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Owatonna solar garden part of larger effort to provide affordable energy
(ABC 6 News) – Enterprise Energy cut the ribbon on its community solar garden in Owatonna on Thursday. The developers said the solar field is meant to provide long-term relief for people struggling to heat and power their homes. For some families, paying bills means choosing between electricity and food. Renewable energy projects like this […]
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Owatonna Community Solar Garden begins operations
(ABC 6 News) – A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Thursday to celebrate the completion and launch of Owatonna’s new Community Solar Garden (CSG). The CSG is one of four being built, with two others under construction in Sartell and one in Kasota. Enterprise Energy developed the project and will operate the CSG, located about […]
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Minnesota AG: Google data center could raise energy bills
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Spotlight on Business: A tree trimming service and new Red Wing cafe
Spotlight on Business: A tree trimming service and new Red Wing cafe. (ABC 6 News) – In this week’s edition of Spotlight on Business, Bucky Beeman of Realty Growth, LLC returned to ABC 6 News to chat about a few new businesses in the Pine Island-area and Red Wing.
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AG Ellison: Pine Island data center deal could shift billions onto Xcel customers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's attorney general is raising concerns about a proposed electricity agreement between Xcel Energy and Google for a data center in Pine Island, warning that state ratepayers could face billions of dollars in unexpected costs. Attorney General Keith Ellison's office submitted initial comments to the...
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Hormel announces R&D executive appointments
Hormel Foods Corp. announced the promotion of Dr. Aaron Asmus to vice president of research and development (R&D). Asmus will lead all functions within the company's R&D organization and report to Dr. Kevin Myers, senior vice president, R&D and food safety and quality. "Aaron is an exceptional leader who combines...
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$9.1M Dredge Material Placement Site Offloading Awarded to J.F. Brennan, USACE St. Paul District
Ensuring continuous capacity at critical upland containment facilities, supporting long-term Mississippi River navigation channel maintenance, and managing regional dredged material placement programs, J.F. Brennan Co. Inc. has been awarded a $9,122,750 firm-fixed-price contract. The civil works project finances the removal and offloading of approximately 320,000 cubic yards of stockpiled dredged material from the Grand Encampment placement site to a designated government-owned location in Kellogg, Minnesota.
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Rochester City Council holds study session to discuss housing issues
(ABC 6 News) — Housing issues took center stage during a Rochester City Council study session on Monday afternoon. A main focus of the session was housing access and concerns over renting. Rochester Mayor Kim Norton pointed to large companies buying up properties in neighborhoods that could be bought by potential local buyers. This is […]
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Dream job alert: Drive a giant peanut across the US
AUSTIN, Minn. — The PLANTERS brand is looking for three recent college graduates to drive a 26-foot peanut on wheels across the country starting in June 2027. The company is hiring what it calls "Peanutters" to operate the NUTmobile, a giant peanut-shaped vehicle that travels to events nationwide. The job involves driving the vehicle, creating social media content, planning events and connecting with fans and media across the country.