Advantage Magazine | February 2026


Feature: 2025 Year in Review
4

CEO Profile: Joe Briese
14

Meet the Member: Escape Challenge
16

Chamber News
18

AM Espresso
18

Business After Hours
19

Women's Roundtable
20

BDX
20

Annual Celebration
21

Local Government Connect
24

Day at the Capitol
24

Legislative Update
25

Golf Outing
26

Lemonade Day
28

STEAM Summit
29

Applications for Leadership Greater Rochester Open
31

Where Young Talent Connects
32

Chamber's 2026 Legislative Agenda
33

Community News
34

Merchants Bank Announces Major Gift to PossAbilities Achievement Hub
34

Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson Announces Retirement
34

Get to Know United Airlines: 10 Things to Know Before United Takes Off at RST
35

Minnesota Jobs Numbers Show Faster Growth Than U.S.
36

$2.04 Million Grant Recommended for Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo
36

Newsreel
37

Ribbon Cuttings
40

New Members
44

Advertisers
2

Design Electric Inc.
2

Extraordinary Workforce
45

Kahler Hospitality Group
9

Merchants Bank
46

Minuteman Press
41

Star Transportation
15

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