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: Effort to change the ban on noncompetes emerges in the Legislature
Our columnist is less certain about the outright ban than he was two years ago.
May 3, 2025
Ramstad: What does ‘Made in the USA’ mean? Minnesota businesses like Nordic Ware are questioned.
Americans debate who gets to be American. We’re also sticklers about what gets called “American-made.”
April 28, 2025
Ramstad: Economic growth is becoming harder to achieve, but the U.S. has been managing it
Trump’s trade policies are dampening forecasts for global growth. A report card on the nation’s comes this week.
April 26, 2025
Ramstad: Readers see early signs of tariffs and miss printed stock tables
With the far-reaching consequences of tariffs, columnist delved into politics more than usual over the last two months.
April 19, 2025
Ramstad: UnitedHealth’s stock drop is greater than the value of any Minnesota company but itself
Losing more than $100 billion in one trading day is extremely rare.
April 17, 2025
Ramstad: UnitedHealth seen as ‘tariff safe haven’ by investors
UnitedHealth, Life Time and other health care companies have been a safe haven from the upheaval of Trump’s tariff policies.
April 15, 2025
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Ramstad: No one is developing land for homes in Sauk Centre. The city decided to do it.
Some small communities in Minnesota are trying to jumpstart homebuilding.
April 12, 2025
Ramstad: Even if Trump pushes us into recession, Minnesota must keep working on its problems
The mystery isn’t whether Minnesota will get hurt, but how it will respond.
April 9, 2025
Ramstad: Cocoa prices are high, and Minnesota’s Abdallah is eating some of them
The Abdallah Candies factory in Apple Valley may be the best place to work in Minnesota, possibly the world.
April 5, 2025
Ramstad: With string cheese and simulated blood tests, employers and colleges attract students in Long Prairie
A career fair at a central Minnesota school shows demand for workers is still high. An employment data update shows the state passed a milepost.
April 2, 2025
Ramstad: Legislators should focus on existing spending, not the next small budget increase
The persistent focus on whether there’s a surplus or deficit motivates whoever is in power to focus on incremental change rather than overall spending.
March 29, 2025
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
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