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business Fri, Apr 04, 2014 - 2:28pm

Kraft, Veit inducted to first-ever Women Business Owners Hall of Fame

Park Rapids entrepreneur Lorelei Kraft is one of the inaugural 25 women inducted in the Minnesota Women Business Owners Hall of Fame, receiving the award Thursday in Wayzata. Gae Veit...

news / local Mon, May 20, 2013 - 11:38am

Fugate’s to close store, automotive shop to remain open

BEMIDJ — This week’s flooding did not impact just the roads, but a local business, as well. Fugate’s Country Store on Highway 71 in northern Hubbard County, has been in...

news / region Thu, May 02, 2013 - 8:34am

Bill Simpson's family, and various extensions, have operated this Main Avenue business for nearly a century. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Trading Post has been around nearly a century, serving generations of residents, visitors

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Nostalgia and family tradition have contributed to nearly a century of success for a downtown Park Rapids business. The Trading Post is an institution among seasonal...

business Mon, Apr 01, 2013 - 8:05am

Charlie Kellner sits on a deluxe boat in his showroom. He and wife Jan purchased Charlie’s Boats & Marine in Park Rapids in 1986. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Charlie’s boats a long-time fixture in Park Rapids area

Editor’s note: The Enterprise is highlighting some of the area’s long-standing businesses as part of its Progress edition. See more in the section starting on page 1C. BY Sarah smith...

business Sat, Mar 30, 2013 - 11:35am

Tips offered to strengthen a workforce

By Lou Schultz / For the Enterprise - “Your employees are not assets to be bought and sold, but treasures that must be preserved at all costs.” W. Edwards Deming...

business Wed, Mar 27, 2013 - 12:27pm

Craig Rittgers brings 28 years’ experience to the “pane-staking” world of glass. He works on both commercial and residential projects. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)

Rittgers offers ‘remedy’ for all panes

By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Craig Rittgers is “a common face in the glass business,” logging nearly three decades in the industry. Now, he’s opened an independent enterprise, Craig’s Glass LLC...

business Wed, Mar 27, 2013 - 12:24pm

Chamber open house is Thursday

The Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce will host an open house “to meet and greet fellow members” from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at the Chamber...

news Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 1:39pm

One of Sarah Miller's baby photographs.

Seeing the best in people is photographer’s key asset

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Sarah Miller took a unique path to her passion, but in hindsight, one that was more strategic than serendipitous. The Park Rapids graduate, who’d carried a...

life Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 1:27pm

Park Rapids to see new development

By Anna Erickson aerickson@parkrapidsenterprise.com A modification to a Municipal Development District and Tax Increment Financing Plan has been approved for development of a 29-unit apartment complex in Park Rapids. Kuepers...

news / local Sat, Mar 16, 2013 - 11:42am

Agape Dog Training is available in Akeley

By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Lori Jo Turner is “tapping into the unconditional love of dogs” to continue her passion as a canine trainer. Josie, her adopted border collie, is credited...

news / local Wed, Mar 13, 2013 - 10:54am

Wholesale power rates necessitate rate hikes for Itasca-Mantrap Co-op. Customers can find energy-saving tips at www.itasca-mantrap.com. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Itasca-Mantrap Co-op members to see rate hikes

BY Sarah smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Next month electric rates will go up for Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative members. Average basic charges will rise from $29 to $31 a month. That will result in...

news / local Wed, Mar 06, 2013 - 10:28am

Small business owners can access LegalCORPS consultations in Bemidji

Income-eligible small business owners in northwest Minnesota have access to free 30-minute consultations with business attorneys as part of a joint effort between the Northwest Small Business Development Center and...

news / business Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 3:59pm

Carol Nelson, with Squiggles, is a four-star innkeeper for critters. (Submitted photo)

Four-legged guests 'snuggle, snooze'

The hotel business can be grueling (make that drooling) for proprietors anxious to make their guests happy. Carol Nelson's nights and days are filled with guest pampering, playing, consoling, feeding...

news / business Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 1:00pm

Lou Schultz

Basic Business Cents: 'Workforce Focus' can up competitiveness

Are you proud of your workforce? Could they do better? Of course, none of us are perfect. So, how do we get from our present state to the new improved...

news / business Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 1:00pm

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