Kristen Leigh Painter

Business Editor

Business

Painter has been with the Star Tribune for more than a decade. As a reporter, she covered an array of beats – from commercial real estate to the food industry to airlines – before moving into an assistant business editor role for several years. Before joining the Star Tribune, she was a business reporter at The Denver Post. Painter has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder and bachelor's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two kids.

Painter has been with the Star Tribune for more than a decade. As a reporter, she covered an array of beats – from commercial real estate to the food industry to airlines – before moving into an assistant business editor role for several years. Before joining the Star Tribune, she was a business reporter at The Denver Post. Painter has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder and bachelor's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two kids.

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