Category Archives: Business
Detroit Lakes Area Job Fair Brings More than 60 Employers Seeking New Employees
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Over 60 Lakes Area employers will be recruiting new employees at the Detroit Lakes Area Job Fair, today. The annual event, hosted by Rural MN CEP runs from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. ins...
Apr 27, 2022
Lake Region Electric Coop Awards More than $17,000 in Funding to Local Organizations
PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) - Lake Region Electric Cooperative has awarded more than $17,000 in funding to local organizations. This quarter, organizations receiving funds through LREC's Operation Roundup i...
Apr 26, 2022
From Baseball to Banking, Alec Meyer Returns Home to Perham to Join United Community Bank
PERHAM (KDLM) - United Community Bank (UCB) has hired Alec Meyer to the bank's mortgage department. Meyer, a Perham native returns to the Lakes Area from Bemidji where he attended Bemidji State Univer...
Apr 25, 2022
2022 Women's EDGE Series Speakers Announced
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced their lineup for this year's Women's EDGE series. The EDGE series, which stands for 'Engage, Develop, Grow, Empower'...
Apr 19, 2022
Inflation's Effects Being Felt by Businesses and Consumers Alike
(KNSI) - Central banks are beginning to clamp down on inflation. The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 0.5%, known as 50 basis points in financial terminology, at a meeting earlier this week. Co...
Apr 18, 2022
New Barbershop to Open in Washington Square Mall
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Fargo based barber shop is opening a new location inside the Washington Square Mall in Detroit Lakes. Delson Saintal, owner of Xperience Barbers says they plan to open their s...
Apr 18, 2022
Bongards Retail Store Remains Open While New Permanent Location is Constructed
PERHAM (KDLM) - The Bongards Retail store in Perham may have been demolished this week to make way for a new multi-use building, but the store remains open. Bongards Retail Store moved to a temporary ...
Apr 13, 2022
Perham Licorice Brand, Wiley Wallaby Kicks of 29-City Tour on National Licorice Day
PERHAM (KDLM) - KLN Family Brands located in Perham has kicked off a 29-city mobile tour, today (April 12) covering more than 10,000 miles distributing more than 500,000 samples of their Wiley Wallaby...
Apr 12, 2022
Bongards in Perham Demolished to Make Way for New Development
PERHAM (KDLM) - The Bongards retail store in Perham has been demolished. Crews begin taking down the store, Monday to prepare for the construction of a new multi-use building with retail stores at gro...
Apr 12, 2022
Vergas Business Selected as Finalist for West Central Trailblazer Challenge
VERGAS (KDLM) - A Vergas business has been named one of five finalists for the West Central Trailblazer Challenge, a new competition open to all West Central Minnesota residents with plans for a new c...
Apr 11, 2022 Emily Reno, a Vergas area entrepreneur, has been selected to compete as a finalist in the Business Plan Pitch Competition