Print It! Reinert's Facebook post on new Tourism Tax working group
"I am committed to ensuring that every dollar invested in tourism marketing contributes to the prosperity of our city and its residents." -- Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert
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Duluth Public Schools, Duluth Playhouse in the news
The four-year graduation rates for Duluth Denfeld and Duluth East high schools (2022-23 school year), according to StarTribune.com reporting: ■ Duluth Denfeld, 74.4% ■ Duluth East, 94.3% ■ Minnesota overall rate, 83.3% Duluth Playhouse announces 2024-25 season The Duluth Playhouse on Wednesday night presented a new lineup of plays
Print It! Reinert's Facebook post
"With help from our expert staff, I will be asking the City Council to join me in rewriting the existing snow emergency ordinance. The way it is currently written it’s actually more of a headache to our plow drivers than helpful." -- Mayor Roger Reinert
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Former Bulldogs forward Ben Steeves will earn $455,000 minimum in a $1.9M two-year, two-way entry-level contract signed with the Florida Panthers on Monday, according to CapFriendly.com. The 5-foot-8, 165-pounder will receive a $95,000 signing bonus, $855,000 Panthers and $82,500 minors salary each of the
St. Louis County snowplows drive a cumulative 33,000 miles during three-day storm
By Dana Kazel After an unseasonably dry winter, the heavy March snowstorm blanketed all of St. Louis County with snow totals ranging from nine to 24 inches. The St. Louis County Public Works team, which is responsible for maintaining 3,000 miles of roads, continues to plow and treat the
Duluth Playhouse season reveal party tonight
Press release Duluth Playhouse invites the community to a season reveal party at the NorShor Theatre on Wednesday, March 27. For its 110th anniversary, the organization is thrilled to announce that it will be producing a collection of plays and musicals never before seen in the Main Stage and Underground
Reinert initiates working group to review Tourism Marketing RFP and city contract
By Kelli Latuska Duluth Mayor Roger J. Reinert announced today the formation of a working group tasked with reviewing the Tourism Marketing Request for Proposal (RFP) and the marketing contract with the City of Duluth. The goal of this initiative is to ensure that the funds allocated for tourism marketing
MyPillow is getting evicted from a warehouse, but Lindell says it’s not used anymore
By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer MyPillow is getting evicted from one of two Shakopee warehouses it leases, but CEO Mike Lindell told the Reformer that the building has been sitting empty since last fall. The company’s main manufacturing warehouse — about a mile away — is where all of the Minnesota
Highlights from Walz’s state of the state: Education, infrastructure and gun control
“Tonight, I’m proud to report that the state of our state is strong, and one of the main reasons is because the kids of our state are better equipped to thrive,” Walz said.
UMD picks new chancellor
Dr. Charles Nies has been named chancellor of the University of Minnesota Duluth, effective July 1, 2024 and pending approval by the University’s Board of Regents at its May 2024 meeting. “Dr. Nies is an experienced, strategic leader who is ready to tackle UMD’s challenges and celebrate its
City of Duluth to establish working group to review current tourism marketing contract
Duluth Mayor Roger J. Reinert on Wednesday morning will announce the formation of a working group to review the Tourism Marketing RFP and city contract.
St. Luke’s Co-President Eric Lohn to retire, Dr. Nick Van Deelen and Chris Johnson to be promoted
Press release Eric Lohn, Co-President & CFO of St. Luke’s, has announced he will be retiring on April 12. With Lohn’s retirement, fellow Co-President Nicholas Van Deelen, MD, will be promoted to the role of sole President of St. Luke’s and of Aspirus Health’s Minnesota Region.
City of Duluth provides updates on snow event
Press Release, 8 a.m. Tuesday By Kelli Latuska Due to continued inclement weather conditions, Duluth Workforce Center/CareerForce will be closed to the public today, with staff working remotely. All other City of Duluth facilities are open to the public today with some staff working remotely. The National Weather
St. Luke’s welcomes Dr. Paul Peterson
Neurologist Dr. Paul Peterson has joined St. Luke’s Stroke Center, where he will provide emergent, hospital and clinical care to stroke patients. Dr. Peterson earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at San Antionio Uniformed Services Health
City of Duluth provides update on snow event
Updated: 3:45 p.m. Monday By Kelli Latuska Snow continues to fall across the city, albeit at a lighter pace than earlier this morning. The current forecast package by the National Weather Service in Duluth has the storm ending sometime tomorrow afternoon/evening. Additional snow accumulations should be on
City of Duluth snow operations press releases; DNT: Steeves signs with Florida
UPDATED, 6:45 p.m. Sunday Due to snow conditions, some City of Duluth facilities will be closed to the public Monday. Duluth Workforce Development Center will be closed, with staff working remotely during the storm Monday. All Duluth Public Library facilities will also be closed. Duluth City Hall, however,