Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce that Sign Guys, a graphics business that launched Jan. 1, has partnered with 4T Creative and Lake & Home Magazine to enhance their service offerings to their growing client base. The origin of Sign Guys is a convergence of creative, desig…
City Bakery in downtown Fergus Falls closed at the end of 2017 and, so far, no brick and mortar bakery has come to fill in the space the bakery has left behind. While grocery stores like Service Food Market and Walmart have bakeries with cakes, cookies and more, and restaurants like Dairy Qu…
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Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce that Tremolo Designs, a full service residential design and construction management company serving the Otter Tail County area, launched September 1st. From the initial design phase through project completion, Tremolo Designs is dedicated to …
The Fergus Falls Downtown Riverfront Council (FFDRC) announced today a new campaign to encourage random acts of kindness through their #COVIDKINDNESSFF initiative. Nominations will be accepted from Oct. 19-31.
Members of the Invest in Minnesota Coalition applauded legislators Thursday, for passing a bill to conform to Section 179 expensing. Section 179 of the federal tax code dictates when businesses can deduct the cost of purchasing certain equipment. In 2019, Minnesota conformed to some federal …
Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living Inc., invites people to join them as they honor their volunteers, people who stand up for disability rights, and employers who are supporters of employing people with disabilities. This year, the annual awards event will be held virtually. This…
1910 Siphouse, a cidery outside of Battle Lake, held its grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 3. The craft cidery is owned and operated by Jeff and Karen Lees, who relocated from Colorado after many years of running an eyeglasses store. Karen is from Fergus Falls, so the couple is not unfamiliar …
This year has been a big one for changes. From COVID-19 to the protests around the country, the events of 2020 have brought to the fore a number of issues and challenges facing the United States, one of which is how groups have been marginalized and underrepresented and the damage that lack …
In the midst of a pandemic and with cold and flu season looming, a little extra protection can go a long way to provide peace of mind in keeping your staff and your customers healthy. Enter Erin and Randy Halvorson, owners of Lake Shore Services, a local landscaping company. After learning a…
Don Shaw will be bringing big-time race car drivers to Fergus Falls July 17, 2021 when the World of Outlaws Late Model Series makes their first stop at I-94 Sure Step Speedway.
RE/MAX Signature Properties has announced that realtor Andrew Yaggie is the latest addition to the growing real estate franchise. Yaggie brings to the office more than 10 years of customer relationship experience and in addition to providing residential real estate services, he specializes i…
In an effort to continue growing the business community, Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) launched an entrepreneur initiative earlier this spring; a no-cost, one-on-one, confidential business coaching program for new and early stage entrepreneurs. Due to the increased demand, GFF is pleased to ann…
Westridge Theatre in Fergus Falls is closing its doors again beginning Thursday, Oct. 8 after having reopened for only six weeks. “We’re just temporarily closing until we feel there’s going to be new product coming out,” said Cinema Entertainment Corp. (CEC) Theatres vice president, Tony Tillemans.
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GIANT Snacks Inc.’s former treasurer and secretary has been accused of allegedly stealing or misappropriating up to $600,000.
Minnesota District Court of Fergus Falls documents obtained by KBMW show a complaint by Giant Snacks against Lucy Spiekermeier in the allegation of stealing or misappropriating up to $600,000.
The Grant County community of Wendell has received a $22,000 Community Facilities Grant to purchase and install equipment for the public works department.
In their continuous effort to support and grow the area’s business community, Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce the progress on a proposed redevelopment project that has been in the works for months. GFF has been working diligently with representatives from Rivers Edge Invest…
“Gymnastics helps build a foundation made of stone.” That is the belief of Tiffany Jennen, owner of Balance Gymnastics Center, and it is a belief they base their business model after.
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A drive down Lake Avenue in Battle Lake holds many of the area’s staple businesses. A newer façade is that of Sunroom Coffee & Tea. Located next to Stella’s Bistro and Wine, the Sunroom is ready to brew you the perfect cup of high-quality coffee.
Underwood Municipal Liquor Store donated $2,057.97 to the Underwood Fire Department on Thursday, Sept. 24 from money raised throughout the month of August. Liquor store customers could donate at the till while paying for purchases or participate in a silent auction.
