Category Archives: Business

Time Capsule Buried at Site of new Health Care Facility in Wadena
WADENA (KDLM) - Tri-County Health Care in Wadena has buried a time capsule that won't be opened for 50 years. Staff, administrators, advisory members, and board members participated in a special time ...
Sep 27, 2022 tchc time capsule

Owners of Cormorant Store Purchase BD's Gas & Grub in Detroit Lakes
And while gas prices have been on everyone's mind recently, Lars says it's his goal to keep prices competitive, "It's really interesting, the market changes every day, so we're just going to try to st...
Sep 26, 2022

$1,000 Scholarships Offered by Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council
BAXTER (KDLM) - Applications are being accepted for the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council (FSC) scholarship program. Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union is encouraging those that qu...
Sep 23, 2022

New Ditterich Mercantile Fills Need for Grocery Store in Vergas
VERGAS (KDLM) - The city of Vergas once again has a grocery store in their community after going more than five years without one. Ditterich Mercantile, located on the site of the former Goodman's Sup...
Sep 22, 2022

Gas Prices Begin to Climb Again
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Gas prices are on the rise after recent declines. The latest data from AAA shows the average price for regular-unleaded in Minnesota is $3.68 a gallon, that's three cents a gall...
Sep 22, 2022 via Jake Judd KNSI News

Minnesota Businesses Cut Payrolls by 5,900 In August
(KNSI) - Minnesota's labor market took a step back in August. The state lost over 3,000 jobs, which was foreshadowed in July as an increasing number of people said they had given up looking for work. ...
Sep 15, 2022

Railroads Parking Trains, Amtrak Suspending Service Ahead of Possible Strike
(KNSI) - An impending rail worker strike could bring a popular passenger route to a halt and put a new kink in an already stressed supply chain. Amtrak says its Empire Builder line, which runs through...
Sep 13, 2022

2022 Splash Award Finalists Announced
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced this year's Splash Awards finalists. The Splash Awards created in 2019 are designed to celebrate the impact and invo...
Sep 12, 2022

Historic Counter from Lakes Hotel Finding New Home at Becker County Museum
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A piece of Detroit Lakes history will soon have a new home at the new Becker County Museum. A custom built counter that was used inside the old Lakes Hotel in 1931 will soon cal...
Sep 12, 2022 Counter from Lakes Hotel built in 1931

Polaris issues "stop riding, stop selling" order on some snowmobile models
MEDINA, MINN. - Minnesota-based Polaris issued a "stop riding and stop selling" order affecting over a quarter-million of its snowmobiles. Officials say they're cooperating with federal officials on a...
Aug 31, 2022