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High school arts teacher Tamara Isfeld found people willing to help and offer their ideas for a community-wide arts project she is helping to lead. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Those with community ideas given a forum to share them

GRANITE FALLS -- Entrepreneur Sunny Ruthchild of Walnut Grove wants to open a community kitchen where local food producers can process their foods and realize value-added earnings. Brian Schulz, director...

news / region / business Tue, Aug 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Willmar, Minn., jeweler in court on insurance fraud charge

WILLMAR -- Todd Patrick Paffrath, 59, of Spicer, made his first court appearance Tuesday on a felony insurance fraud over a claim he submitted for a diamond ring stolen from...

news / local / business Wed, Aug 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Vehicles are pictured outside the Swenson Motor Company Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep dealership on Highway 12. The dealership has been sold, the owners say. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Mills Auto Group purchases Swenson Motors in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- Swenson Motor Company of Willmar, which sells Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and GMC vehicles, has been sold to Mills Auto Group in a deal finalized late Monday afternoon. Mills...

news / local / business Wed, Aug 08, 2012 - 12:00am

Mills Auto Group purchases Swenson Motors Co. of Willmar, MInn.

Swenson Motor Company of Willmar, which sells Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and GMC vehicles, has been sold to Mills Auto Group and will be relocated to a south Willmar location. The...

business / news / local Tue, Aug 07, 2012 - 8:45am

Hope Tipka, left, Kathy Lotzer, center, and Heidi Stutelbrg use the mini-golf course Thursday at Lotzer's Developing Winning Personalities operation in Litchfield. Lotzer has converted the former non-profit operation into a for-profit business to help non-profits with fundraising efforts. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Litchfield, Minn., woman converts operation into for-profit to help non-profits with fundraising and missions

LITCHFIELD -- Is there a profit to be made helping the many nonprofits striving to raise funds for their cause? Kathy Lotzer of rural Litchfield believes the answer is a...

news / region / business Tue, Aug 07, 2012 - 12:00am

Eastman Kodak loss widens in 2Q

NEW YORK (AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said today its second-quarter loss widened as revenue fell while it reorganized under bankruptcy protection. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company filed for bankruptcy protection...

business / nation Fri, Aug 03, 2012 - 3:30pm

A stop sign has been placed at the intersection of Willmar Avenue and Lakeland Drive Southeast after the traffic controller was damaged in a recent accident. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Two sets of lights damaged in Willmar, Minn., as a result of traffic accidents

WILLMAR -- The third and fourth weeks in July were bad weeks for Willmar traffic signals after vehicular accidents damaged signals at two city intersections. A sport-utility vehicle knocked out...

news / business Fri, Aug 03, 2012 - 12:00am

A recent survey shows the majority of shoppers said they are adjusting their spending plans specifically because of the economy this year, with half saying they will shop for deals on back-to-school supplies. These supplies were donated to the Stuff the Bus program. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Cost for back to school supplies has some parents concerned

From markers and colored pencils to calculators and laptops, the high cost of back to school shopping has many concerned. According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation,...

news / business / education Fri, Aug 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Crews work on a $5.3 million expansion of the Swift County Benson Hospital. The project includes new space for the Affiliated Community Medical Centers clinic and physical therapy department. It is scheduled for completion in September 2013. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Swift County Benson Hospital begins new construction project on 100th birthday

BENSON -- One hundred years after it opened its doors the Swift County Benson Hospital is expanding its campus with a $5.3 million construction project. Ground was broken June 25...

news / region / business Tue, Jul 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Exhibits to portray Rice Hospital, past and present

WILLMAR -- Starched white nurses' caps, a stethoscope and even an old-fashioned enamel bedpan are among the artifacts collected for Rice Memorial Hospital's 75th anniversary party this week. Organizers are...

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

Rice Memorial Hospital will celebrate 75 years this week. Built during the height of the Depression, with $166,000 in money from the Cushman Rice legacy and federal Public Works Administration funds, the hospital has developed into a multimillion dollar, multifaceted complex. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Rice Hospital in Willmar, Minn., celebrates 75th year

WILLMAR -- Hans Dahl has many memories of the 29 years he spent as administrator of Rice Memorial Hospital. There were the infamous "hall beds" that housed patients in the...

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

Rice Memorial Hospital open house

Rice Memorial Hospital will host an open house for the community from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in honor of the hospital's 75th anniversary. The event will include exhibits of...

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

The field at ACGC suffered significant in damage in the storm on Father's Day. Tribune photo by Jasmine Maki

ACGC hoping to fix football field prior to game in September

GROVE CITY -- The cost of cleaning up and repairing school property from the Father's Day storm is estimated at $180,000 in the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School District. School officials say...

news / sports / local / education / business Wed, Jul 25, 2012 - 12:00am

One of Willmar Fabrication's products is a sprayer that has been designed for spraying Roundup-resistant weeds and is marketed to cotton farmers in the South. With a shift to more of its own products, the company needs training and retraining of many workers. A partnership between Ridgewater College, Alexandria Technical College and the state of Minnesota will help accomplish that. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Partnership between Willmar, Minn., business, Ridgewater for employee training helps look toward the future

WILLMAR -- As Willmar Fabrication shifted the focus of its business in the last year, the company found a need to find training or retraining for many of its workers...

business / news / local / Ridgewater Tue, Jul 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Xcel Energy is moving forward with plans to remove the 1905-built Minnesota Falls dam, including this raceway, which was part of a hydro-electric system removed in 1961. Tribune file photo

Granite Falls, Minn., opts against pursuing ownership of 107-year-old dam

GRANITE FALLS -- Xcel Energy will be awarding a bid for the demolition of the 1905-built Minnesota Falls dam in August, unless a party unexpectedly steps forward with an interest...

news / region / business Sat, Jul 21, 2012 - 12:00am

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