil debate is needed in public — someday.
December 10, 2024
Business
Ramstad: Longtime Twin Cities civil rights figure implores us to be curious, not divisive
For decades, lawyer and scholar john a. powell has been quietly influencing the civil rights scene in the Twin Cities.
December 7, 2024
Health Care
Ramstad: Murder of UnitedHealth exec incites anger — not at the killer, but at him and the company
The lack of empathy over the shooting of a Minnesota executive is emblematic of a new norm in the national conversation. It also shows a sense of powerlessness over health care, one of the most important services in their life.
December 6, 2024
Business
Ramstad: Budget, political constraints signal big fight ahead in Minnesota
Who’s got the power? It’s one thing to have it when there’s lots of money around and a much different thing when money is constrained.
December 5, 2024
Business
Ramstad: Anger and debate over health care will continue after Thompson’s alleged killer is jailed
Insurer’s leader spoke internally about the criticism directed at the company. A civil debate is needed in public — someday.
December 10, 2024
Business
Ramstad: Longtime Twin Cities civil rights figure implores us to be curious, not divisive
For decades, lawyer and scholar john a. powell has been quietly influencing the civil rights scene in the Twin Cities.
December 7, 2024
Health Care
Ramstad: Murder of UnitedHealth exec incites anger — not at the killer, but at him and the company
The lack of empathy over the shooting of a Minnesota executive is emblematic of a new norm in the national conversation. It also shows a sense of powerlessness over health care, one of the most important services in their life.
December 6, 2024
Business
Ramstad: Budget, political constraints signal big fight ahead in Minnesota
Who’s got the power? It’s one thing to have it when there’s lots of money around and a much different thing when money is constrained.
December 5, 2024