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BEMIDJI – Kraus-Anderson Construction Company has been selected to build an 8,000-square-foot addition to the North American Bear Center in Ely, Minn. The addition is KA’s third project with the...

BEMIDJI – Dr. Maria Statton, recommended by the Minnesota Medical Association, was appointed to the state of Minnesota’s Board of Medical Practice Oct. 8 by Gov. Mark Dayton. Her term...

The Bemidji Ambassadors congratulated Ken Pankow, the new general manager of the local Super 8 Hotel, on his position. Pankow brings with him many years of business experience and a...

Corey Westrum and his wife, Sue, owners and inventors of Insect Inferno, were featured with their new distributor, Pest Control Supplies, Oct. 17-20 at PestWorld in Boston. The Westrums brought...

BEMIDJI — Abbey Ferrier and Roy C. Booth have announced that their one-act zombie comedy, “Marriage...After Death,” will be performed by the Kenai Performers of Soldotna, Alaska; The Grove School...

Joe Roeder, general manager of Acme Tools’ Bemidji store, recently attended the Dixie Chopper national dealer meeting in Indianapolis, where Acme Tools was recognized as the top dealer in Minnesota...

BEMIDJI – An interim executive director for the city-owned Sanford Center will be introduced Monday during an advisory board meeting. The announcement from city manager John Chattin comes after a...

BEMIDJI – Kevin Allen has been named vice president of pipeline sales at LaValley Industries, provider of pipe handling attachments to the pipeline and horizontal directional drilling industries. Allen will...

BEMIDJI —Dr. Dan DeKrey has accepted the appointment of senior executive vice president of Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota, starting immediately. With the recent transition of Dr. Howard Hoody, a...

PLYMOUTH – Bemidji native Dave Montebello has been named president of SRF Consulting Group, a Twin Cities-based firm. Montebello was the company’s vice president of transportation. In the new role,...

UnitedHealth Group Inc. will spend about $4.9 billion to buy a majority stake in a Brazilian health benefits and care provider, as the largest U.S. health insurer leaps into an...

BEMIDJI – Kristin Addison, Sharon Fruetel and Leonore Potter have been elected to the Minnesota Public Radio Regional Development Council. Addison, Fruetel and Potter were elected during the council’s annual...

BEMIDJI – Residents of the Bemidji area with an interest in health care careers can apply to take three core health-care-related courses at Northwest Technical College at no charge, thanks...