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Kimberly Marie Dysthe Goeden received a sentence of up to three years of supervised probation Monday in Eighth District Court at Elbow Lake.
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Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce that Creative Handmade/SoapWerks Naturals, a light manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer is expanding and relocating to 216 W. Lincoln Ave. in downtown Fergus Falls on September 30, 2020.
No objections were presented in Eighth District Court Monday by customers of the former Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company. The court action clears the way for creditor to recover $1.45 million of their losses from a substantial embezzlement scheme engineered by a former manager, Jer…
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Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce that another new name in the “pop-up” game will join the downtown business community! Sugar High, a bakery and confections vendor, will open its doors for an inaugural pop-up event on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 3-6 p.m. at 123 E. Lincoln Ave. (t…
Thirty-one students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College have been awarded the Minnesota Workforce Development Scholarships in the final round of awards for the 2020-21 academic year.
Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded Fergus Falls Area Habitat for Humanity (FFAHFH) with a $15,000 grant to build an affordable home in Fergus Falls. The funding is part of an $8.1 million donation to Habitat for Humanity International for capacity building and direct mission support to build…
Local business owners Jennifer Swenson Stans and Ruby Tungseth hosted the first Fergus Falls OutdoorVendor Blender at Kirkbride Park on Saturday, Aug. 12, with more than 30 socially distanced vendors. “A lot of the home-based businesses have missed out on a lot of events this summer so it’s …
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Rep. Collin Peterson, congressman for Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District and chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, made a stop in Fergus Falls on Thursday to visit the ethanol plant Green Plains Otter Tail LLC. Peterson spoke with the plant’s general manager, Anthony Hicks,…
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The YMCA has been reopened since June after being closed for three months and that reopening has brought with it a number of changes to better protect staff and members. Gyms were allowed to reopen in Minnesota on June 10 with restrictions and the YMCA was prepared on June 17 to open their d…
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While nobody may outpizza the Hut, two local Pizza Hut locations have closed recently. The Fergus Falls location (1045 W. Lincoln Ave.) and the Breckenridge (60 Minnesota Ave.) both permanently closed their doors.
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Otter Tail Power Company plans to build a nearly 50-megawatt (MW) solar farm on land around the soon-to-be-retired Otter Tail Hoot Lake Plant in Fergus Falls. Hoot Lake Solar will include around 170,000 solar panels, generating enough energy to power approximately 10,000 homes every year.
Fergus Falls VFW Post 612 has seen some changes since the start of the pandemic, including a new general manager and new head cook. While the restaurant hasn’t returned to its normal menu yet, they are still offering bar food and are now offering dinner Wednesday and Friday nights and are lo…
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Minnesota Motor Company has been a mainstay of the Fergus Falls business sector for nearly a century but even for such a well-established company 2020 has been a challenge.
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In addition to their clients, the licensed business has a staff of 72. Yet none of the clients or staff have been infected by the virus and it’s serious impact on the health of people working and living in congregant settings.
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Creditors of the former Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company will be given an opportunity to recoup $1.45 million in losses Sept. 21 at the Grant County Courthouse according to Fergus Falls attorney Erik Ahlgren.
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People making their way into downtown Fergus Falls this week may notice some buildings in the evening bathed in red light. A Center for the Arts (AC4TA) and Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) are participating in a nationwide event called Red Alert RESTART meant to bring awareness to how the co…
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Ruhr Development notified the city of Fergus Falls of its intention not to renew the 20-year contract under which they have operated the Bigwood Event Center since 2001.
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Bimbo Bakeries USA, the largest baking company in the United States, has partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle® to make their bread, buns, bagels and English muffin bags in the United States nationally recyclable. As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste s…
Two Fergus Falls groups were each awarded one of the 132 grants from the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) recently.
With the new school year starting next week, district bus provider Ottertail Minn-Dakota Coaches is preparing to rev their engines again. “Our last day of operation last school year was March 16, so March 17 through the end of May we did not operate buses. Fifty-one days, I guess, schools we…
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Deconstruction work on the former Mid-Am Dairy site in Fergus Falls has progressed to the point where contractors have brought the complex down to its foundation.
