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Chamber Begins Nationwide Search For President/CEO
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that a nationwide search is now underway for a new President and CEO for the organization. The Chamber has retained Waverly Partners, a nationally recognized executive search firm, to help attract a diverse pool of candidates from the region and around the country.
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Josh Bailly: Building a Life That Fits
For Josh Bailly, woodworking was never part of the plan. Growing up on a small grain farm in North Dakota’s Red River Valley, Bailly didn’t have a high school woodshop to introduce him to the craft. He didn’t study it in college, either. Instead, he earned a biology degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth, worked seasonal field jobs surveying forests across the Arrowhead, and spent winters doing construction. Woodworking came later, almost by accident.
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Ashland's Bay Front power plant marks 110 years
Xcel Energy’s Bay Front Power Plant on the shore of Chequamegon Bay in Ashland marked its 110th anniversary Wednesday, Oct. 14, as company officials, retired plant employees and area residents gathered to celebrate and tour the historic facility, which remains an active part of Xcel’s electric system. Bay Front began operating in 1916. Built by the Ashland Light, Power and Street Railway Company, it brought reliable power to Ashland homes, businesses and factories, burning coal delivered over what was then the city’s well-developed rail network. In 1922, Lake Superior District Power Co. took over the plant and ran it as an independent utility until Northern States Power acquired the company in 1986. NSP became part of Xcel Energy in 2000. Xcel says Bay Front was the first commercial power plant in the nation to generate electricity from biomass. The plant stopped burning coal entirely in 2020, completing a shift that began in the 1970s, when two Bay Front employees showed that wood waste could fire the boilers that make the steam used to generate electricity. “We have a can-do attitude and spirit here,” said Brendon Shields, senior operations manager at Bay Front. “It’s all about making things work. I think
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Cirrus opens 60,000-square-foot warehousing centre in Duluth
Cirrus Aircraft has opened a new 60,000-square-foot warehousing centre in Duluth, Minnesota, consolidating multiple satellite warehouse locations to support aircraft production, aftermarket services and parts distribution. The Cirrus Warehousing Center expands the company’s operational infrastructure, providing additional space for parts storage and processing as its global fleet of SR Series...
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Cirrus Aircraft unveils new warehouse in West Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS-TV) -- Cirrus Aircraft opened doors to a new warehouse in West Duluth. The new 60,000-square-foor space will house production and aftermarket airplane parts for the company's line of small passenger planes. Cirrus had multiple warehouses across the city of Duluth, but was able to consolidate everything into...
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Property tax / tax abatements can involve large sums of money in MN communities
Google’s announcement that they won’t seek a tax abatement for a proposed data center in the City of Hermantown is drawing mixed reactions from communities in Minnesota. While the Hermantown project has often been in the statewide spotlight, dozens of other Minnesota communities are in various stages of planning, proposing, or building a data center nearby.
FOX 21 Online
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Sierra to Open Three Stores in Minnesota and Pennsylvania
Sierra, the outdoor-themed off-price retailer owned by TJX Cos., continues its rapid expansion, with one store in Duluth, Minnesota and two in Pennsylvania’s Pittsburgh region set to open in coming weeks. The Duluth store at 5115 Burning Tree Road is scheduled to open on October 24. In the Pittsburgh...
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Google drops request for tax relief from Hermantown data center proposal
HERMANTOWN — Google will no longer pursue tax abatement for its proposed data center in Hermantown. In a statement Wednesday, Oct. 14, staff with the city stated the project would generate over $240 million in property taxes over the next 20 years if approved. This includes nearly $90 million...
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Bay Front Generating Plant in Ashland reaches milestone
Bay Front Generating Plant celebrated 110 years of providing electricity to homes and businesses with a public event and facility tours on October 14. The Ashland-area plant switched from coal to wood, retiring coal entirely in 2019. Officials say wood fuel purchases support the local economy and reduce waste, as the plant prepares to meet future energy demands.
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Heating, cooling, and dehumidification strategies that protect workers and building materials during construction
Whether you’re in Duluth, Minn., in January or Houston, Tex., in August, keeping a construction project at a comfortable temperature is important not only for the crews working on the building but also for some of the products and processes that are important in constructing the home. Pouring concrete, finishing drywall, and tiling are a few examples. Just as important is managing moisture inside the structure as construction progresses. Depending on the climate, that might mean adding heat, providing cooling, removing moisture, or some combination of all three.