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    April 6, 2019
    The McCarthy's Floral building on Worthington's Oxford Street is currently for sale. (Tim Middagh/The Globe)
    McCarthy’s closing after 34 years
    WORTHINGTON — After 34 years of business in Worthington, McCarthy’s Floral will close its doors on April 20 as owners Kelly and Tammy McCarthy...
    business/small-businessApril 6, 2019 - 8:15am
    April 2, 2019
    Joni Aggen (left) and her daughter, Carissa, are shown inside their Adrian business, Closet to Closet, located on Maine Avenue. (Ryan McGaughey / The Globe)
    Secondhand success: Mother-daughter entrepreneurs offer quality used and boutique clothing in Adrian
    ADRIAN — Even though she initially opened her business on April 1, 2003, Joni Aggen wasn’t fooling around. She still isn’t, as her business...
    business/small-businessApril 2, 2019 - 10:30am
    February 27, 2019
    New Gen Studio owner Jesus Ordaz presents his new facility in downtown Worthington. (Leah Ward / The Globe)
    New Gen Studio settling into new home
    WORTHINGTON — Since its opening in 2016, New Generations Barbershop — now known as New Gen Studio — has been bursting at the seams in downtown...
    business/small-businessFebruary 27, 2019 - 8:29am
    February 2, 2019
    The entrance of Vitality Fitness in Fulda is pictured Friday. (Tim Middagh / The Globe )
    Fulda gym expansion adds vitality to community
    FULDA — Shannon Cowdin has owned Fulda Vitality Fitness since December 2016, but her business’s recent move and expansion makes it feel like...
    business/small-businessFebruary 2, 2019 - 9:47am
    January 12, 2019
    Jackson Business Challenge aims to grow downtown business
    JACKSON — Looking to turn vacant storefronts into thriving business, a group of economic-minded Jackson organizations have created a hefty...
    business/small-businessJanuary 12, 2019 - 8:52am
    January 9, 2019
    Stephanie Neppl sits at her new desk in the Osceola County Economic Development Commission office, where she assumed the director's position earlier this month. (Alyssa Sobotka / The Globe)
    Northwest Iowa native returns to drive business growth in Osceola County
    SIBLEY, Iowa — The Osceola County Economic Development Commission office has a new leader.
    business/small-businessJanuary 9, 2019 - 7:31am
    November 24, 2018
    A display of holiday-themed Minnesota gear graces a display toward the front of Classy & Sassy Boutique, Worthington. Owner Tanya Wagner has a full stock of fashion, accessories and gifts to make it easy for shoppers to buy local affordably. (Jane Turpin Moore / The Globe)
    Worthington offers wonders of personal attention, great gift ideas for holiday shopping season
    WORTHINGTON — It’s stroll vs. scroll as the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear. Worthington area merchants are hoping there’s...
    business/small-businessNovember 24, 2018 - 7:00am
    October 10, 2018
    Sharon Johnson (left) and Angie Schieck are adapting to new roles within Johnson Jewelry after Jeff Johnson's passing in late August following an extended battle with cancer. (Alyssa Sobotka / The Globe)
    Johnson: 'We didn't want our store to be another empty storefront'
    WORTHINGTON — More than a month after the passing of Johnson Jewelry’s pillar personality and head jeweler, Jeff Johnson, the downtown storefront’s...
    business/small-businessOctober 10, 2018 - 8:01am
    October 6, 2018
    Abbie Fey of Edgerton found her niche in the male-dominated field of taxidermy. She will have some of her pheasant mounts on display in Luverne leading up to the Minnesota Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener next weekend. (Julie Buntjer / The Globe)
    For Fey, creativity is ‘Second Nature'
    EDGERTON — Abbie Fey has found her niche in a career dominated by men. From the thawing coyote in her work sink to the badger with pins placed...
    business/small-businessOctober 6, 2018 - 7:01am
    September 22, 2018
    Maria Thier stands Thursday inside Lit'l Wizards, the downtown Worthington business she has operated for 13 years. (Ryan McGaughey / The Globe)
    Lit’l Wizards to close doors after 13 years
    WORTHINGTON — A downtown Worthington business is closing its doors, but its owner is leaving the entryway to another future venture ajar. ...
    business/small-businessSeptember 22, 2018 - 9:01am
    September 15, 2018
    The Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated West Ridge Accounting Services' grand opening with a ribbon cutting Friday. Pictured (from left): Tanya Wagner, Todd Henderson, Candice Ommen, Samantha Ziska, Alex Pierson, Gina Katona, Josh Miller, Sharon Lynn, Kelly Meyer and Zuby Jansen. (Tim Middagh / The Globe)
    Worthington native travels home to open new accounting business
    WORTHINGTON — West Ridge Accounting Services may have just opened its first Worthington office, but the woman behind the company already knows...
    business/small-businessSeptember 15, 2018 - 11:01am
    September 3, 2018
    Ed Lipinski turned his hobby and passion for old cars and pickup trucks into a business, opening E-Z Chassis Swaps to sell kits he designed making it possible to mount older model pickup trucks on the chassis of Chevrolet S10 pickups. Tom Cherveny /Forum News Service
    E-Z Chassis gives new life to pickups: Not to mention its small town Minnesota location
    WATSON, Minn. — No one knows how many old pickup trucks are out there hidden away in farm groves or under tarps in dusty sheds, barns or...
    business/small-businessSeptember 3, 2018 - 10:00pm
    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
    August 22, 2018
    Instructor Lee Harberts, a second-degree black belt, and junior black belt Cadence Christian practice kicks with students at Worthington Area Martial Arts. (Tim Middagh / The Globe)
    Skillful respect: Worthington man prepares to bring taekwondo training to downtown
    WORTHINGTON — Lee Harberts attributes his 13 years of Taekwondo training to making him the man he is today. Now, the Worthington man wants...
    business/small-businessAugust 22, 2018 - 10:45am
    August 21, 2018
    Connor McCarthy and his puppy, Bentley, a Goldendoodle. McCarthy is an employee of Nina Hale, a Minneapolis-based digital marketing agency. Special to Forum News Service
    Puppy owning employees of this Twin Cities company can now work from home thanks to new 'fur-ternity' leave policy
    MINNEAPOLIS—A Minneapolis company announced Monday, Aug. 20, a new employee benefits program that allows new pet owners to take what they...
    business/small-businessAugust 21, 2018 - 1:18pm
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