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    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
    August 12, 2018
    Kowalski's Market CEO Kris Kowalski Christiansen and her mom, Mary Kowalski, pose for a photo at their Woodbury store on July 19. John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Five years after tragedy, Jim Kowalski's daughter keeps his legacy alive
    ST. PAUL — Kris Kowalski Christiansen picked up the phone call from her father, Jim Kowalski, in late August of 2013. The call would change...
    business/small-businessAugust 12, 2018 - 7:00am
    August 8, 2018
    Larry Lanphere poses with his "Bretzels." (Special to The Globe)
    Luverne man’s seasoned pretzels catching on
    LUVERNE — It started as a stalwart snack at family gatherings, but Larry Lanphere’s seasoned pretzels have slowly made their way onto shelves...
    business/small-businessAugust 8, 2018 - 10:45am
    July 29, 2018
    Child care changes 'a good step forward'
    DULUTH — Minnesota family child care providers are embracing some small regulatory changes that could make a big difference in a profession that is shrinking fast. "This was a good step forward," said Julie Seydel, a child care provider and public policy director for the Minnesota...
    business/small-businessJuly 29, 2018 - 10:00pm
    July 18, 2018
    Scott Ellenbecker (center) and his wife, Jenny, pose (from left) with Abraham Algadi, Amy Woitalewicz, Jason Schutz, Robin Weis and Scott McClure. (Special to The Globe)
    Round Lake Vineyards given regional award
    ROUND LAKE — Round Lake Vineyards & Winery was honored as the “Project of the Year” by the Southwest Regional Development Commission...
    business/small-businessJuly 18, 2018 - 9:45am
    July 11, 2018
    SWIF invests $50,000 in Worthington Investment Network
    WORTHINGTON — The Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) has agreed to invest $50,000 into the Worthington Investment Network (WIN). It was an easy decision for the SWIF board, which voted unanimously to support the investment in late June. WIN’s strategy — to renovate buildings...
    business/small-businessJuly 11, 2018 - 8:41am
    July 2, 2018
    Inventor Greg Amundson holds a spool of InstraTrim, a caulking alternative he developed that is soon to be sold at Walmart, in his garage/lab in Scandia, Minn. on Wednesday, June 27. John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Minnesota man invents new way to seal cracks then seals deal with major retailer
    SCANDIA, Minn.—Greg Amundson couldn't sleep. His home-building company had collapsed, and he lay awake worrying about how he was going...
    business/small-businessJuly 2, 2018 - 12:38pm
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