Business News

Henderson

From the Henderson Chamber of Commerce: The Henderson Independent Newspaper has relocated to 507 Main Street; Purdy & Co. Salon has relocated to 781 Main Street. The Henderson Fitness Center, now called Jessenland Health and Fitness is under new ownership. The resurfacing of Hwy 19 east of Henderson is now complete. The 12th Annual Ladies Night/ Toy Drive will be held on November 4.

Jackson

The Jackson Business Development Committee recently announced the opening of the application period for the 2023 Jackson Business Challenge. This is the 5th year for the program with the winner receiving a prize package valued at over $20,000 in grants and services. Complete details, along with the application, are available at cityofjacksonmn.com/jbc.

Lake Crystal

From the City of Lake Crystal: Christmas in Lake Crystal Holiday Craft & Gift Fair will be held on December 3 at the Rec Center. The City of Lake Crystal is working on a 21 acre housing development while a hotel feasibility study is being conducted. The business community is seeing growth with the addition of J & J Car Sales and Infusion Baking Company both opening their new location in downtown Lake Crystal.

Le Sueur

From the Le Sueur Chamber of Commerce: Coffee Connections will be held at the Le Sueur Eyecare Center on October 14 and at Cornerstone Bank on November 18. Chamber membership meetings will be held on November 17 and December 15.

Mankato

Dennis Paul and Aaron Wurm, financial advisors with Wealth Management Solutions, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, obtained their Certified Financial PlannerTM certification.

Long-time public safety expert and retired Fire Chief, Jerry Streich, has joined Brunton Architects & Engineers. Streich will focus on Business Development in the Public Safety Division, helping local government officials through the process of designing new facilities.

Officials from South Central College, the SCC North Mankato Campus Foundation, and Bolton & Menk recently announced Bolton & Menk’s generous contribution to support a future Infrastructure Solutions Lab at the college’s North Mankato Campus.

Abdo, LLP, a Minnesota-based public accounting firm, announced that it is expanding its footprint by adding an office in Arizona.

First National Bank Minnesota has promoted Janel Schmidt to Belle Plaine Branch President. In addition to managing the operations of the Belle Plaine branch location, Schmidt continues to serve

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on the First National Bank Minnesota Leadership Team and leads the bank’s retail deposit team as the Vice President and Senior Retail Operations Officer.

Scooter’s Coffee and APX Construction Group recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Scooter’s Coffee located at 1060 Madison Avenue.

The Independent Community Bankers of America recently released its rankings of the top lenders for 2022. United Prairie Bank was ranked 14th in the nation in the Ag lending category of its peers. This ranking places United Prairie in the top 1.06% of banks in this peer group, which consists of community banks with $300 million to $1 billion in asset size.

Heather Thielges is the new market leader for Eide Bailly’s Mankato office.

The Mankato Area Foundation, along with 11 partners from their public, private and nonprofit sectors, announced that they are launching one of the largest community-led, mixed-method inclusivity studies in America, which gauges the current status of inclusivity for students, individuals who work in, and residents of Blue Earth and Nicollet counties.

Home For the Holidays will be held on November 13. Tickets are available at peohomefortheholidays.eventbrite.com.

Mountain Lake

The Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce announced the opening of a new business, Six Gun Sally’s Gun Shop. The gun shop buys, sells, trades and transfers guns. They have a certified instructor for Minnesota permit to carry and offer hand-

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New Ulm

The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes Mathew D Sparlin Photography, MLC Early Childhood Learning Center, T-Mobile, Tallgrass Cider, Brown County Yellow Ribbon, and Tommy’s Tacos as new members. Upcoming events include: US Army Jazz Ambassadors, Holiday Shopping Opener, Parade of Lights, Small Business Saturday, and #ShopNewUlm at Night. See the Chamber’s website for more info.

North Mankato

From the City of North Mankato: Construction is underway at the Lor Ray Center (1721 Lor Ray Dr.) that will house a future Starbucks and Chipotle. This Center is expected to be completed in early 2023. Construction projects at Caswell Park are almost complete; improvements to the park include new fencing, electrical & streaming services, backstops, dugouts, scoreboards, lights and landscaping. The updated park will be open to visitors in 2023. Upcoming City of North Mankato events include: Fall into Reading Author Series at Taylor Library-check the Taylor Library’s Facebook page or their website for specific dates; Shop Small: Saturday, Bells on Belgrade, Concessions on Commerce at Curiosi-Tea House, Winter Wonderland Party, and the Hometown Holiday Lights Contest. Register your lights display at the Taylor Library’s website.

St. Peter

The Saint Peter Chamber of Commerce is offering a $20 voucher to adults who spend $50 at a shopping or dining site in November or December as an incentive to attract shoppers and diners from the area. This program is supported by a tourism grant. Several boutiques and specialty shops in Saint Peter are hosting holiday open houses in early November. Stores are promoting specials for Small Business Saturday on November 26.

River’s Edge Hospital announced the addition of Jake Halstenson as the Chief Financial Officer. River’s Edge Hospital CEO, Paula Meskan, received the Healthcare Hero at the National What’s Right in Healthcare Conference.

River’s Edge Hospital will soon have expanded access to tele-emergency services thanks to a new tele-emergency program funded through a grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Program.

Sleepy Eye

The City of Sleepy Eye continues to celebrate it’s 150th Birthday Anniversary. Activities that have been held as part of the celebration include Summer Fest, the installation and dedication of a Huey Helicopter in Veteran’s Park, a community birthday party which took place at the Sleepy Eye Museum, and the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Babe Ruth playing an October 22, 1922 game in the baseball park (one of only three left in America still standing that he played in). The Sleepy Eye Brewery presented its second annual Oktoberfest. The Downtown District continues to flourish and grow. A self-guided walking tour, with access to a QR Code explaining the history of the buildings, along with historical pictures, was recently added as a downtown amenity for visitors to come and experience Sleepy Eye.

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Waseca

First National Bank of Waseca has rebranded and now operates as Keen Bank.

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced that community banker Bernie Gaytko, President and CEO of Keen Bank was elected to the ICBA Federal Delegate Board. ICBA is the nation’s voice for community banks.

Winnebago

From the City of Winnebago: Muir Library and the Winnebago Museum will be hosting Mt. Everest climber Jen Loeb on November 12 at the Museum. She will discuss her experience in climbing Everest and share some pictures and videos. A Veterans Day celebration will be held at the Veterans Resource Center on November 11. The City of Winnebago’s annual Frosty Fest will be held on December 2.

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