09/04/2008 12:00 AM If it’s true, as they say, that “every photograph’s a memory,” then Enstrom Studio of Cloquet represents an entire lifetime.
The popular local photography business, part of the 104-year-old tradition that grew out of a small studio in Bovey, recently moved into new quarters at 111 Avenue C in Cloquet’s Historic West End district.
09/04/2008 12:00 AM Thirty-five financial specialists within U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Insurance Services LLC were recently named to the 2007 Financial Specialist President’s Club.
09/04/2008 12:00 AM Cloquet’s Wal-Mart Super Center recently presented the Friends of Animals in Cloquet with a $3,000 grant to fund an annual calendar project, featuring photos of pets from the local animal shelter.
08/28/2008 12:00 AM The Greenstone Group recently appointed Chelle Bakke as business coach.
In her new role, Bakke will work with “growth groups” of six to 10 business owners who are participating in the Greenstone Group initiative, which is designed to support entrepreneurs in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin who wish to significantly grow their companies.
08/28/2008 12:00 AM The Minnesota Humanities Center will award 10 $2,500 grants to Minnesota-based organizations in support of humanities programs with a retired adult audience. Guidelines and applications are available online at www.minnesotahumanities.org. Applications must be submitted by Sept. 30 and awards will be made by Oct. 15.
08/28/2008 12:00 AM Jennifer Dagger of Wrenshall has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products.
08/28/2008 12:00 AM The Blandin Foundation awarded the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota a $250,000 grant in June to further expand the regional BioBusiness Resource Network support capability serving rural Minnesota.
08/21/2008 12:00 AM Minnesota Energy Resources, a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, filed a request with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to increase overall natural gas distribution rates by about 6.4 percent.
08/21/2008 12:00 AM It may seem unusual that an energy company wants you to save energy, but that’s just what Lake Country Power and 27 other electric cooperatives are doing. Co-op members will receive a $2 savings coupon for any General Electric brand ENERGY STAR(r) compact fluorescent lights with their electric statement in August. In addition, participating Wal-Mart stores throughout Minnesota will offer instant markdowns on GE-brand ENERGY STAR CFLs.
08/21/2008 12:00 AM Cars4Charities has reached a major milestone. Since its beginning in 2003, it has sent over $1 million to charities. Cars4Charities is a not for profit organization that processes vehicle donations for over 1,000 charities nationwide.
08/21/2008 12:00 AM Northstar Physicians Network (NPN), a comprehensive network of independent clinics, has launched an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system.
Local clinics includes Community Memorial Hosptial Special Physicians, Community Memorial Women’s Health Services, and Raiter Clinic.
08/21/2008 12:00 AM John M. Gassert of the Cloquet law firm Rudy, Gassert, Yetka and Pritchett, P.A., has been selected as a “Super Lawyer” for 2008.
Gassert, a native of Moose Lake, has been practicing law for over 30 years and specializes in the areas of real estate, banking and credit union law, creditor’s rights and Indian law.
08/21/2008 12:00 AM Kara Ketola has recently been named as Woodlands National Bank’s newest commercial loan officer. Ketola helped open Woodlands National Bank’s Cloquet branch in December of 2005 as a customer service representative, quickly advancing and filling the roles of both personal banker and, later, commercial credit analyst.
08/14/2008 12:00 AM The Minnesota Wastewater Operators Association (MWOA) has announced that Western Lake Superior Sanitary District’s (WLSSD) Operations Superintendent Al Parrella has been selected as the 2008 Class A Wastewater Operator of the Year.
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