BUSINESS
Mastbergen creates new opportunity for countertop updates
WORTHINGTON —Replacing countertops is one way to quickly update an old-fashioned-looking kitchen, and now homeowners in the Worthington area have a new place to check out countertop patterns and styles: Mastbergen Custom Countertops, which opened in September next to Colonial Cabinets.
By Kari Lucin , November 02, 2009
Letter: Small business owners should complete legislative survey
There is no single group of Minnesotans who understand our economy’s current challenges more than our small business owners.
By Dist. 22B Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake , October 28, 2009
Group asks USDA to investigate Target 
CORNUCOPIA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin-based farm policy group has asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to investigate whether giant retailer Target Corp. misled consumers by claiming some soy milk it sells is organic.
By Associated Press , October 20, 2009
SWIF helps local businesses
HUTCHINSON — Roberto Lopez recently received loan assistance from the Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program to purchase additional tire and vehicle repair service equipment and add new tire sales to his existing auto repair business in Worthington.
October 19, 2009
Specs and Contacts now open in Worthington
Optometry business located on North McMillan StreetWORTHINGTON — The eyes have it at Specs and Contacts, Worthington’s newest location for eye examinations, contacts and designer glasses.
By Kari Lucin , October 05, 2009
Prairie Rehabilitation expands programming
WORTHINGTON — A desire to develop additional programming is resulting in construction of a 6,300-square-foot building along Worthington’s primary commercial thoroughfare.
By Ryan McGaughey , October 02, 2009
Anytime Fitness offers workouts 24/7
New Worthington facility will open in next few daysWORTHINGTON — Off work at 2 a.m.? Up at 11 p.m.? Wide awake at midnight or taking a break at noon? Now those with chaotic schedules and late night hours will find it easier to fit an exercise regime into their day with Anytime Fitness.
By Justine Wettschreck , September 28, 2009
Jackson company lays off 80 people
JACKSON — Eighty employees, or approximately 10 percent of the workforce at AGCO in Jackson, will be laid off by Oct. 2, the company announced Wednesday.By Kari Lucin , September 23, 2009
General Mills 1Q profit jumps on strong demand
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — General Mills Inc., the maker of Cheerios and Yoplait yogurt, said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit surged 51 percent on lower ingredient costs and strong demand for its products.
By SARAH SKIDMORE,AP Food Industry Writer , September 23, 2009
Sterling Drug Telepharmacy celebrates grand opening
ADRIAN — Sterling Drug will celebrate the grand opening of its telepharmacy in Adrian this Wednesday through Friday. The facility opened in June inside the Adrian Government Building, 209 Maine Ave.
By Julie Buntjer , September 21, 2009
Bernanke says recession 'very likely over'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday the worst recession since the 1930s is probably over, although he cautioned that pain — especially for the nearly 15 million unemployed Americans — will persist.
By JEANNINE AVERSA,AP Economics Writer , September 15, 2009
Shear Expressions owner, manager complete trip to New York City
WORTHINGTON — Two stylists at Shear Expressions salon — owner Coleen Bui and manager Wanetta Feikema — recently returned from New York City, loaded not just with souvenirs from the Big Apple, but also a knowledge of all the latest cutting, coloring and styling techniques and trends.
By Beth Rickers , September 14, 2009
Sievert’s opens location in Jackson
Store offers 10,000 square feet of furniture and flooringJACKSON — A new furniture and flooring store quietly opened its doors this summer in Jackson, testing the waters before the grand opening of Sievert’s Furniture and Floors the weekend of Aug. 5.
By Kari Lucin , August 31, 2009
Brief: County refunds jail revenue bonds
WORTHINGTON — Nobles County commissioners convened a special Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting Monday morning to approve the refunding of $5.87 million in jail lease revenue bonds.
By Daily Globe , August 25, 2009
Brief: Three earn ATP certification
SHELDON, Iowa — Ed Getting, Bill Langfitt and Jon Ruehle have earned the Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) certification from the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
By Daily Globe , August 24, 2009
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1959: Snappy Suits Are Provacative
Although this sheath dress of 1959, with its cinched waist and wide collars, is terribly cute, I'm not sure it qualifies as "provocative."
1934: Schmidt Shoe Store Goes Art Deco
Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Nov 3, 2009 at 1:07 PM | Reprint
1944: Put Salt in Your Coffee!
This 1944 Morton's ad advised people to put a pinch of salt in the coffee percolator. Has anyone actually tried this and is there anything to it? It sounds pretty crazy to
1944: Coke Means Bribery!
More of the 1944 Coke campaign that defined Coke as various different things, often using war imagery.
Next post at 6 p.m.
1934: The Really Scary Ad
Rickers Studio cruelly reminded everyone that Christmas was already on the way in early October 1934.
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1944: Fire=Nazis?
Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Oct 29, 2009 at 9:00 AM | Reprint
1934: Never Take a Laxative When You Have Abdominal Pain
This 1934 ad from Herbert Drug Co. (a Rexall store) reads:
"The Mayos estimate that 95% of deaths from acute appendicitis occur in patients
Minnesota can make tracks for exports
If a product dreamed up by an 11-year-old boy and manufactured in a 900-pupulation community known as the Moose Capital of the North can successfully be shipped around the world, other small Minnesota businesses could do the same. That was the message Monday from Glen Brazier, Mattracks founder and
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