Beyond the Skyline Finance & Commerce

In this episode, Bayza Weeks, the executive director of community partnerships at Dunwoody College of Technology, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Weeks discusses how a partnership with Raise the Bar has helped make it easier for single-parent students to attend and succeed at Dunwoody.

In this episode, Kirsten Delegard, co-founder and project director of the Mapping Prejudice project, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Delegard discusses how and why the group worked to uncover how many racial covenants there were in Minnesota and why that matters to today’s housing market.

In this episode, Jason Mangan, the new CEO at architecture and engineering firm LHB, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Mangan discusses his new role with the company, how he became interested in engineering and his vision for LHB.

In this episode, Jackie Berry, a managing broker at the Edina Realty Minneapolis office and member of the board of directors at Minneapolis Area Realtors, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Berry talks about the history of housing discrimination in Minnesota and how MAR is acting on the issue.

In this episode, new Kraus-Anderson Companies CEO Peter Diessner talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Diessner discusses his new leadership role as well as opportunities and challenges for the construction industry.

In this episode Cecile Bedor, the chief real estate officer with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, talks to F&C reporter Dan Netter. Bedor talks about why she joined Habitat and discusses some of the projects the group is working on.