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    January 26, 2019
    Jessica Saucedo, co-op tech for Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance, holds up a Buy Native T-shirt on Thursday at Rail River Folk School. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
    Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance helps American Indian entrepreneurs
    BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Sherry Lee’s husband, Douglas, used to leave a tray of her cupcakes in the break room at his construction job. Doug’s co-workers...
    business/small-businessJanuary 26, 2019 - 6:05pm
    October 10, 2018
    Young entrepreneur Maggie Carrier, a freshman at Nevis School, is excited about the launch of her T-shirt business. She is hosting two launch parties, one in Nevis Saturday and a second later in the Twin Cities, where she already has a deal with a shop to sell her T-shirts. Submitted photo.
    14-year-old entrepreneur starts T-shirt company
    The launch of a new T-shirt company by 14-year-old Maggie Carrier, a freshman at Nevis School, has its roots in something that's common in most...
    business/small-businessOctober 10, 2018 - 3:00pm
    September 2, 2018
    A customer tries a free sample of pain cream for her arthritis, and after bought a large container at Minnesota Hempdropz in Maplewood, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. Jean Pieri / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    First-of-it-kind Twin Cities hemp shop heightens curiosities
    MAPLEWOOD, Minn.—The Twin Cities metro area's first edible-hemp store is now open in Maplewood, and the owners have a lot of explaining...
    business/small-businessSeptember 2, 2018 - 8:01am
    July 18, 2018
    Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce representatives, Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center staff and State Rep. Matt Grossell attend the July 11 ceremony. Headwaters Adult Day Services Director Steve Schoener cuts the ribbon. (Shannon Geisen/Enterprise)
    Headwaters Adult Day Services opens on Hollinger
    A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held July 11 for Headwaters Adult Day Services, located at 1009 Hollinger Drive in Park Rapids. The center specializes...
    business/small-businessJuly 18, 2018 - 6:00am
    June 13, 2018
    Take time for a mid-year small business checkup
    Finding the time to step outside of day-to-day operations is never easy, especially for small business owners and managers. Unlike their larger...
    business/small-businessJune 13, 2018 - 1:00pm
    November 24, 2017
    Carl and Sharlene Wittenburg of Alexandria (left), along with their son, Wyatt (right), got to visit with Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who serves as the White House press secretary. The Wittenburgs presented the Presidential Thanksgiving Turkey to President Donald Trump at a ceremony on the White House Lawn Tuesday afternoon. (Contributed)
    Trump-pardoned turkey raised in Douglas County
    WASHINGTON — At this Thanksgiving celebration, there could only be one "Drumstick." Two Alexandria, Minn., turkeys were gobbling up attention...
    business/small-businessNovember 24, 2017 - 5:15am
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