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New company taking off in first year

Visit with Jason and Jenn Schreiber of 10,000 Custom Designs by Jason in Ellendale for only a few ...

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Harbor Freight Tools coming to former Shopko space; mall owner in negotiations with 2nd national retailer

A national hardware retailer is slated to open in a portion of the former Shopko building, the owner ...

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Vortex Cold Storage opens for first truckload; remaining construction to be complete in May

Almost 10 months after breaking ground for the new Vortex Cold Storage in Albert Lea, the company’s founders ...

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Chamber names Businesses of the Year

The Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced it named Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative as the ...

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‘Bringing something new to the community’

After some delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Al’s Burgers and Chicken opened last week on Leland Drive near ...

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Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeks applications for entrepreneur business competition

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation is seeking applications for new business ideas from entrepreneurs who are 18 to 25 ...

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New staff members at Arcadian Bank announced

Arcadian Bank announces the addition of Beth Anderson as a commercial and ag lender, and Mark Petrik as ...

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Shopko Optical sets sights on new center in Albert Lea

Shopko Optical announced Thursday it will open a new location in Albert Lea in March 2022 with complete ...

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Innovance companies celebrating milestone anniversaries

ALMCO and Lou-Rich, both lifelong Albert Lea companies, are celebrating their 75- and 50-year anniversaries of being in ...

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Women start new collaborative to help home-based makers succeed

Two Albert Lea small business owners are opening a new business this month in Skyline Plaza to give ...

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New funeral home in Wells slated to be finished by the end of the year

WELLS — Construction is ongoing for the new Nasinec Funeral Home and Crematory in the Wells Industrial Park ...

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Cargill to acquire Arkema’s epoxides business

As demand for bio-based industrial solutions continues to grow, Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Arkema’s ...

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Pandemic shows value of remote work for disabled employees

ST. PAUL — In the early weeks of 2020, when a mysterious new virus began making headlines, South ...

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More than $64M available in grants for businesses that experienced hardship due to COVID-19

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will begin accepting applications for the Main Street COVID ...

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Chamber welcomes new member

The Albert Lea Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Fountain Lake Family Dental as a new member.

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