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Presidental candidate Rick Santorum greets Eddie Batchelder at a pancake meal in February at St. Philip's Catholic Church in Bemidji. Forum Communications file photo

Sweater vests gave Santorum signature style

BEMIDJI, Minn. - Rick Santorum may have bowed out Tuesday as a Republican presidential candidate, but he didn't forget where he's been. The former Pennsylvania senator, who trailed Mitt Romney...

region / business Wed, Apr 11, 2012 - 7:51am

Neil Melton, who grew up showing quarter horses and holds an associate degree in equine reproduction, is now offering his expertise at NorthWoods Arabians, located just off Highway 71 South. He offers training services for $600 a month, which incudes boarding.

Horse, rider benefit from trainer

Neil Melton rode into town last fall and decided to dismount at NorthWoods Arabians, where he has set up a training business, Ashton Performance Horses. The set of circumstance leading...

news / business Wed, Apr 04, 2012 - 1:00pm

NorthStar digital lab technician Staci Harvey works with a file to create sequential appliances to correct "teeth collision." The process, Cindy Kelly said, "opens up a new world in orthodontics." (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

NorthStar now offers 'digital correction'

NorthStar Orthodontics is a vanguard in the industry. The laboratory on Industrial Park Road is among the first to provide digital 3D services to create clear appliances that incrementally straighten...

news / business Wed, Mar 28, 2012 - 1:00pm

Imported Italian beverages now complement the authentic Italian cuisine at Necce's Ristorante. Denese Jokela has partnered with nephews to bring a taste of Tuscany to Main. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

Necce's transports diners to Italian trattoria

An epicurean evolution has taken place on the third block of Main. Denese Jokela's eatery has evolved from a café to an Italian bistro, her journey to Italy a few...

news / business / food Wed, Mar 21, 2012 - 1:00pm

SBDC now offering local office hours

The Northwest Minnesota Small Business Development Center (NW MN SBDC) will be partnering with Hubbard County Regional Economic Development Commission (HCREDC) to offer local office hours. A consultant from the...

news / business Wed, Mar 21, 2012 - 1:00pm

Don Buerkely's America Log Maker is a finalist in this year's IDEA Competition. His horses serve as inspiration and a materials source for his invention. (Submitted photo)

Buerkley invention an IDEA finalist

Don and Sandra Buerkley of Park Rapids are among the seven finalists for this year's IDEA competition, their America Log Maker capturing the judges' nod. Don Buerkley, a 40-year horse...

news / business Wed, Mar 07, 2012 - 1:00pm

Alan Zemek

Common Currency: Public boat landings may see new restrictions

As I was reading here recently about the man from North Dakota who was just sentenced to 30 days in jail, (suspended) and fined $1,000 for illegally transporting zebra mussels...

news / business Wed, Mar 07, 2012 - 1:00pm

Red Bridge Inn (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Red Bridge Inn on schedule to reopen in Park Rapids

"I just love Park Rapids." With that sentiment, Cavalier, N.D., businessman Bert Olson embarked on another venture in his adopted Minnesota town. Olson recently purchased the Red Bridge Inn and...

news / business / local Sat, Mar 03, 2012 - 1:00pm

Heidi Karasch adds the signature black swan to a completed barrel. The company ships the barrels to artisan whiskey distilleries across the U.S. Their customer base now is expanding with their HONEY COMB® barrel alternative, which is used for flavoring and aging wine and beer, as well as spirits. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

Cooperage opens in Park Rapids

A time-honored craft has emerged on Park Rapids' Commerce Avenue. Black Swan Cooperage engages wood, fire and steel to create barrels on site. Toasting the barrel created from American white...

news / business Wed, Feb 29, 2012 - 1:00pm

The Park Rapids site on Main will remain the principal campus for the Park Avenue School of Cosmetology. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

Park Avenue opens cosmetology school in Brainerd

Park Avenue School of Cosmetology will be adding a second location in Brainerd in March. The Park Rapids site, now in its seventh year of operation, will continue as the...

news / business Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - 1:00pm

Monroe Crossing overlooks dusk downtown in Park Rapids' new showpiece. Audience members loved the charm, the new benches, the lighting, the granite lake panels. Most said the sacrifice was worth the end result and they want downtown used more for events. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Downtown project earns engineering award

Ulteig Engineers has received an honor award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota for work on a Park Rapids, downtown reconstruction project. Park Rapids City Administrator Bill...

news / business Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - 1:00pm

Alan Zemek

Common Currency: Trail to Itasca could boost 'discretionary' visits

The juxtaposition of two recent articles in this newspaper reminded me this week that a strategy discussion that starts with the question "How much will it cost?" is usually not...

news / business / commentary Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - 1:00pm

Olsons 'take show(room) on the road'

Executive Interiors takes its product on the road, arriving at destinations via a motorbus so customers can view flooring and tile at its destination - not merely in the showroom...

news / business Wed, Feb 15, 2012 - 1:00pm

The Thrifty White Drug Store located at 225 Paul Bunyan Drive NW will close its doors Feb. 19. The Thrifty White store located inside Marketplace Foods will remain open. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Thrifty White Drug planning to close one of its Bemidji stores

As of Feb. 20, Thrifty White Drug Store customers will have only one location available to them. Thrifty White, located at 225 Paul Bunyan Drive NW, will close its doors...

region / business Sat, Feb 11, 2012 - 9:09am

John Lutz owns the Ben Franklin store on Main Avenue in Park Rapids. Like many merchants who sell lower priced items, Lutz said credit and debit card fees are too prohibitive to accept for these smaller transactions. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Credit card fees causing merchants to limit minimums

It's the credit card conundrum. Paper or plastic? Cash, checks and credit/debit cards all have a price. In Park Rapids, it starts at about 3 percent and goes up. "It's...

news / business Wed, Feb 08, 2012 - 1:00pm

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