Asking that attendees “please share ideas” 3rd Congressional District U.S. Representative Dean Phillips engaged with business owners in a wide-ranging video call on January 29, 2021. Just the day...

In August, 2020, construction began on the largest piece of undeveloped land left in the Golden Triangle. The one-story 130,000-square-foot industrial park facility will have 182 parking spaces, electric...

Just south of County Road 5 on Eden Prairie Road sits a stately Queen Anne home which houses one rock star café.  The building is an integral part of Eden Prairie’s history. Smith Café offers...

Coffee-to-go fans may soon have another option near the intersection of Hwy. 5 and County Rd. 4 in Eden Prairie. Starbucks Coffee Company has proposed to replace an existing office building along Hwy....

Eden Prairie city officials are throwing their weight behind efforts to get local retailers and especially restaurants back to normal, now that restrictions on indoor dining are loosening. Spurred...

Picture this: It’s late 1994. You’ve got a big job inside a respected local company. Good pay and great benefits.  But, you and a colleague decide it's time to create something new. That’s...

Amina Adeyemi began Veeyon Cakes in April, 2020 somewhat unexpectedly.  A lawyer and 2014 émigrée from Nigeria, she began baking while studying for the bar exam.  “Something to get my...

While Aaron Pearson's ride to work is predictable, his work as VP of Public Relations & Analyst Relations for Stratasys has been anything but this past year. “Living and working in EP is great,”...

Few businesses have escaped impacts due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Yet, smaller, more nimble Eden Prairie firms have moved to adjust, seeking to take advantage of the opportunities that 2020's...

Eden Prairie is home to the MN/ND chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, an industry trade group for merit-based general and specialty contractors.  EPLN sat down for a talk with its President,...

Even as many Eden Prairie retailers struggle to survive a trying year, several new construction projects are being planned for 2021 or beyond. That includes plans for retail – and possibly a Lakewinds...

Concerns about struggling, small businesses prompted the Eden Prairie City Council during its November 17th meeting to re-confirm its annual endorsement of Small Business Saturday.  This year the...