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‘It’s been a wonderful run’: Crescendo closing after almost 23 years

Crescendo Exquisite Food & Fine Wines will end its run on Broadway Avenue in Albert Lea at the ...

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Hooked on vinyl: Emmons man finds success with online records business

Six years ago, 25-year-old Drew Sorenson of Emmons was perusing a garage sale when he happened upon a ...

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Woman moves from St. Paul to Albert Lea to open nail salon

VT Nails is a young and growing salon nestled in the strip mall near Walmart. Owned and operated ...

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Family opens strawberry patch in rural Albert Lea

What started as an FFA project for a rural Albert Lea woman is starting again a generation later ...

Business

Local law firm celebrating 100 years

Albert Lea law firm Peterson, Kolker, Haedt & Benda, Ltd. is celebrating 100 years of representing the southern ...

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Burger stand in Wells offering another option for lunch

The Burger Stand by Lacey’s opened for another season Wednesday morning. This is the second year for the ...

Business

GigFire expanding fiber network into Albert Lea

A new internet provider is coming to the Albert Lea area: GigFire (formerly LTD Broadband), which is bringing ...

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Creating a new vision for Washington Avenue in Albert Lea

An Albert Lea husband and wife, in collaboration with other entities in the community, are seeking to bring ...

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Woman with a passion for reading opens used bookstore in Albert Lea

Ever since Alyssa Dale was a child, she has always loved to read. And it has always been ...

Business

Albert Lea businesses named as Best Places to Work

Workforce Development Inc. on Thursday recognized the winners of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Southeast Minnesota, ...

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Dave Syverson Truck Center wins customer satisfaction award

Dave Syverson Truck Center-Volvo announced Volvo Trucks North America awarded the company the 2022 Customer Satisfaction Award for ...

Business

New Dollar Tree opens last week in former Shopko building

A new Dollar Tree store opened last Friday in part of the old Shopko building on Bridge Avenue.  ...

Business

‘Coming back here is a dream,’ says new owner of A.L.’s Community Foot Clinic

Besides being a podiatrist, Travis Klatt has a new role: owner and CEO of the Community Foot Clinic, ...

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Walters bar reopens under new ownership

WALTERS — Machelle Steinke of Kiester started as a bartender when she was 19 and owned her first bar ...

Business

Portion of Northbridge Mall sells to investment company

Realty investors under the name of Northbridge Partners LLC purchased a portion of the Northbridge Mall in Albert ...

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