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Robert Krause of Lil Bob’s Electric in Fergus Falls has found some good in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As summer comes to an end, businesses that provide home heating and air conditioning are starting to pivot from selling and repairing AC units, to selling and repairing heating systems. With people staying at home more during the summer due to COVID-19, proper AC became even more important t…
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Tri-County Health Care has earned platinum recognition for its efforts to promote organ, eye and tissue donor registrations across the state through the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. This campaign challenges hospitals and health care organizations to educat…
Local business Tag-Up by Rischard Marketing Inc., which designs and manufactures merchandise and supplies for sports teams including locker nameplates, trophies, bag tags and dry erase boards, took a bit of a hit earlier this year when colleges around the nation canceled their football seaso…
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Buy your ticket, grab your popcorn and soda, and raise the curtain, as Fergus Falls’ Westridge Cinema 5 movie theater (2001 W. Lincoln Ave.) will reopen its doors, Friday, Aug. 28.
Otter Tail Power Company takes its role as an essential service provider seriously. “We know how much customers depend on us every day and that some may be struggling to pay their electric bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said customer care and relations manager Ron Spangler. “We encoura…
Sue Tate, administrative manager at Leighton Broadcasting, knew growing up that she’d love to work at a radio station. “I always thought it was fun,” she says, “and when I was in high school, I grew up in Perham but my mom and I came to Fergus, and we walked by the radio station and there wa…
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In partnership with the Fergus Falls Downtown Riverfront Council (FFDRC), Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce an upcoming ‘Meet Your Merchants’ event scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. throughout Fergus Falls. This is a community-wide event that includes 28 p…
Service industries were hit hard by Minnesota’s March business closures, with no way to adapt to curb-side pick-up or delivery systems. Many, like salons, relied on sales of gift cards and products to help get them through the two and a half months they were to remain shuttered and Jenny Joh…
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Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce that LA Nails, a local nail salon, is joining the Fergus Falls downtown community. Previously located at Westridge Mall, they recently decided to join a growing number of new businesses taking up shop in downtown.
State drivers could soon face car mandates that originated in California. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association (MADA), in collaboration with the Center of the American Experiment, shared details from Gov. Tim Walz’s administration’s proposed car standards, refe…
Mabel Murphy’s has been a Fergus Falls staple for more than 20 years, located just off Interstate 94 on West Lincoln Avenue. Although COVID-19 forced its doors to close on March 17, like many other businesses nationwide, it’s started adapting to new regulations and has been welcoming custome…
Greater Fergus Falls (GFF) is pleased to announce that Protection Pros Disinfecting Services Inc., a commercial disinfecting service headquartered in Fergus Falls, will launch their new service this month. They are the only professionals in the region to offer complete, continuous, food-safe…
InVision Eye Care in Fergus Falls went through a difficult few months earlier this year, as many businesses did, due to COVID-19. They had to reduce their services to emergent and urgent eye care only at the request of the CDC from about March 17 until May 11. Today, despite the need for a C…
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Almost nothing about going to any business these days is the same as it was before COVID-19 began, but slowly things are becoming more routine. Apple Tree Dental has had to make a number of changes to procedure and protocols but, Suzanna Peterson, center director says, “With the month of Aug…
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The Viking Cafe opened up indoor dining to customers last month as Gov. Tim Walz has allowed restaurants to open at 50% or less capacity with appropriate social distancing, and owner Pat Shol has been doing his best to ensure the safety of his staff and customers. “Everything you do is total…
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South Mill Service in downtown Fergus Falls is breaking new ground according to Bernie Schuetze.
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Businesses around Fergus Falls are adapting to new government regulations regarding COVID-19 guidelines and people are slowly becoming more comfortable shopping in public. At The Market in downtown Fergus Falls, manager Susanne Strom has noticed business picking up this month. “We’ve been ve…
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Mayor Ben Schierer, the city of Fergus Falls, the Fergus Falls Public Library and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community of Practice are hosting the first of several Community Conversations on Equity Aug. 4 at 7 p.m.
With advancement in technology and ever-changing consumer shopping patterns, the e-commerce industry has become a wide-open market and local businesses are starting to see the benefits. For nearly five years, HD Boutique, a women’s clothing store, has had a physical presence for nearly five …
