Expansions under way
Despite a rainy July, construction for two local health care facilities is going according to plan.
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Zorbaz Mexican and Pizza Jointz named its Detroit Lakes location “Tom’z Top Team” last week at Zorbapalooza, the company’s annual staff party. “Tom’z Top Team” is highly coveted by staff members from each of the nine Zorbaz locations and is awarded to the location that does the best job encompassing, embracing and displaying the essence of Zorbaz.
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The Highway Two West Manufacturers’ Association will be having its next quarterly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9 at Digi-Key Corporation, 701 Brooks Avenue South, Thief River Falls. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. and lunch will be served.
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Barb Voge, of Audubon, received the prestigious Spirit Award from Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS). The award honors employees who demonstrate outstanding commitment and dedication to the LSS vision and mission.
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Through her job experience as a Missouri licensed real estate agent and Marketing Coordinator for one of St. Louis’ highest selling real estate agents, Velva Strand brings to Kaiser Properties extensive experience in staging homes for maximum appeal resulting in faster sales and increased profits.
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Former DL residents open sushi restaurant
Forget walleye, northern pike, or jumbo perch. The newest fish dishes in Fargo come sliced, rolled, and wrapped in seaweed. RELATED CONTENTBrooks named digital content manager
Devlyn Brooks has been named to the new position of digital content operations manager for Forum Communications Co., headquartered in Fargo, N.D. The digital content operations manager works in Forum Communications Co.’s Interactive Media Group and will help deploy the company’s digital content strategy, which aims to engage the public with the company’s more than 30 newspaper and broadcast websites. FCC’s websites reach more than a million readers each month.
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The Schurman Law Office in Detroit Lakes announces that Thomas Winters has joined the firm as an associate in the general practice of law. Winters was born and raised in Sauk Centre and obtained his undergraduate degree from Hamline University in St. Paul
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Tracy Briggs, a veteran broadcast journalist, has been named the digital content development director for Forum Communications Company, headquartered in Fargo, N.D.
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The Sept. 7 dinner meeting of the Tri-State Manufacturers’ Association will feature a Quality Council meeting, led by Scott Huberty of Meadowbrook Insurance Group on “Understanding How Worker Safety Impacts the Quality Process.”
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A Detroit Lakes business owner who’s passionate about finding hidden treasures in unexpected places has added a new venture in the blogosphere.
RELATED CONTENTRemodeled Osage business welcoming clientele
Business partners Jeff Christlieb and Michelle Schave attended a property auction and saw an opportunity they couldn’t pass up.
RELATED CONTENTTracy Briggs leaving radio
Local radio personality Tracy Briggs will be leaving her morning talk show job at WDAY and joining Forum Communications Interactive Media Group.
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Zorbaz Mexican and Pizza Jointz left an impression that won the People’s Choice Award at the Red Bull Flugtag event on Harriet Island in St. Paul held late last month. The Zorbaz Flugtag team, named the “Zorbaz Flying Food Zquadron,” competed against 36 teams to see who could fly a human-powered machine the farthest off a 30-foot platform into the Mississippi River.
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More and more people are opting for online movie viewing, subscribing to a DVD delivery service or renting from a popular kiosk located at virtually every corner.
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