Category Archives: Business
Mahnomen City Administrator Resigning
MAHNOMEN (KDLM) - Dr. Berg, Manhomen's City Adminstrator has announced his resignation after serving as the City Administrator from 2007 to 2009 and again from 2015 to 2021. Berg has accepted a positi...
Jun 09, 2021
Fergus Falls Company will Pay $1.75 Million For Allegedly Using Unauthorized Gravel on Detroit Lakes Highways
MINNEAPOLIS - Mark Sand & Gravel Co. has agreed to pay $1.75 million in damages for allegedly violating the federal False Claims Act and the Minnesota False Claims Act, by using unauthorized grave...
Jun 07, 2021
Long Serving Otter Tail County Engineer Retiring
Otter Tail County (KDLM) - Richard West, Otter Tail County's long serving County Engineer, is retiring from Otter Tail County. West, began his career with Otter Tail County 30 years ago as the County ...
Jun 04, 2021
What to do About the Labor Shortage Across Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A labor shortage is affecting the Lakes Area, the state of Minnesota and the nation. The problem isn't there aren't enough jobs, the problem is that expanded benefits are incent...
May 26, 2021
Lakes Area Farmers Market Opens this Weekend
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Lakes Area Farmers Market officially opens for the season on Saturday. The Farmers Market is open each Tuesday and Saturday throughout the summer in Peoples Park, behind Zor...
May 21, 2021
Ribbon Officially Cut at New $34 Million Waste Water Facility in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities unveiled its new Waste Water facility on Tuesday, May 18 with a formal ribbon cutting. The improved wastewater treatment facility is located at th...
May 18, 2021
Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes to be Renovated
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Council has approved a request to renovate the Historic Holmes Theatre, Private funds will be used for the project which is estimated to cost between $500...
May 12, 2021 Proposed plans to renovate Holmes Theatre ballroom, kitchen and corridor areas.
Open House set for New Waste Water Treatment Facility in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities will unveil its new Waste Water facility on Tuesday, May 18. The improved wastewater treatment facility is located at the same site as the current...
May 12, 2021
City of Detroit Lakes Denies Mcdonalds Request to Eliminate Parking Spaces for Second Drive-Through Lane
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes will not allow McDonalds to eliminate parking spaces, effectively denying the business from installing a second drive-through lane. The restaurant had ...
May 12, 2021
Lakeshirts Affiliated Company Purchases Jail Building in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The minimum security jail building in Detroit Lakes has been sold to a Lakeshirts entity known as Jailhouse Properties LLC. Recovery Community Resources had planned to buy the b...
May 10, 2021