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
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
Interview: Devon Dvorak, associate vice president, Colliers
6/19/2025
Devon Dvorak, an associate vice president at Colliers, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Dvorak talks about his first year at Colliers, what the exurban market looks like and gives some advice for people looking to break into the industry.
Duration:00:17:00
Interview: Heidi Addo, vice president, Michel Commercial Real Estate
6/12/2025
Heidi Addo, vice president at Michel Commercial Real Estate, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Addo talk about her career, the commercial real estate market and what it’s like to work in the family business.
Duration:00:26:09
Interview: Tina Hoye, retired president, NTH
6/5/2025
Tina Hoye, recently retired president of NTH, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Hoye talks about her commercial real estate journey, her decision to retire, and efforts to attract more women to the industry, among other topics.
Duration:00:16:48
Interview: Thomas Hertzog, principal, Good Neighbor Homes
5/29/2025
Thomas Hertzog, founder and principal of Good Neighbor Homes, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Hertzog talks about his company’s condo project in the Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis and the impacts of tariffs and other macroeconomic forces on the local residential construction market.
Duration:00:16:21
Interview: Maureen Michalski, regional senior vice president of development, Ryan Cos. US Inc.
5/22/2025
Maureen Michalski, Ryan Cos. new regional senior vice president of development, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Michalski talks about her career, promotion, tariffs and the recent relaxation of rent control in St. Paul.
Duration:00:20:05
Interview: Audra Williams, general counsel, Kraus-Anderson
5/14/2025
Audra Williams, the new general counsel at Kraus-Anderson, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Williams discusses current construction legal challenges such as tariff-induced price escalation, independent contractor classification changes, and crisis communication policies.
Duration:00:12:57
Interview: Madi Goodrich, principal and director of interior design, DJR
5/7/2025
Madi Goodrich, principal and director of interior design at DJR talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Goodrich discusses the intersection of interior design and architecture and talks through some of her favorite recent projects.
Duration:00:22:48