Beyond the Skyline
Business & Economics Podcasts
Beyond the Skyline is a podcast from Finance & Commerce newspaper about economic development, commercial real estate and construction in Minnesota. Above all, it’s a show about what’s next, creativity and the innovation in technology that are changing how we work and shaping the future of business throughout Minnesota.
Location:
United States
Description:
Beyond the Skyline is a podcast from Finance & Commerce newspaper about economic development, commercial real estate and construction in Minnesota. Above all, it’s a show about what’s next, creativity and the innovation in technology that are changing how we work and shaping the future of business throughout Minnesota.
Twitter:
@businessmn
Language:
English
Website:
https://finance-commerce.com/
Episodes
Interview: Erik Hansen, director, Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development
11/9/2025
Erik Hansen, the director of the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development for the city of Minneapolis, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Hansen talks about the Way Home report as well as what the city is looking to do to encourage development.
Duration:00:21:24
Interview: Meredith Hayes Gordon, Science + Technology principal, HGA
10/30/2025
Meredith Hayes Gordon, HGA’s Science + Technology Market Sector leader, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Hayes Gordon talks about her role in the Science + Technology Market Sector, the outlook for the science and technology sector, and what inspired her to become an architect.
Duration:00:23:42
Interview: Tom O’Brien, vice chair, Colliers
10/23/2025
Tom O’Brien, vice chair at Colliers in Minneapolis, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. O’Brien discusses why he made the switch to Colliers, the transition so far and the state of Normandale Lake.
Duration:00:21:05
Interview: Bret Weiss, president and CEO, WSB
10/14/2025
Bret Weiss, president and CEO of WSB, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Weiss talks about the company’s growth, the outlook for infrastructure projects in the Twin Cities and beyond, and other topics.
Duration:00:20:23
Interview: Deidre Schmidt, CEO, CommonBond Communities
10/9/2025
CommonBond Communities CEO Deidre Schmidt talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Schmidt discusses the nonprofit’s decision to sell several properties and the move to a mix of in-house property management and contracted management.
Duration:00:22:17
Interview: Jesse Neumann, president of operations, Designing Earth Contracting
10/2/2025
Jesse Neumann, owner and president of operations of Designing Earth Contracting, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Neumann talks about the decision to get into residential development and the status of the new Elwell Farms development.
Duration:00:17:53
Interview: Evan Doran, president and CEO, Doran Group
9/25/2025
Evan Doran, president and CEO of Doran Group, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Doran talks about the Olinia active adult housing brand, where the company goes next, and how his leadership style differs from the firm’s previous CEO, the late Kelly Doran.
Duration:00:23:44
BTS-St. Croix County_mixdown
9/18/2025
Melissa Meschke, executive director of St. Croix EDC, and Susan Badke, senior planner/deputy director of the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, talk to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Meschke and Badke break down the results of a recent St. Croix County housing study, crunch some of the numbers, and talk about opportunities and challenges in the St. Croix County housing market.
Duration:00:25:15
Interview: Joe Boone and Jim Hegedus, Water Street Partners
9/14/2025
Joe Boone and Jim Hegedus of Water Street Partners talk to F&C reporter Dan Netter. They talk about their collaboration, the strategic partnership with Oppidan and what the future holds for Water Street.
Duration:00:23:21
Interview: Connor McCarthy, senior vice president of commercial development, United Properties
9/4/2025
Connor McCarthy, senior vice president of commercial development at United Properties, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. McCarthy talks about his expanded role with United Properties and the current state of the Twin Cities industrial market, among other topics.
Duration:00:16:52
Interview: Jill Hutmacher, community development director, city of Eagan
8/27/2025
Jill Hutmacher, community development director for the city of Eagan, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Hutmacher talks about her work with the city and its multiple redevelopment sites.
Duration:00:22:08
Nick Ingolfsland, chief technology officer, Ulteig
8/20/2025
Nick Ingolfsland, chief technology officer at Ulteig, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Ingolfsland talks about how AI and automation are changing the way projects are delivered, the growing importance of cybersecurity, and the future of work in the architecture, engineering and construction industry.
Duration:00:15:03
Interview: Jim Vos, senior managing director, Savills Minneapolis office
8/13/2025
Jim Vos, senior managing director of Savills’ Minneapolis office, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Vos, who is also a member of the Minneapolis Downtown Council Board of Directors, talks about the transition to Savills, the importance of downtown and how volunteering impacts his work.
Duration:00:15:11
Interview: Opus and the new Michel Family Aquatic Center on the St. Thomas Academy campus
8/5/2025
Scott Shifflett, vice president of construction at Opus, and George Parrino, construction project executive at Opus, talk to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Shifflett and Parrino discuss the company’s role in building the new state-of-the-art aquatic center for St. Thomas Academy and Visitation school, project challenges, and other focus areas for Opus.
Duration:00:19:34
Interview: Katie Trevena, senior vice president for real estate advisory, Forte Real Estate Partners
7/30/2025
Katie Trevena, a senior vice president for real estate advisory at Forte Real Estate Partners talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Trevena talks about the office and health care leasing market and about her work as a Chanhassen planning commissioner.
Duration:00:25:57
Interview: William Price, senior director of real estate development, Project for Pride in Living
7/24/2025
Interview: William Price, senior director of real estate development, Project for Pride in Living by Finance & Commerce
Duration:00:22:01
Interview: Jonathan Sage-Martinson, executive director, LISC Twin Cities
7/17/2025
New LISC Twin Cities Executive Director Jonathan Sage-Martinson talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Sage-Martinson talks about past work and his new role with the nonprofit.
Duration:00:18:52
Interview: Dave Higgins, president, St. Paul Downtown Development Corporation
7/9/2025
Dave Higgins, president of the new St. Paul Downtown Development Corporation, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Higgins talks about his role, the group’s recent acquisition of the bank note for the Alliance Bank Center and how the DDC is meant to help St. Paul grow.
Duration:00:22:46
Interview: Warren McLean, president, Northside Economic Opportunity Network
7/2/2025
Northside Economic Opportunity Network President Warren McLean talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. McLean discusses the Northside Forward program, NEON’s mission and other topics.
Duration:00:16:10
Interview: Mohammed Lawal, principal, LSE Architects
6/25/2025
Mohammed Lawal, co-founder and principal of LSE Architects, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Lawal discusses his journey in the architecture profession and some past and current projects.
Duration:00:34:38