Beyond the Skyline

In this episode, Tamika Baskin, the new director of Aeon’s property management team, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Baskin talks about her personal and professional housing experiences and the ongoing challenge of providing affordable housing.

In this episode, William Lively, CEO of EXtrance, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. EXtrance uses AI and machine learning to help investors. Lively talks about how those tools will have an impact on the commercial real estate market.

In this episode, D’Angelos Svenkeson, CEO of NEOO Partners Inc., talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Svenkeson talks about his real estate journey, as well as challenges and opportunities in the larger Minneapolis-St. Paul real estate market.

In this episode, Vishal Dutt of AVIC Development talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Dutt talks about his real estate journey, the state of the local market, and the challenges of making deals pencil out.

In this episode, Bob Gardner, founder and CEO of Gardner Builders, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Gardner talks about his company’s history and philosophy and about the outlook for the Twin Cities construction market.

In this episode, Tim Nichols, founder and CEO of Lifestyle Communities, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. As a lender, developer or master developer, Nichols has worked on more than $2 billion worth of projects in the Twin Cities, Greater Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

In this episode, Abbey Bryduck, executive director of the Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Bryduck does a postmortem on the legislative session and talks about sustainability trends in asphalt paving, as well as consolidation in the asphalt pavement industry.

In this episode, Craig Waldron, a consultant and a public administration professor at Hamline University, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Waldron draws on his decades of experience in city governance in the following conversation about community development challenges and opportunities.

In this episode, Ryan Moore, the new president of Ironmark Building Company, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Moore discusses his new duties, the company’s expansion into Arizona and other markets, and the outlook for the Twin Cities construction market.

In this episode, Tom Streitz, a co-founder and interim executive director of Land Bank Twin Cities, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Streitz discusses the early days of the land bank and the ambitious vision he has for the organization.

In this episode, Michael Flynn, senior director of economic development at Destination Medical Center, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Flynn talks about Rochester’s economic ecosystem and its collaborative nature.

In this episode, Bill Katter, a partner at Interstate Development, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Katter talks about his new duties with Interstate, his experience working on the massive RBC Gateway project when he was at United Properties and the dire straits the commercial real estate industry faces over the next 18 months.

In this episode, Norhart CEO Mike Kaeding talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Kaeding speaks about his ambitious goal of driving down construction costs by bringing components in-house and about the impact he hopes Norhart can have on the world.

In this episode Stephanie Lee, founder and managing director of the recently founded Global Street Partners, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Lee talks about her new business venture and her career journey.

In this episode Julie Snow, founding principal of Snow Kreilich Architects, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Snow discusses new design practices and how architecture shapes communities.

In this episode, F&C reporter Brian Johnson talks to Steve Nelson, WSB’s new director of water/wastewater. Nelson is a 30-year veteran of water and wastewater infrastructure projects. He also helped write the expert witness report for a natural resource damages case the state of Minnesota brought against 3M, seeking payment for damage caused by the company’s disposal of forever chemicals in the ea...

In this episode, Forte Real Estate Partners Principal Jim Jetland talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Jetland discusses his company, the state of the commercial real estate market and his continued hope for downtowns.

In this episode, Karla Carlson, executive vice president of United Properties’ Amira senior living brand, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Carlson talks about her new job duties, Amira’s growth plans, and opportunities and challenges in the Twin Cities senior housing market.

In this episode BKV Group partner Mike Krych talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Krych discusses BKV’s growth and how he’s seen the industry change during his tenure.

In this episode, F&C reporter Brian Johnson talks to Nathalia Mingo, an assistant project manager at Adolfson & Peterson. Mingo discusses her career journey in a male-dominated profession and talks about her efforts to educate young women about opportunities to earn a living in construction.

In this episode, F&C reporter J.D. Duggan talks to Christa Seaberg, who is the diversity development representative for Lunda Construction and C.S. McCrossan’s Southwest Light Rail project. Seaberg discusses her light rail work and talks about efforts to get younger people interested in construction-related careers.

In this episode, Jon Ryan, owner of HVAC company Genz-Ryan, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Ryan talks about the company’s new Jack Ryan Academy training program, the worker shortage and his early interest in working in the family business.

In this episode, Dale Wills, owner and founder of Centra Companies, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Wills discuses lawmakers’ efforts to curb the conversion of single-family homes into rentals and talks about how his company has responded to the current state of the housing market.

In this episode James Garrett, the co-owner of 4RM+ULA Architects talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Garrett, who was recently elevated to AIA’s College of Fellows, discusses what sparked his interest in architecture, some of the more notable projects he has worked on and other topics.

In this episode F&C reporter Brian Johnson talks to Morgan Fredrickson, a senior construction project manager at Ryan Cos. and the overall winner of Finance & Commerce’s 2023 Top Women in Construction Awards. Fredrickson discusses her interest in construction and architecture, some of her most memorable projects, and talks about efforts to improve diversity in construction.