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JonnyPops – Frozen Pops Business Comes Into Fruition

YoungUpstarts

“ JonnyPops is a homegrown Minnesota company,” says Wray. In 2007 Brust and his cousin talked about how fun it would be to own a gourmet frozen pop business. They hope to rent a trailer to sell JonnyPops at the Minnesota State Fair, in addition to area zoos, museums, restaurants, and farmers’ markets.

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

crowdSPRING Blog

Chris first came aboard as a consultant back when we were building the site in 2007 and became employee #2 in January 2008, 3 months before we launched. Amanda is from Minnesota, which means she is good, smart, and above average in all respects! Chris is focused, loyal, flexible, and kind to everyone around him.

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

Both Sides of the Table

In 2011 it is too early to say what the story of the 2012 election will be, but I’m certain that social media will play a large role in it and that it won’t look like the social media campaigns of 2007-08. I’m sure there will be some Macaca moments , but I’m excited to see what other innovations there will be.

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