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Business leaders say area’s economy improving with reopening

OMAHA, Neb. — Business leaders say the economy has begun to recover as businesses reopened in the past ...

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Gift cards donated to grocery store employees

State Farm insurance agent Ben Bartelt, left, donates 80 gift cards to Jeff Thompson, the store manager of ...

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POET donates hand sanitizer

POET Biorefining in Glenville donated over 1,800 pounds or 250 gallons of hand sanitizer to Freeborn County Emergency ...

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Albert Lea restaurant reopens with expanded patio seating

As news of the impending COVID-19 pandemic started unfolding earlier this year, a local business owner started planning ...

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Chamber announces new executive director

The Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced it has selected its new executive director.  The ...

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‘This is their own’

New boutique in Ellendale provides shopping option

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Later weekday hours approved for wedding barn

The Albert Lea City Council on Monday voted to amend the conditional use permit of The Barn of ...

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Small business relief grants accepting applications

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has announced that the Minnesota Small Business Relief Grants Program ...

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ITC Midwest supports pandemic response

As the nation rallies to support the fight against the pandemic, ITC Midwest has committed $175,000 in disaster ...

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Freeborn County to receive over $3M in relief funds

Freeborn County is expecting to receive $3.7 million through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ...

Health Updates

Dentists implement extra precautions for safety amid COVID-19

Despite the ongoing threat of COVID-19, residents should rest assured that coming into a dental facility they’ll be ...

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Hy-Vee to donate to support racial unity, equality

Hy-Vee Inc. will donate $1 million as well as commit to providing one million volunteer hours to organizations ...

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Hy-Vee to give away more than 5,700 peaches

Albert Lea Hy-Vee will give away more than 5,700 free peaches to customers with a contactless, drive-thru event ...

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Wind turbine proposed near REG plant north of Glenville

Renewable Energy Group Inc. and Minnesota-based Juhl Energy are proposing to construct a single wind turbine northwest of ...

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Longtime restaurant reopens for takeout, ‘slammed’ by community response

Almost three months after closing their doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Albert Lea’s Casa Zamora reopened on ...

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