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Dr. Cheryl Lindgren. Submitted photo
Business

Neighborhood dental office under new ownership in Hudson

Kayla Killam, left, and her twin sister Darla Lester hold some of the animals they raise on Twin Folk Farms near Hager City. Submitted photo
Agriculture

Hager City farms offer country food options

Announcements

First State Bank and Trust appoints new CEO

Paul Moen
Business

Hudson resident named top CFO

Michelle Larson. Submitted photo
Business

Red Wing Area Chamber of Commerce announces new executive director

Allina Health River Falls Clinic, 1617 E. Division St, opened June 19, 2017, just north of River Falls Area Hospital. The clinic offers family medicine and women’s care as well as holistic services such as acupuncture. Michael Brun / RiverTown Multimedia
Business

Star-Observer top 10: Year of changes for River Falls hospital

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Plastic sheets still cover the construction process on the front of Liberty’s at the entrance to the restaurant portion of the building. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia
Business

RE Top 10 stories: Speeding car crashes into Liberty’s historic building

The paving of Canadian National Railroad’s 58-acre autoport/intermodal transportation facility in the Town of Richmond nears completion in this November 2020 aerial photo. Mike Demuling/New Richmond Regional Airport manager
Government and Politics

Star-Observer top 10: Way paved for monster shipping in western Wisconsin

WESTconsin Credit Union officials held a kickoff ceremony on Dec. 14 for the new office in Ellsworth. Submitted photo
Business

WESTconsin Credit Union to open new office in Ellsworth

Lacey Block, Havana, N.D., on April 30, is assisted by her father, Todd Block, Sisseton, S.D., in a pop-up style beef distribution point in Fargo, N.D. She is in a new Rancher's Rebellion LLC direct-marketing business. (Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service)
Coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemic revealed problems and pushed lasting changes in the food chain

A new home under construction in the 6100 block of Marigold Loop South in Fargo. David Samson / The Forum
Coronavirus

Home sales, construction thriving despite chaos of 2020

Nancy Savage, owner of Child's Play Toys in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, poses with an example of the Christmas tox box she's selling during the holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Dec. 11, 2020. Jeremy Fugleberg/Forum News Service
Coronavirus

Shopping by appointment and dining in an 'igloo,' businesses adapt to survive pandemic

The Border States Electric corporate office in Fargo sits mostly empty Thursday, December 10, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with most employees working from home. David Samson / The Forum
Coronavirus

How the coronavirus pandemic altered the workplace in 2020, possibly for good

Otto the Otter sits on the southeast side of Fergus Falls, Minn., near a lake. Jean Bowman / Visit Fergus Falls / Special to The Forum
Coronavirus

For travel and tourism industry, pandemic brought both short-term and lasting changes

Business

Minnesota unemployment rate falls to 4.4%

Joe Bushaw IV opened his second restaurant in East Grand Forks in mid-August. Submitted photo
Restaurants and Bars

Though indoor dining ban continues, some Minnesota bars and restaurants reopening anyway

Bars, restaurants, cafes, fitness clubs and entertainment venues across Kandiyohi County are closed for at least the next four weeks, under a new order from Gov. Tim Walz. To help these businesses weather this latest shutdown, the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners is offering another pot of financial relief from the federal CARES Act. Carolyn Lange / West Central Tribune file photo
Small Business

Here are 94+ businesses who say they will defy Minnesota orders by opening

The Boardwalk Bar and Grill in East Grand Forks stayed open despite a state lawsuit and subsequent restraining order on Friday, Dec. 11. The restaurant, like others in the city, is chafing under Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's order banning dine-in meal service to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus. Joe Bowen/Grand Forks Herald
Business

Minnesota businesses plan to reopen early in protest of state pandemic restrictions

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Small Business

Inventor builds business on keeping kids warm in the snow

Rights to this stock image purchased from iStock images by the Grand Forks Herald. Credit: golibtolibov
Small Business

Some Minnesota businesses that got PPP loans are foregoing forgiveness — for now

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