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The First District plant in Litchfield processes 6 million pounds of milk every day, and from that, 3.9 million pounds are processed into cheese. The cooperative also extracts whey protein and lactose from the milk, which can then be used in products ranging from chocolate to infant formula. Tribune photo by Ashley White

Litchfield: First District looks to an increasingly global future

First District Association in Litchfield has come a long way in its 91-year history. But that's not to say it comes from humble beginnings. When the cooperative was formed in...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 2:25pm

Atwater: AIR ... by the numbers

65 feet is how long a refrigeration unit can be 92,000 pounds is how much a unit can weigh 17 percent of the total payroll in Kandiyohi County $22 million total anticipated sales for 2012

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 2:19pm

Jim Andrie, executive vice president at AIR, stands next to a component of a refrigerant unit manufactured at the Atwater facility. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Atwater: Making chilly 'AIR' is hot business in Atwater

Given the fact that Minnesotans know a little bit about being cold, it seems rather appropriate that a Minnesota company would make equipment that does things like "blast freezing" and...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 2:04pm

Willmar: Gurley's... by the numbers

1 peanuts are the company's No. 1 item 6 million pounds of in-shell peanuts roasted each year for distribution 40 semi-tractor tankers of almond bark sold during October through December...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 2:00pm

Tom Taunton, vice president and general manager of Gurley's Foods in Willmar, shows off an assortment of the roasted nuts that have helped put the company's name on products that can be found coast to coast across the United States. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

Willmar: Gurley's Foods are sold coast to coast

The plant manager at Gurley's Foods came back from a recent trip to North Carolina with a story for his boss, Tom Taunton. The employee was on the road and...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 1:52pm

Tribune photo
by Ron Adams
Troy Siewer welds together sprayer parts at the Buhler Versatile USA factory located in Industrial Park in Willmar.

Buhler Versatile USA: Canadian manufacturer brings farm sprayer production to Willmar

Willmar is the only location in North America where farm implement and tractor maker Buhler Industries Inc. of Winnipeg, also known as Buhler Versatile USA in Willmar, is manufacturing the...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 1:46pm

New London: Dahmes Stainless Steel continues to expand

If you've eaten any kind of processed food -- and who hasn't -- you've most likely eaten a product that was made with equipment manufactured in New London. Dried milk,...

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 10:37am

Dahmes Stainless Steel ... by the numbers

Dahmes Stainless Steel ... by the numbers 50 employees making food spray dryer systems used in all 50 states & Canada 12,000 square feet of manufacturing space in a town of 1,000 population

news Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 10:33am

Inside Scoop blog: 'Made with Pride' edition features manufacturing firms in west central Minnesota

life / region Thu, Apr 12, 2012 - 8:18am

Darlene Bratberg, as "Happy" the clown, left, shares some fun with Larry Moore, a cancer patient at Rice Memorial Hospital's cancer center. (Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange)

life / news Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 9:42am

Focus: A New Decade - A New Reality

Click on this Focus link below to see the Tribune's 2010 Focus section: A New Decade - A New Reality A New Decade - A New Reality

news / local / region Thu, Apr 01, 2010 - 2:53pm

BioScience Focus Group meeting canceled

The University of Minnesota/St. Cloud State University BioScience Focus Group meeting scheduled today at the MinnWest Technology Campus has been canceled due to weather.

news / local Thu, Feb 26, 2009 - 10:31am

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