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Super One Foods wins Grocer Award

Super One Foods wins Grocer Award

Super One Foods, a family-owned independent grocery chain, has been recognized with an Exceptional Independent Grocer Award for 2024 from the Shelby Report. The award highlights the company's commitment to the communities it serves by providing excellence, innovation, and outstanding service within the grocery industry.   The Exceptional

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MnDOT awards $18 million for port development projects

Seven port development projects that support efficient, reliable freight movement on Minnesota’s waterways were selected to receive a total of $18.1 million in grants, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The funding comes from the competitive Port Development Assistance Program. Two of the projects are located in

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Oneida Realty Company promotes Alex Tessier to vice president

Oneida Realty Company, a Duluth-based commercial real estate services firm, has promoted Alex Tessier from property manager to vice president. Tessier joined Oneida Realty Company in April 2022 as a member of its property management team, following 12 years in leadership positions with area hospitality and development organizations. His

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Minnesota Power files electric rate proposal

Minnesota Power files electric rate proposal

As Minnesota Power continues the transition to a reliable, resilient clean-energy future through its EnergyForward strategy, today the company is filing its 2024 electric rate proposal with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC). The 2024 proposal supports the investments that the company is making to continue to advance a

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Jeff Frey’s headshot business transitions to new ownership

Jeff Frey Photography’s commercial portrait (headshot) business will become The Studio as it transitions to new ownership beginning November 1, 2023. After more than 40 years, Frey is stepping away from the headshot portion of his business, turning over the reins to The Studio, a subsidiary of Swim Creative,

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AIMCLEAR wins five U.S. Search Awards

“Our talented marketers, communicators, creators and technical experts make it their mission and passion to serve our clients.” -- AIMCLEAR President and CEO Laura Weintraub

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Telework is here to stay in Minnesota, latest Census data show

Telework is here to stay in Minnesota, latest Census data show

By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer The share of Minnesotans working from home during the pandemic skyrocketed, from 6.4% in 2019 to 20.9% by 2021. There was some hope — particularly among CEOs, managerial types and commercial landlords — that this was just a one-time disruption that could be reversed

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Larson, Titanium Partners announce adaptive reuse housing development
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson at today's press event. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Larson, Titanium Partners announce adaptive reuse housing development

By Kelli Latuska At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Mayor Emily Larson and Brian Forcier, Principal at Titanium Partners, announced a conversion project at the Ordean Building and the adjacent Ordean Plaza that will adapt the structure into a mixed-use building bringing up to 35 new dwelling units to

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$8.50M sale of sought-after multi-housing community in Duluth, Minnesota closes

JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the $8.5 million sale of Canal Park Square, a historic mixed-use redevelopment, consisting of 29 homes and six retail bays in Canal Park. Originally constructed in 1886, Canal Park Square went through a redevelopment in 2015 to convert the

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BusinessNorth Exclusives: Northland defies economic instability – for now
The Old Central High School brownstone is slated to be converted into housing. Plans call for creating 120 units in a project costing approximately $46 million. BusinessNorth

BusinessNorth Exclusives: Northland defies economic instability – for now

Despite inflation, higher interest rates, a handful of bank runs and a possible federal debt default, there’s optimism that Duluth-Superior and surrounding counties might dodge the bullet.

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Minnesota Power receives EEI Emergency Response Award
ALLETE Chair, President and CEO Bethany Owen accepts the Emergency Response Award from EEI President Tom Kuhn on June 12 at the 2023 EEI convention in Austin, Texas. Submitted by Minnesota Power

Minnesota Power receives EEI Emergency Response Award

“This was the worst winter storm Minnesota Power has ever faced in terms of the number of outages and reports of wires down.” -- ALLETE Chair, President and CEO Bethany Owen.

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