Victor Stefanescu
Reporter
Stefanescu previously covered the business of food, aviation and real estate for news outlets in the Northeast and St. Louis, his hometown. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he studied communication and led the independent student newspaper, The Heights.
Latest from Victor Stefanescu
Business
What Minnesotans need to know about bird flu risks
H5N1 is still wrecking farms, prompting surging grocery store prices and posing public health uncertainty three years after the state’s first poultry cases.
March 14, 2025
Health Care
Inside the slow rise and sudden death of Medtronic’s lifesaving ventilators
Medtronic’s Puritan Bennett devices were some of the world’s most important in 2020, but profits dipped as clinical preferences shifted. Experts disagree on what their extinction means for the future.
March 13, 2025
Business
How Boston Scientific (sort of) became ‘Minnesota Scientific’
The company bearing Boston’s name has approximately 10,000 employees in Minnesota, doubling in the past 15 years. And it’s not done growing.
March 6, 2025
Business
Facing tariffs and a big sale, Solventum sees profits slide
Despite lower quarterly profits, CEO says sales volume growth is a promising sign for the young company.
February 28, 2025
Business
Solventum sells purification business for $4.1B to pay down debt
Spun off from 3M last year with billions in debt, Solventum is facing layoffs and declining earnings.
February 25, 2025
Health Care
In Parkinson’s fight, Medtronic’s first-in-the-world adaptive therapy feature wins FDA approval
The technology builds decades of research and trials for the Fridley-run company.
February 24, 2025
Business
At high-tech Medtronic, humble staplers put company in bind as stock tumbles on earnings
The staples distributor issue added to a mixed quarterly report for Medtronic, which is run out of Fridley.
February 19, 2025
Health Care
Minnesota-invented patch for premature ejaculation gains FDA clearance
Maple Grove-based Morari Medical’s device “MOR” is a drug- and chemical-free approach for the common men’s sexual health concern and will be available to consumers this year.
February 13, 2025
Business
Solventum sells purification business for $4.1B to pay down debt
Spun off from 3M last year with billions in debt, Solventum is facing layoffs and declining earnings.
February 25, 2025
Health Care
In Parkinson’s fight, Medtronic’s first-in-the-world adaptive therapy feature wins FDA approval
The technology builds decades of research and trials for the Fridley-run company.
February 24, 2025
Business
At high-tech Medtronic, humble staplers put company in bind as stock tumbles on earnings
The staples distributor issue added to a mixed quarterly report for Medtronic, which is run out of Fridley.
February 19, 2025
Health Care
Minnesota-invented patch for premature ejaculation gains FDA clearance
Maple Grove-based Morari Medical’s device “MOR” is a drug- and chemical-free approach for the common men’s sexual health concern and will be available to consumers this year.
February 13, 2025