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The winner will receive a $25,000 cash prize and national recognition at the 2017 Small Business Summit, to be held this September in Washington, D.C.
The University of Minnesota Rochester will join Mayo Clinic as an anchor tenant of Destination Medical Center's first Discovery Square building — a 90,000-square-foot research and development complex set to break ground later this year.
Architect and urban design guru Adam Ferrari is leaving Rochester after a 12-year span, in which he became a leading grassroots figure in the city's economic and cultural transformation.
Currently, Bear Creek provides services for more than 90 individuals with developmental disabilities or brain injury.
The stickers use images and text tied to "Identity Evropa," which has been classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
It's such an innovative model — generating revenue for the Club while giving kids their first job — ice screamed with enthusiasm when I first heard about it.
The program is not affiliated with the Crisis Connection, which will shut down this Friday because of financial issues.
The building — constructed in 1915 as an armory for the Minnesota National Guard — will be given new life under a proposal put together by a local group.
In an effort to stay competitive with Uber and Lyft, a Rochester taxi service is cutting the cost to ride a cab downtown.
The second annual TEDxZumbroRiver is quickly approaching. The conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 18 at Autumn Ridge Church in Rochester.
News of the layoffs comes amid a difficult stretch for the art center, which has gone through a perpetual state of musical chairs of employees over the past several years.
The city-owned building, which dates back to 1915 and is on the National Register of Historic Places, has sat empty since the fall when the senior center moved into its new 125 Live facility.
The Rochester Flag Project is following in the footsteps of many cities around the country that are updating their flags and reconnecting with urbanism and good design.
According to Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation, raising the tobacco age would prevent 30,000 Minnesota kids from becoming smokers over the next 15 years.
Dessa, who in addition to a singer is also an accomplished writer and spoken word artist, will perform as a solo artist for the Rochester show.
Austin Ferguson is just the fourth person to hold the position of Mayo Clinic carillonneur since the Plummer Building opened in 1928.
"Move on the Plaza" runs June 2 through Aug. 28. Classes will include West Coast Swing, Argentine Tango, Zumba, Barre, Pound and yoga.
In one of the surest signs that summer is near, the Rochester Downtown Farmers Market is ready to move back outdoors.
According to OMC, Olive resided near the BirthCenter for several weeks as she prepared her nest and took care of the eggs.
A bipartisan budget released Sunday gives the NIH an additional $2 billion for the fiscal 2017 year.
