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Les Lange is retiring after 42 years working in the wastewater treatment field. He has spent the past 26 years working for the Willmar plant. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

40-year career comes to an end for Willmar, Minn., wastewater treatment worker

WILLMAR -- After 40 years of working in the wastewater treatment field, Les Lange really knows his stuff. Fellow workers say Lange's wide knowledge, opinion and advice in the process...

news / local / business Fri, Sep 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Installation of a liner and leachate collection system at the new $1 million cell at the Kandiyohi County landfill is under way this week. Measuring approximately 175 wide and 850 feet long, the large cell will be 100 feet high with garbage when it reaches its maximum capacity, in about three to four years. To provide perspective on the size of the expanse, note that there are six men working near the bottom of the cell. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Kandiyohi Co., Minn., landfill expansion under way

SPICER -- Construction is under way of a new $1 million cell at the Kandiyohi County landfill in rural Spicer. This week crews began installing a thick plastic liner on...

news / local / business Fri, Sep 21, 2012 - 12:00am

The Willmar School District has received little interest in the former Lincoln Elementary School building since the school closed two years ago. Superintendent Jerry Kjergaard says he wants to sell the building or tear it down. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Lincoln school building in Willmar, Minn., may be demolished

WILLMAR -- After generating little interest in three years on the market, the former Lincoln Elementary School in Willmar may be nearing its last days. The Willmar School Board discussed...

news / local / education / business Thu, Sep 20, 2012 - 12:00am

An update of the commercial property on South First Street, where the Runnings store had been located for years before moving to its current location, has created modern retail and office space at Plaza One North in Willmar. Owned by the Willmar 10 Investors, the property in the 1300 block of South First Street underwent a half-million-dollar renovation this year. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

New look for prominent First Street storefronts in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- Local investors have given new life and a new look to a South First Street retail location. Willmar 10 Investors, a commercial real estate investment partnership, has updated...

business / news / local Tue, Sep 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Nick Davis, from left, Vicki Davis and Mary Huesing make a presentation Saturday during the downtown "Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee!" arts festival to mark the Community Owned Grocery achieving its phase one goal of attracting 300 members. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Milestone as phase II for community owned store in WIllmar, Minn., moves ahead

WILLMAR -- Organizers for a Community Owned Grocery reached a membership milestone that has launched the project into the phase II planning stage. After a year in the works it...

news / local / business Mon, Sep 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Rice Hospital in Willmar, Minn., has chance to apply for key grant funding

WILLMAR -- Local hospital officials are moving to take advantage of a major grant by Allina Health and the George Family Foundation to improve community wellness. Rice Memorial Hospital is...

news / local / business Mon, Sep 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Gasoline prices to decrease, just not at rate they rose

WILLMAR -- Gas prices nearly rose to the dreaded $4 mark last week, and were still $3.949 a gallon Sunday at most stations in the Willmar area. Gail Weinholzer, public...

news / local / business Mon, Sep 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Renville Co. food shelf to reopen at Olivia, Minn., store

OLIVIA -- The Renville County Food Shelf in Olivia will reopen on Wednesday, just 10 days after an arson-caused fire destroyed its contents. The food shelf will open its doors...

news / region / business Sat, Sep 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Hearing on Ditch 52 outlet near Willmar, Minn., scheduled

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing at 11 a.m.

news / local / business Sat, Sep 15, 2012 - 12:00am

St. Paul Saints the biggest winners as bonding funds are handed out by gov.

ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton handed state construction dollars to a minor-league St. Paul ballpark and projects in Duluth and Wadena on Thursday, passing over civic centers in Rochester,...

news / business Fri, Sep 14, 2012 - 12:00am

YM County to acquire Granite Falls, Minn., building for space needs

GRANITE FALLS -- After scrapping plans to build a new addition to the courthouse, Yellow Medicine County found its answer to space needs by buying used. The county board of...

news / region / business Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Construction crews work Wednesday at the site of the new Goodwill store at the corner of First Street and 19th Avenue in Willmar. The $3 million building will be constructed on a site just a few blocks to the north of Goodwill's current store. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Construction begins on new Goodwill store in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- Construction began this week on a new 22,600-square-foot Goodwill-Easter Seals retail store at the corner of First Street and 19th Avenue Southwest. Willmar 10 Investors, a commercial real...

news / local / business Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Bids are awarded for $5.6M Rice Care Center project in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- The Rice Memorial Hospital Board of Directors awarded construction bids Wednesday for a $5.6 million renovation of the Rice Care Center. At the same time, board members also...

news / local / business Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Renville County, Minn., proposes 3.85 percent levy increase

OLIVIA -- Renville County's net levy would rise by 3.85 percent if a preliminary budget adopted Tuesday by the board of commissioners receives final approval. The county commissioners approved a...

news / region / business Wed, Sep 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Dee Schurman, a Realtor with Century 21 Kandi Realty Ltd., checks online listings Monday at her office in north Willmar. From buying to selling both commercial and residential properties, the Internet has transformed how properties change hand. The depth of online information has expanded to the point that a potential buyer may know everything about a proporty before seeing it. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Internet brings transformation to real estate industry

By the time a client contacts Paul Ryan about a house for sale, he or she has probably already researched the property online, knows what the house looks like, maybe...

news / local / business Tue, Sep 11, 2012 - 12:00am

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