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Bemidji Chamber of Commerce

    February 8, 2018
    Taxes and jobs: Workforce issues priorities for Minnesota Chamber for this year’s legislative session
    BEMIDJI—The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is making its way across the state to get its message out before the 2018 legislative session starts. Their tour brought them to Bemidji on Thursday. Jennifer Byers, vice president of chamber relations, said the statewide push is an...
    newsFebruary 8, 2018 - 7:51pm
    January 10, 2018
    Bob Fitzgerald, director of operations at the Bemidji office of Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., speaks with Lumberjack freshmen during a "CEO in the Classroom" presentation Wednesday at Bemidji High School. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Where do you want to go?: Business leaders visit BHS students as part of ‘CEO in the Classroom’
    BEMIDJI—Before taking the helm at construction company Kraus-Anderson's regional office in Bemidji, Bob Fitzgerald said he was a bartender,...
    newsJanuary 10, 2018 - 7:20pm
    October 22, 2017
    Pictured left to right are ambassadors Jill Beardsley, Benita Dingman, Colleen Schulke and Noemi Aylesworth; Restaurant Manager Paul Rother; ambassador Chad Harding (back row); Head of New Markets Paula Fedewa; Marketing Manager Tyler Greenhaven; Head of Operations Darrin Adair; Mayor Rita Albrecht; ambassador Jerry Downs; Assistant Restaurant Manager Mike Davis; and ambassadors Barb Treat, Betsie Curb and Paul Diehl.
    Ambassadors welcome Tim Hortons
    Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors recently welcomed Tim Hortons to Bemidji. Located at 100 Paul Bunyan Drive S., Tim Hortons is a...
    business/announcementsOctober 22, 2017 - 8:04am
    January 31, 2017
    A group of women jump into frozen Lake Bemidji during the Bemidji Jaycees BRRRmidji Plunge during last year's Winterfest festival. The fourth annual festival will be held Friday, Feb. 3, and Saturday, Feb. 4. (Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Jump on in at Winterfest: Annual celebration this weekend; Polar Challenge added to festival lineup
    BEMIDJI -- Each year, a new event has been added to the Winterfest on Lake Bemidji festival. And this year is no different. The fourth annual...
    newsJanuary 31, 2017 - 6:39pm
    January 11, 2017
    Kevin Cease, owner of Cease Family Funeral Home, speaks to a room full of high school freshmen for a "CEO in the Classroom" presentation on Wednesday morning at Bemidji High School. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Straight from the top: Business leaders talk careers with BHS students for ‘CEOs in the Classroom’
    BEMIDJI—Bemidji High School ninth-graders got a peek at their post-high school options Wednesday at "CEOs in the Classroom," where local...
    news/educationJanuary 11, 2017 - 10:06pm
    September 30, 2016
    Kohl's store associates and Bemidji Area Chamber Ambassadors cheer as store manager Ian Tegantvoort and ambassador Jerry Downs cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Bemidji Kohl's on Friday morning at the Paul Bunyan Mall. The 35,000 square-foot Bemidji store is one of six locations Kohl’s is opening this fall. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
    Kohl's officially opens in Bemidji
    Kohl's store associates and Bemidji Area Chamber Ambassadors cheer as store manager Ian Tegantvoort and ambassador Jerry Downs cut the ribbon...
    businessSeptember 30, 2016 - 2:11pm
    September 17, 2016
    Pictured from left to right are ambassadors Cindy Todavich, Mya Beaulieu, owners Shari and Mike Garrison and ambassador Colleen Schulke. (Submitted photo)
    BUSINESS: Chamber Ambassadors congratulate Garrison’s Resort
    The Ambassadors recently congratulated the new owners of Garrison’s Resort, 28569 Dancing Bear Lane, Pinewood. The business is 35 minutes from...
    businessSeptember 17, 2016 - 12:14am
    February 26, 2016
    Local legislators discuss bonding bill with community leaders as session nears
    BEMIDJI—With the Minnesota Legislature set to begin its 2016 session in about a week, three regional legislators met with Bemidji community members to discuss what they expect in the months ahead. Appearing at the event and answering queries in a Q-and-A format were District...
    newsFebruary 26, 2016 - 7:07pm
    January 13, 2016
    EVENTS: Registration still open for Saturday’s chilly Polar Challenge
    BEMIDJI -- Dozens of people are expected to brave the cold and run through the frozen tundra that is Bemidji in winter Saturday for the 15th...
    newsJanuary 13, 2016 - 5:55pm
    January 24, 2015
    BUSINESS: Ambassadors congratulate the new owner of RRA
    Bemidji Area Chamber Ambassadors recently congratulated Karvakko A/E as the new owner of RRA, located at 4111 Technology Drive, Suite 201. RRA,...
    businessJanuary 24, 2015 - 12:00am
    December 20, 2013
    Weighing in on wages: Bemidji Chamber takes stance on state minimum wage debate
    BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Chamber of Commerce is in favor of raising Minnesota’s minimum wage — just not to the degree some in the Legislature...
    businessDecember 20, 2013 - 12:13am
    November 22, 2013
    Chamber announces new winter event
    The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce plans a press conference Monday to announce a new winter event this year called Winterfest on Lake Bemidji, which will be held Feb. 7-8. "Winterfest on Lake Bemidji is a throwback event from the 1930s when Bemidji residents and businesses constructed...
    newsNovember 22, 2013 - 1:24pm
    September 10, 2013
    Correction: No State of the County today
    Beltrami County Commissioner Jack Frost will discuss Beltrami County affairs at an event scheduled at 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24. The date and time of the event was incorrect on Page 2 of Tuesday's Pioneer and on the Pioneer's website. Frost will present the "State of the County"...
    newsSeptember 10, 2013 - 11:02am
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