Evan Ramstad
Columnist
BusinessHe moved to the Twin Cities and joined the Star Tribune in 2013. Ramstad previously worked for The Wall Street Journal in Seoul, Hong Kong and Dallas, and the Associated Press in New York, Washington and Dallas and briefly at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He grew up in Grinnell, Iowa, where he got a start in journalism at radio station KGRN.
Latest from Evan Ramstad
Ramstad: New U.S. Bank CEO impresses with dedication to ‘keep the mission, pick up the pace’
Following a decade of spending on technology, new CEO seeks return to its legacy of efficiency.
May 10, 2025
Ramstad: This could be the week the NCAA becomes a professional league
A judge is expected to approve an arrangement for Division I colleges to give 22% of athletic department revenue to student-athletes.
May 5, 2025
Ramstad: Effort to change the ban on noncompetes emerges in the Legislature
Our columnist is less certain about the outright ban than he was two years ago.
May 3, 2025
Ramstad: What does ‘Made in the USA’ mean? Minnesota businesses like Nordic Ware are questioned.
Americans debate who gets to be American. We’re also sticklers about what gets called “American-made.”
April 28, 2025
Ramstad: Economic growth is becoming harder to achieve, but the U.S. has been managing it
Trump’s trade policies are dampening forecasts for global growth. A report card on the nation’s comes this week.
April 26, 2025
Ramstad: Readers see early signs of tariffs and miss printed stock tables
With the far-reaching consequences of tariffs, columnist delved into politics more than usual over the last two months.
April 19, 2025
Ramstad: UnitedHealth’s stock drop is greater than the value of any Minnesota company but itself
Losing more than $100 billion in one trading day is extremely rare.
April 17, 2025
Ramstad: UnitedHealth seen as ‘tariff safe haven’ by investors
UnitedHealth, Life Time and other health care companies have been a safe haven from the upheaval of Trump’s tariff policies.
April 15, 2025
Ramstad: Economic growth is becoming harder to achieve, but the U.S. has been managing it
Trump’s trade policies are dampening forecasts for global growth. A report card on the nation’s comes this week.
April 26, 2025
Ramstad: Readers see early signs of tariffs and miss printed stock tables
With the far-reaching consequences of tariffs, columnist delved into politics more than usual over the last two months.
April 19, 2025
Ramstad: UnitedHealth’s stock drop is greater than the value of any Minnesota company but itself
Losing more than $100 billion in one trading day is extremely rare.
April 17, 2025
Ramstad: UnitedHealth seen as ‘tariff safe haven’ by investors
UnitedHealth, Life Time and other health care companies have been a safe haven from the upheaval of Trump’s tariff policies.
April 15, 2025