F E A T U R E S May 2013 • Volume 5, Issue 8
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Airport is hopping
The Mankato Airport is buzzing with activity from hundreds of MSU flight students and a host of business and private plane traffic, but officials hope to draw more businesses to base at the airport.
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Corner bait shop
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Since the old red Victorian in Madison Lake was converted to a bait shop in the 1950s, the shop has seen its share of owners. The newest owner is 35-year-old Ryan White, a fisherman and hometown guy.
Special Focus: Building a better website
About 55 percent of adult cellphone users used their phones to access the Internet in 2012; double from three years ago. Meanwhile, mobile Internet usage will overtake desktop usage in 2014. Your website needs to be mobile friendly.
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Mocol’s Grocery
Mid-morning Joe Mocol is climbing into the cab of his truck, Tom is inside behind the meat counter, Greg is ready to take a stint at the front counter while George visits with a visitor — a typical part of the brothers’ 88-hour work weeks.
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Photo by The Free Press Media photographer John Cross.
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