Progress 2013

Well? How’s it going?

Workplace wellness is a trend among  Albert Lea companies Five years have passed since Albert Lea first started ...

Progress 2013

How did 4 Seasons …become 3 companies

By Colleen Thompson, staff writer Three sectors to better serve its customers four seasons a year. That’s what ...

Progress 2013

The rising costs of small business …

Business owners in Albert Lea share their concerns about common expenses going up Jake’s Pizza owners Bill Anderson ...

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It’s cool in the basement

Zion Lutheran Church plans to make changes to its rooms for youth activities. First on the list, said ...

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Jeans at church? No problem

Sure, at many churches, people can wear Saturday clothes on Sunday morning services, but often because everyone else ...

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2 Baptist churches unify ministries

For more than 100 years, two Baptist churches in Albert Lea have run mostly separate locations, with separate ...

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A new look at soap

Makers of soap in Glenville have a new idea for their product: Put an image or saying in ...

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A walk to the point

 

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Laptops replacing textbooks

Tom Nugent, Northwood-Kensett’s superintendent, was a senior in high school in 1965. The school had two computers, and ...

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Small shops are popping up in Clarks Grove

In Clarks Grove, a town of just over 700 people, there is a growing business environment. In addition ...

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Firefighters on the hunt for equipment upgrades

The fire department in Geneva has again applied for a grant it hopes to receive to pay for ...

Progress 2013

Wind energy bolsters Manchester, Hartland townships

Two years after the installation of the Bent Tree Wind Farm, Manchester and Hartland townships are beginning to ...

Progress 2013

Freeborn County by the numbers

Progress 2013

Q&A with the Alden-Conger principal

What is your name? Brian Shanks.   When did you start? July of 2011.   What is your ...

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Stretching the dollar

The United Way of Freeborn County is giving out $481,801 to its agencies in 2013. To be able ...

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