The Doran Group Takes Home Gold

At the Twin Cities Business Magazine’s “Best of Business” awards dinner last night, The Doran Group took home GOLD in both the Real Estate Developer and Property Management categories! Cheers to our fantastic team. Their collective hard work, focused on delivering exceptional quality to our residents and tenants, is the reason we are excited for our future. Big things ahead!

Another great ULI Ideas Exchange

Thank you to the Urban Land Institute for hosting another outstanding Ideas Exchange this past week. The event centered on the profound impact of Baby Boomer retirements on multigenerational real estate ownership—an especially timely topic as many companies navigate the transition from one generation of leadership to the next.

As a locally owned, multigenerational business, we understand this journey firsthand. Our CEO and President, Evan Doran, was honored to share insights from our own succession planning process, which began nearly a decade ago.

Special highlights of the day included opening remarks from Paul Maenner of Maenner Properties and the keynote address by former Medtronic CEO and author Bill George, whose book True North continues to inspire leaders navigating change and purpose-driven growth.

 

The Food Group

Volunteering to Fight Hunger, One Meal at a Time

We were proud to spend the day volunteering with The Food Group, a Minnesota nonprofit helping to provide equitable access to nutritious food. Led by our incredible host, Lonny, our team helped package 5,740 meals—each one headed to Minnesotans living in rural, suburban and urban communities

This effort comes at a critical time. Last year, Minnesotans made nearly 9 million visits to food shelves—an all-time high and a sobering reminder of the growing food insecurity in our state.

To Lonny and the entire team at The Food Group: thank you for leading the way and inviting us to participate. We’re grateful for the opportunity to help.