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RAEDI adds economic development director to local team

Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc. recently announced the hiring of Kirk Bustrom as director of economic development. Bustrom will “lead negotiations on business partnerships for commercial and industrial business development and oversee aspects of the financial elements of RAEDI’s mission including the creation of funding initiatives for new and existing business.”

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New Anytime Fitness opens up in northwest Rochester

The Anytime Fitness opened at 4181 31st Ave. NW this week. Owner Matt Jewison built the 7,360-square-foot building on open land, behind an O’Reilly Auto Parts store and across 31st Avenue from Mayo Clinic’s 41st Street Campus.

September 09, 2021 02:49 PM

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3 Rochester start-ups chalk up wins at MN Cup contest

Three Rochester start-ups took first place in their divisions to become semi-finalists in Minnesota’s most popular business competition, the MN Cup. Canomiks won in the Food/Ag/Bev division, Shrpa took the High-Tech division, and Nanodropper was number one in the Student division.

September 07, 2021 10:11 AM

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Rochester credit union adds a Lake City branch to its portfolio

First Alliance Credit Union, which has three Rochester branches and ones in Byron and Stewartville, recently took over a branch at 201 N. Eighth St., Lake City.

August 18, 2021 11:00 PM

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New CEO to take over leadership of Think Bank

Think President Jenny Hosfeld will add the title of CEO on Jan. 1, when she takes over from Paul Mackin.

August 17, 2021 12:44 PM

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Voting is open for PB's annual 'Best of the Best' awards

Readers can vote once a day per email address for their favorite businesses, ranging from dentists to restaurants to jewelry stores. Votes can be posted for candidates in 95 subcategories under seven categories including Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink, Health & Wellness, Home & Lifestyle, Money & Finance, Shopping & Services and Wheels & Motors.

August 12, 2021 08:55 AM

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Former Mayo Clinic social media expert joins national communications firm

Lee Aase has signed on “in a counsel role” with Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, one of Nashville, Tenn.’s largest public relations firms. His addition to the Jarrard team was announced on Tuesday, the same day Aase retired from Mayo Clinic. He was the leader of Mayo Clinic's first ventures into the world of social media.

August 05, 2021 11:00 PM

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Countdown to downtown clock tower tick-tocks closer

As a very early step in the process, a building permit was filed this week for the “construction of a memorial clock tower” at 521 S. Broadway. The plan is to build the brick tower near the Rochester Fire Department station at the intersection of Sixth Street and South Broadway. The hope is to break ground for the tower in October.

August 03, 2021 02:52 PM

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Rochester food facility fined for illegal wastewater discharge

The Kerry Biofunctional Ingredients facility at 2402 Seventh St. NW was fined $28,170 for multiple industrial wastewater violations between 2018 and 2020. In addition to paying the penalty, the company is required to correct its procedures. It is developing a new sampling analysis and field calibration plan. Kerry is also required to apply for stormwater permit coverage where it is lacking.

August 03, 2021 08:55 AM

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Live chamber celebration signals optimistic start to 'summer of recovery'

The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2021 member celebration at the Mayo Civic Center on Thursday. It marked the return of live networking events. The almost 400 business leaders met, talked, ate, and even shook hands for the first time in more than a year.

June 04, 2021 10:51 AM

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KTTC-TV owner adds 17 more stations with $2.7 billion deal

Gray Television, which purchased KTTC-TV earlier this year as part of a $925 million deal, announced Monday that it is acquiring 17 stations from Meredith Corp. The largest stations are in Atlanta, Phoenix, Nashville and Portland.

May 03, 2021 01:47 PM

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Local law firm adds new attorney to the mix

Attorney Christopher White recently joined the firm of Godwin Dold. White previously worked for the Rochester City Attorney’s Office for about six years.

April 24, 2021 09:20 AM

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Think Bank branches in St. Paul, IBM campus will not re-open

Rochester-based Think Bank recently announced that a St. Paul branch as well as a location on the Rochester Technology Campus, formerly the IBM campus, will remain closed permanently. Think’s other eight branches – five in Rochester and one each in Apple Valley, Eagan and Edina – re-opened in June.

April 13, 2021 01:16 PM