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West Central Ag reports record earnings

West Central Ag Services of Ulen, a locally owned and managed cooperative, held its annual meeting March 21 in Felton. At the annual meeting, West Central Ag Services reported record...

news Sat, Jun 01, 2013 - 1:00pm

Minnesota stores face loss of revenue after cigarette tax hike

MOORHEAD – The Legislature gave Josh Larson a huge incentive to quit smoking. “I am currently working on that,” said Larson, store manager at Oasis Convenience store in north Moorhead...

news Tue, May 28, 2013 - 11:50am

County hires new highway engineer

Becker County has hired a new highway engineer. Jim Olson has 17 years of experience in civil engineering working at various government agencies. He has been engineering project manager for...

business Fri, May 17, 2013 - 4:00pm

Senate Tax Chairman Rod Skoe of Clearbrook. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)

Key Minnesota tax proposals to be finalized this week

ST. PAUL – Ten Minnesota lawmakers must decide exactly how to raise about $2 billion for the state, and they have plenty of work to do before the Legislature adjourns...

news / legislative Wed, May 15, 2013 - 8:00am

DL florists warn of online middlemen

Try Googling ‘Florists in Detroit Lakes.’ One of the top websites that will pop up is a place called “Ava’s Flowers.” The charming little shop that calls itself “local” boasts...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 08, 2013 - 12:30pm

Sancie Udovich is one of about 200 people who have a tattoo paid for by Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson. The tattoos have to include the words “Last Place on Earth” for Carlson to pay the tattoo artist. Udovich’s LPOE tattoo is visible near her left collarbone. Steve Kuchera/Duluth News Tribune

Controversial Duluth head shop advertising with tattoos

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth’s most controversial business is advertising in a distinctive way: With the words “Last Place on Earth” tattooed on the arms, hands, necks and thighs of some...

news Wed, May 08, 2013 - 8:49am

Essentia Health, seen from the north Wednesday, April 3, 2013, is planning to expand its hospital in Fargo, N.D. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

Essentia plans $80 million expansion in Fargo

FARGO – Essentia Health is embarking on an $80 million construction initiative highlighted by a new wing on its hospital. The new, four-story wing will extend to the south and...

news Thu, Apr 04, 2013 - 1:39pm

Customers walk to the entrance of the Last Place on Earth on Superior Street in downtown Duluth to find the store closed Wednesday night after owner Jim Carlson was arrested on a federal gun charge. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

Last Place on Earth closes again after Carlson arrested on gun charge

The reopening of Last Place on Earth didn’t last long. Jim Carlson was back in jail Wednesday night, this time on a federal gun charge. Carlson opened his store Tuesday...

news / crime Thu, Apr 04, 2013 - 8:06am

Customers line up at the cash register Tuesday, April 2, 2013, as Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson talks about his experience of being arrested last week at his store on Superior Street in downtown Duluth. Carlson was released on $450,000 bail after being arrested on three counts of fourth-degree sale of an illegal substance. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

Last Place on Earth back in business

Jim Carlson, owner of the Last Place on Earth, was released from St. Louis County Jail about 4 p.m. Tuesday after posting $450,000 bail. By 6:30, he had reopened the...

news Wed, Apr 03, 2013 - 8:27am

Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson is placed into a police car Friday afternoon, March 29, 2013, after being arrested on three charges of fourth-degree sale of an illegal substance at the Last Place on Earth in Duluth, Minn. (Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune)

Duluth head shop owner, son charged

DULUTH, Minn. - Jim Carlson, owner of the Last Place On Earth head shop that sells synthetic drugs in downtown Duluth, told the court this morning that his “attorney and...

news / crime Tue, Apr 02, 2013 - 9:57am

Perham incinerator

$18.5 million refuse burner expansion set to begin this spring in Perham

An expansion to the municipal solid waste incinerator in Perham is a step closer now that the competitive bonding bid process is underway. The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners...

news Sat, Mar 23, 2013 - 6:34pm

Back at work: Locked out union workers have returned and are working under their old contract. Ted Fiskevold/Tribune

Doors unlock at Snappy for union labor

After being locked out of their workplace at Snappy Air Distribution Products in Detroit Lakes for eight days, 95 workers returned to work at 7 a.m. today. The workers will...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 1:24pm

Finance expert to speak in Fergus Falls April 2

Personal finance expert and award-winning journalist Chris Farrell will be the guest speaker at the 21st annual Bigwood Lecture on Tuesday, April 2, in Legacy Hall on the Fergus Falls...

business Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 7:56am

Better Business Bureau warns of fake auto dealer websites -- three recent cases of phony businesses claiming to be in North Dakota

The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) is urging consumers considering an online car purchase to be extra cautious following three recent incidents involving bogus auto dealer...

business Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 5:13pm

Small business owners can access LegalCORPS consultations in Bemidji

Income-eligible small business owners in northwest Minnesota have access to free 30-minute consultations with business attorneys as part of a joint effort between the Northwest Small Business Development Center and...

business Mon, Mar 18, 2013 - 10:15am

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