Slim Chickens is delayed but still expected in Willmar, according to Willmar Planning and Development Director Justice Walker. TJ Maxx is expected to open in August and Popeyes is potentially still coming.
Upon completion of the acquisition R.P. Home & Harvest, Runnings’ footprint will expand to 80 locations, serving customers in 12 states from New York to Montana.
Amin Grocery, a Somali-owned grocery store in downtown Willmar, specializes in international foods and dry goods, and will be selling halal meat produced locally.
Foxhole Brewhouse received a city of Willmar permit in January to construct a new building valued at $2 million; TJ Maxx received a permit to remodel the former Office Max building for an estimated $1.6 million.
From the editorial: The crackdown, plus the embarrassment of exposure, should be enough to halt the practice. But the need to support kids in desperate circumstances won’t go away.
From the editorial: "No matter how many mass-media messages make arguments to the contrary, you can't — cannot, no way no how, huh-uh — buy your way to the perfect Christmas morning."
Rumors are flying on the Willmar social media pages that TJ Maxx is no longer going into the former Office Max building. Those rumors are not true, according to the head of the Willmar Planning and Development Department.
Glik's is the 14th oldest retailer in the U.S. and the family-owned clothing chain, which includes a Willmar location, is now under the leadership of the fourth and fifth generations of the Glik family.
