Category Archives: Business

Fergus Falls steel fabricator receives $160,000 business expansion grant from DEED
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - SCR Solutions of Fergus Falls received a $160,000 business expansion grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. In a May 9 news release, ...
Michael Achterling May 19, 2023

Last weekend for Willow Bookstore in Perham; Guck's Books opens May 22 at same location
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Willow Bookstore announced their final weekend of sales will be this Friday and Saturday, May 19-20 with the bookstore's new owner taking over the business on Monday....
Michael Achterling May 18, 2023 Megan Wells, owner of Willow Bookstore, leans against a bookshelf at the store. (Screenshot)

Lakes Chic Street Fashion show highlights local boutiques, spring and summer fashions in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The flash bulbs, spring and summer fashions, and Berry Chic mimosas filled the air at Bucks Mill Brewery on May 13, as the Lakes Chic Street Fashion Show presented 44 hig...
Michael Achterling May 15, 2023 Models show off apparel from 11 different lakes area boutiques during the Lakes Chic Street Fashion Show at Bucks Mill Brewery on May 13, 2023, (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)

Shoe Sensation holds grand opening weekend in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A new shoe store opened in Detroit Lakes on May 12. Shoe Sensation, an Indiana-based foot apparel retail chain, hosted its official grand opening on Friday at their locat...
Michael Achterling May 13, 2023 A customer feels a show on a rack during the opening weekend of Shoe Sensation in Detroit Lakes on May 12, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)

Lakes Chic Street Fashion show hits the Bucks Mill Brewery runway on May 13
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The second annual Lakes Chic Street Fashion Show will be this Saturday at Bucks Mill Brewery in Detroit Lakes. Eleven different regional boutique owners will each be pres...
Michael Achterling May 12, 2023

Detroit Lakes Chamber holds annual meeting at Soo Pass Ranch; promoting more than 3,000 events in 2023
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Dozens of area businesses and nonprofits met at the Soo Pass Ranch, south of Detroit Lakes, for the annual meeting of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce on Ma...
Michael Achterling May 12, 2023 Carrie Johnston, president of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce, speaks during the group's annual meeting at Soo Pass Ranch on May 11, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)

Beug's Ace Hardware Sold; Will To Relocate To JC Penney Building in 2024
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - After 80 years and three generations of family ownership, Beug Ace Hardware in Detroit Lakes is being sold. Current owners Bruce Beug, and his brother Mark, are selling the ...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 19, 2023

Becker County Museum Cuts Ribbon On New Facility; Will Be Open Full Time March 1
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - It's been a very busy couple of weeks for Becker County Executive Director Becky Mitchell and her family as she oversaw getting the new science wing and gift shop open at th...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 19, 2023

TS Dock And Lift Owner Addresses City Council About Building Permit Concerns
DETROIT LAKES, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Council held its monthly meeting last night. During the public forum, concerns were brought up about the inconsistent steps and ever-moving hoops need...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 14, 2023

Donors Get First Peek At New Becker County Museum Building; Science Level To Open February 17th
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Donors and members of the Becker County Museum got a sneak peek on Wednesday night at their annual meeting. "We're getting ready to start opening the doors," says Executive ...
Zeke Fuhrman Feb 03, 2023