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Accountant at Willmar, Minn., firm earns CPA credentials

The accounting firm of Westberg Eischens of Willmar announces staff accountant Mandi Vlach has successfully completed and received her certified public accountant credentials. Vlach joined the Westberg Eischens team of...

business Wed, May 02, 2012 - 9:52am

Three at Century 21 Kandi Realty honored at international convention

Shelley Crow and Linda Harris of Century 21 Kandi Realty were honored March 6 at the Century 21 International convention in New Orleans for exemplary performance in 2011. The team...

business Wed, May 02, 2012 - 9:51am

Total Fitness to open in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- Meridian Disc Institute owner Dr. Jon Haefner, D.C., announces Total Fitness will open in May at 1303 Plaza One North in Willmar and will later announce the date...

business Wed, May 02, 2012 - 9:51am

Jennie-O in Willmar, Minn., promotes Long

WILLMAR -- Jennie-O Turkey Store announces Jody Long has been promoted to director of primary production for plant operations. Long will be relocating in the near future and will be...

business Wed, May 02, 2012 - 9:50am

Conditional use permit approved for quarry in Big Stone County, Minn.

ORTONVILLE -- The Big Stone County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a conditional use permit Tuesday for a controversial quarry project on the edge of the Big Stone National Wildlife...

news / region / business Wed, May 02, 2012 - 8:00am

Clark Mastel was informed Friday that his lease on a 478-acre property will not be renewed. Submitted

Rancher loses lease after he refused to give up opposition to quarry plan

ORTONVILLE -- A rancher who voiced opposition to plans by the Strata Corporation to develop a quarry in Big Stone County will not have the lease renewed for the land...

news / region / business Wed, May 02, 2012 - 8:00am

Larry Macht , a member of the Kandiyohi County Historical Society board, tells the Kandiyohi?County Commissioners of the pressing need for additional education and meeting space at the Willmar museum. "We know finances are tight," Macht said, but the expansion will "make it easier for people to learn about the history of the county." The museum attracts 8,000 visitors a year. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Kandiyohi County Historical Society seeking $343,000 for expansion

WILLMAR -- Sitting in the middle of artifacts and displays Tuesday afternoon in the main display area of the Kandiyohi County Historical Society in Willmar, the Kandiyohi County Commissioners heard...

news / local / business Wed, May 02, 2012 - 12:00am

School Board puts six NLS, Minn., teachers on leave, as budget cuts continue

NEW LONDON -- The New London-Spicer School Board approved resolutions Monday to put four tenured teachers on unrequested leave and terminating the contracts for two probationary teachers. The tenured teachers...

news / local / education / business Tue, May 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Lyle Lundstrum hand plants onions last week at the Lundstrum Vegetables farm located north of Bird Island in Renville County. Schools can support the local foods economy by being more flexible to accommodate the needs of local growers, he said, adding that too many young people are unaware of where their food comes from and just how wonderful fresh raised goods really can taste. Lundstrum plants vegetables with his wife, Pam, top, seen last week while planting potatoes. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Demand grows for local produce in Minn. schools, but a recipe is needed for the supply side challenges

OLIVIA -- You can lead a child to locally raised broccoli, and they will eat and enjoy it. Just ask food service directors Laurie Milbrandt of the Redwood Area Schools...

news / region / business Tue, May 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Committee OKs seeking bids on Willmar, Minn., west interceptor sewer work

WILLMAR -- Willmar City Council's Public Works/Safety Committee will request council authorization next month to advertise for bids from companies to construct the western interceptor sewer line. The 2.46-mile western...

news / local / business Mon, Apr 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Rate increases, other factors contribute to higher utility revenues in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- Recent rate hikes and decreased expenses have resulted in favorable 2012 first-quarter revenue increases for the Willmar Municipal Utilities. During the three-month period ending March 31, combined revenues...

news / local / business Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Rick Goodemann, executive director of the Southwest Housing Partnership, looks over the lobby Thursday of the former Lakeland Hotel building in Willmar. A developer is proposing a project to fully rehabilitate and operate the historic Lakeland Hotel building, at a cost of nearly $4 million. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

$3.8 million preservation project planned for downtown Lakeland Hotel in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- A developer is proposing a $3.6 million project to fully rehabilitate and operate the historic Lakeland Hotel building as a mixed use commercial and residential property in downtown...

news / local / business Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - 12:00am

James Kleven works at his job Friday as a electrical/computer engineer at Nova-Tech Engineering on the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar. Finding qualified engineers willing to settle in rural Minnesota has proven to be a challenge for local employers. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Listening session explores workforce needs, issues in engineering sector in rural Minn.

WILLMAR -- According to statewide figures, Minnesota is well-supplied with engineers. But for many local employers, the reality is otherwise. Nova-Tech Engineering, which designs and produces specialized technology for the...

business / local / region Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - 7:00am

Kandiyohi County Commissioner Dennis Peterson attends workforce forum

Kandiyohi County Commissioner Dennis Peterson attended the 2012 National Association of Workforce Boards Forum on Dialogue for Workforce Excellence from March 10 to 13 in Washington, D.C. Peterson is a...

business / local Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - 12:00am

City of Willmar Building Permits

March 1 to 31, 2012 Gil Warriner, 1228 29th St. N.W., residential reroof, $7,000. Jay Tornquist, 717 Ninth St. S.W., residential reroof, $9,280. Steve Harberts, 924 First St. S., interior...

business Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - 12:00am

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