Minnesota's highest-paid CEO made $59 million last year

Plus: Duluth breweries, ranked 🍻 [Plus: Duluth breweries, ranked 🍻] View this email as a [web page]( [Star Tribune]( [Essential Minnesota logo] ESSENTIAL MINNESOTA [Essential Minnesota logo] ESSENTIAL MINNESOTA Good morning, Minnesota! I saw two fireflies last night on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. Gunning for three next time 💡 On to the news 📢 [Eder Campuzano] By Eder Campuzano TODAY’S TOP STORIES - [As autism treatment spending rises, controversial therapy is the main option for Minnesota families]( - [Minneapolis proposal would mandate annual fines of up to $24,000 for owners of vacant buildings that go unrestored]( - [Vandals hit future site of St. Anthony Islamic youth center multiple times]( - [In Milwaukee, Gov. Tim Walz and other Democrats sound alarm over Trump-Vance ticket, Project 2025]( - [Yuen: What purpose do mosquitoes serve and why can't we kill them all?](   Raise a glass to the best beers in Duluth Chris Riemenschneider/Star Tribune You know how to tell you're old? When you get really into itineraries. Up until recently, my trip-planning consisted of carefully curating a playlist that would last the length of the drive to my destination and ... that's it. Maybe I'd ask friends and colleagues for a restaurant recommendation or two. This is why I'm forever grateful for the Star Tribune's Food and Culture team, which reliably churns out guides and reviews for attractions and eateries throughout the Land of 10,000 Lakes. And today's dispatch from up north brings us a ranked list of the Duluth area's best breweries. I've been to the North Shore once in my 2½ years here, and I can't wait to return and try out a few of the places music writer Chris Riemenschneider has on his list. (I visited Castle Danger Brewing in Two Harbors on that trip, for what it's worth.) Ursa Minor Brewing in Superior took the top spot in the roundup, and I know what you're thinking: You just spoiled that carefully curated ranking! Well, I also believe the journey is just as important as the destination — as is the playlist that gets you there — so you'll have to check out Riemenschneider's story in the link below to read the rest. And if you've got recommendations of your own, from North Shore eateries and breweries to tunes for the ol' iPod, email them to us: essential@startribune.com. Related coverage - [What is Duluth's superior beer? We rank the Twin Ports area's many breweries]( - [Where to eat and drink in Duluth right now](     MORE FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE - [Downtown St. Paul's largest property owner says the city's core is in 'crisis']( - [Cargill lays off 200 tech workers globally amid digital refocusing]( - [Joe Mauer's 2009 season displayed everything a Hall of Famer should be]( What's happening today Watch for these stories from our reporters at StarTribune.com: >> The Minneapolis City Council will vote on the new police contract today. The proposed agreement would boost pay for veteran officers by about 22% but some council members have expressed reservations over its lack of policy reforms. Dave Orrick and Liz Sawyer are following the proceedings. >> Marisa Simonetti, the tarantula-throwing candidate for Hennepin County Board, is due in court today. Reporter Chris Magan will have the story. >> Royce White and Joe Fraser will debate as both men vie for the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November. Briana Bierschbach is covering the event, which begins at 7:15 p.m. [Share this newsletter with friends]( Do you enjoy Essential Minnesota? Encourage your friends and family to [sign up](. You also can share it using the links below. Guess which Minnesota CEO earned the most last year Minnesota's most generously compensated executive is — drumroll, please — Charles Kummeth. The Bio-Techne Corp. CEO earned $59.5 million last year, landing about $7 million above Ameriprise Financial CEO James Cracchiolo, who took the No. 1 spot last year. Patrick Kennedy has tracked down [the 50 most highly paid CEOs in Minnesota at the link here.]( Elise Amendola/Associated Press MORE IN BUSINESS - [One company's shareholders voted no on say-for-pay. Its CEO is the highest paid in Minnesota.]( - [Minnesota public company board members average a quarter-million a year in compensation]( - [Large Vista Outdoor shareholder says it will vote 'no' on selling ammunition brands to Czech firm]( HEAVY HITTERS COME TO VALLEYFAIR Duane Bradley/Star Tribune As we lazily glide into late July and transition into the final stretch of summer, our thoughts can't help but drift to the State Fair grandstand and the acts that'll serenade us as we go about the Great Minnesota Get-Together. (Anyone else stoked to hit up the Kidz Bop Live party deck on Labor Day? No? Just me?) But the fairgrounds aren't the only prime outdoor, carnival-esque venue 'round these parts. In 1986, Valleyfair attracted its fair share of heavy hitters, including Roy Orbison and the Judds, pictured above. At one point during their performance, the mother-daughter duo couldn't agree on what to sing next. So mother Naomi polled the crowd. (She won out.) "Mom always has provided the stage presence with her sashaying dances and quick, albeit sometimes cornball, wit," music writer Jon Bream reported at the time. "For instance, after executing a difficult harmony line during the gospel-cum-bluegrass-styled 'Jerusalem,' she said: 'We can do that 'cause we don't smoke cigarettes.'"     IN OTHER NEWS - [The disabled babes of burlesque]( - Racket - [Muslim spiritual care offers comfort — and improves patient outcomes — at HCMC]( - Sahan Journal - [How fast can you solve a Rubik's Cube? Professional shares his expertise]( - KARE 11 THE MINNESOTA GOODBYE Jaco927 via Reddit Forget Statehood Day. You know the new Minnesota state flag is officially official when you see it flying above the walkway that leads to Mount Rushmore. Reddit user Jaco927 shared this frame from South Dakota, where the North Star State's new tri-color banner hangs ahead of the busts of four iconic American presidents. Thanks for reading Eder Campuzano, reporter David Taintor, editor [Email]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]([Unsubscribe from this newsletter]( [Unsubscribe from this newsletter]( [Manage]( your preferences | [Opt Out]( using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. View this email [online](. 650 3rd Ave. S. Suite 1300 | Minneapolis, MN 55488 US This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.