Dee DePass
Reporter
Small BusinessOriginally from the East Coast, Dee earned her undergraduate degree at Vassar College and a master's degree in journalism at the University of Maryland. She has been a journalism fellow at several institutions including the Wharton School of Business, East West Center, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, and the Sidney Hillman Foundation. In her spare time, she enjoys travel, reading, fitness, and gardening.
Latest from Dee DePass
Latino grocer, while still struggling on Lake Street, opening in shuttered north Minneapolis Aldi
Colonial Market also opening a new site in Bloomington near Mall of America.
May 13, 2025
Longtime restaurateur Randy Norman reimagining Rondo’s Golden Thyme
Beloved former cafe has a new owner and a new name.
May 12, 2025
Smurfit WestRock closing big paper plant in St. Paul, laying off 189 workers
Factory has been a mainstay between I-94 and University Avenue for decades and made packaging for many of Minnesota’s companies.
May 1, 2025
Program helping rural Minnesota manufacturers will likely disappear with federal funding
U.S. Commerce Department plans to use the money, which goes to Enterprise Minnesota, for technologies such as AI and quantum.
April 29, 2025
Twin Cities area Patina gift shops on path to employee ownership
Homegrown retailer keeps management local under Teamshares.
April 24, 2025
Asian retail is having a moment in the Twin Cities, but tariffs could put a damper on growth
Many older businesses have recovered from the pandemic despite inflation and new competition, but they worry about another price hit from tariffs.
April 18, 2025
Eden Prairie firm was set to pay $18K in tariffs on its shipment from China. Now it’s $170K.
My Cable Mart and other companies across the country are scrambling to figure out strategies for both now and the rest of the year.
April 11, 2025
Small Minnesota company is leaving goods in China because it can’t afford tariffs
As President Donald Trump readies to enact another tariff round Wednesday, the reality of costs is hitting businesses, including Busy Baby.
April 8, 2025
Twin Cities area Patina gift shops on path to employee ownership
Homegrown retailer keeps management local under Teamshares.
April 24, 2025
Asian retail is having a moment in the Twin Cities, but tariffs could put a damper on growth
Many older businesses have recovered from the pandemic despite inflation and new competition, but they worry about another price hit from tariffs.
April 18, 2025
Eden Prairie firm was set to pay $18K in tariffs on its shipment from China. Now it’s $170K.
My Cable Mart and other companies across the country are scrambling to figure out strategies for both now and the rest of the year.
April 11, 2025
Small Minnesota company is leaving goods in China because it can’t afford tariffs
As President Donald Trump readies to enact another tariff round Wednesday, the reality of costs is hitting businesses, including Busy Baby.
April 8, 2025