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BEMIDJI - Timing can make or break a retail business or a retail community, and when the nation's economy went sour a few years ago, Bemidji was in a position...

BEMIDJI - The Headwaters Builders Association hasn't had a formal meeting in months. But don't consider that a cause for alarm. "We haven't had a meeting in a month or...

BEMIDJI - Sanford Bemidji nurse Liz Engum could be working in any department on any given day. Engum is one of 18 nurses in the so-called floating nurse pool -...

BEMIDJI - From teaching educational programs to filling out grant applications to gathering water samples, no two days are ever the same for James Owens. Owens, 51, is a science...

BEMIDJI - She decided to be a teacher when she was 7 years old. By the time she reached college, her passion for education hadn't disappeared. Liana Schaefer, 29, graduated...

BEMIDJI - The forestry and timber industries have a major impact on the economic success of the northwoods economy, providing nearly 600 people in the area with jobs in addition...

BEMIDJI - State aid cuts continue to face Bemidji area institutions of learning, forcing them to make changes in their staffs and look to other sources for funding. Nearly 2,300...

BEMIDJI - Robb Detschman was a freshman at Bemidji State University when he first met Andy Wells, who was the professor for a material sciences course. That was 1986.

BEMIDJI - If there is one degree that opens many opportunities in the health care industry, it just might be the registered nursing degree. "The RN bachelor's degree is one...

A drive through Bemidji shows signs of growth in the city through expansion, new construction and enhancements. Among the most ambitious projects is Northwest Minnesota Foundation's restoration of its new...

BEMIDJI - The word "change" has virtually become a buzzword. Not just for Bemidji and Beltrami County. It's on the tip of the tongue for everyone who talks about virtually...

BEMIDJI - We have jobs available. That is the message the manufacturing industry is trying to get out here to the public, particularly those assessing their future career goals. Manufacturing...

BEMIDJI - After 18 years providing new and used sports equipment in the Bemidji area, Play it Again Sports is closing. "It is a shame because we donate a lot...

BEMIDJI - For Jon Jorgenson, the work is always different. He wouldn't have it any other way. Jorgenson, co-owner of J&B Quality Construction in Bemidji, is a general contractor who...