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COVID-19 relief funds available through local partnership

Funds are now available through a new local forgivable loan program for small businesses in Freeborn County hurt ...

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Walz loosening more life, business curbs

Gov. Tim Walz is announcing a further loosening of restrictions on businesses and other aspects of society during ...

Business

Salons reopen at partial capacity with new guidelines

More than two months after they initially had to close their doors because of the threat of COVID-19, ...

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‘It’s always good to see the first step’

Several Albert Lea restaurants are reopening with outdoor seating this week with the loosening of state restrictions in ...

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Albert Lea Tribune reopens to the public with new hours

The Albert Lea Tribune office reopened to the public on Tuesday, with changed hours and different procedures in ...

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Diamond Jo could lay off 60% of its employees

When the Diamond Jo Worth Casino in Northwood reopens on Monday, it’ll be much different than when it ...

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City Council designates $150K toward program for small businesses hurt by COVID-19

The Albert Lea City Council on Tuesday designated $150,000 to go toward a forgivable loan program set up ...

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Albert Lea Farmers Market prepares to open amid coronavirus pandemic

Albert Lea Farmers Market has been a local tradition for 40 years, and while it may operate a ...

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SMIF approves loans for small businesses

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation recently approved 41 loans to businesses in its 20-county region through the Minnesota Department ...

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County designates $150K for program to help small businesses hurt by COVID-19

The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Friday approved designating $150,000 to a new forgivable loan program meant ...

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‘The hardest time we have ever experienced’

When B&B Cafe co-owner Holly Miller heard Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement Wednesday that restaurants would only be ...

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Walz plan slow-walks bar, restaurant restarts

In a cautious plan for reopening close-contact businesses, Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday said restaurants can start serving ...

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Small business relief plan in the works locally

Freeborn County, the city of Albert Lea and the Albert Lea Economic Development Agency are considering a recovery ...

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Reopened for business

Retailers hopeful for coming weeks in the Albert Lea community

Business

More Minnesota restaurants announce permanent closures

While restaurants across Minnesota await the chance to resume some dine-in operations, a growing list of restaurants in ...

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