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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 Dec 29th 2020 - 8am

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.
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Coronavirus Dec 28th 2020 - 10am

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 Dec 26th 2020 - 9am

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 Dec 21st 2020 - 7am

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

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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 Dec 20th 2020 - 8am

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

O’Rourke Media Group CEO Jim O’Rourke. Submitted photo

Business Dec 17th 2020 - 4pm

Republican Eagle, Star-Observer newspapers acquired by Chicago-based O’Rourke Media Group

Business Dec 17th 2020 - 12pm

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 Dec 16th 2020 - 5pm

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.

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Small Business Dec 16th 2020 - 9am

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 Dec 14th 2020 - 3pm

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

The United Church of Christ Zumbrota and Normandale Center for Healing and Wholeness are working together to find ways to support local farmers stay and age on their farms. Photo by Rachel Fergus/RiverTown Multimedia.

Agriculture Dec 14th 2020 - 8am

Zumbrota program promotes healthy aging on the farm

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Small Business Dec 13th 2020 - 6pm

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 Dec 11th 2020 - 1pm

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

The new dining space in Ras' on Main in Hammond features a spacious area with its own entrance. Submitted photo

Restaurants and Bars Dec 10th 2020 - 4pm

Ras' on Main opens expansion in Hammond

Announcements Dec 10th 2020 - 4am

PRESS RELEASE November 20, 2020

A tanker truck passes by an Enbridge storage tank. (Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service file photo)

Energy and Mining Dec 2nd 2020 - 1pm

Pipeline workers trek to northwest Minnesota following Enbridge approval

The 2020 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River ended on November 30. Submitted photo

Business Dec 1st 2020 - 9am

2020 navigation season comes to an end

A replica of part of the proposed Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline sat outside the Minnesota Capitol Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, as project supporters aimed to convince the governor not to file another appeal delaying its construction. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)

Energy and Mining Nov 30th 2020 - 3pm

Final permit for Enbridge Line 3 project OK'd by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

The barn for summer in the Four Seasons project is the best-preserved after 35 years and now houses Hobgoblin Music and Stoney End Harps nears Highways 19 and 61. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia

Tourism Nov 29th 2020 - 12pm

Check out this fading barn poetry southwest of Red Wing

Technology Nov 29th 2020 - 12am

Column: Shrinking Moore's Law nears 2 nanometers

Red Wing Partners, MN, LLC, will be taking over The Downtown Plaza on Jan. 15, 2021. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia

Business Nov 28th 2020 - 10am

Mayo Clinic sells The Downtown Plaza

Jodi Caverly opened The Home Market & Design in late October. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia

Small Business Nov 28th 2020 - 7am

Furniture and interior design shop opens on Red Wing's Main Street

The Purple Tree in Hudson

Small Business Nov 25th 2020 - 4pm

Shop local, shop early, Hudson & River Falls business owners say

History Nov 25th 2020 - 11am

Minnesota man brings back old school mascots on retro T-shirts

Business Nov 25th 2020 - 8am

Masterson Staffing opens in Hudson

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