Monthly Archives: September 2009

A new candy store and other restaurants coming to downtown Duluth?

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Candace Renalls

Owners of the Fannie Rose Building on the 100 block of East Superior Street want to eventually turn the 6,000 square feet of storefront into four dining and retail options, said building co-owner Steve Sola. Their first move is converting … Continue reading →

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Johnson to leave WDIO

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Candace Renalls

TV news reporter Kim Johnson is leaving WDIO-TV Channels 10 and 13 to accept an anchor/reporting position in Green Bay, she wrote this afternoon on Facebook. "I’m sad to say I will be leaving WDIO-TV in a couple weeks," Johnson, … Continue reading →

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Greener signs

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Candace Renalls

You may have noticed new signs going up on the sides of the Holiday Inn in downtown Duluth. They’re green both literally and figuratively. Nationwide, Holiday Inn is replacing incandescent- and neon-lit signs with with new ones using more energy … Continue reading →

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Building friendlier corporations

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Candace Renalls

Make some time this evening for a stimulating discussion about the structure and role of corporations in society. Okay, it may not sound like the sexiest of topics, but one of the true visionaries in the field is paying a … Continue reading →

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Duluth lags behind national home prices

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Candace Renalls

With more recent information available, the Duluth area is not following the national trend in home prices. While home prices in the nation’s 20 major cities rose for the third straight month in July, Northeastern Minnesota didn’t follow suit into … Continue reading →

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Fox 21 News wins two regional Emmy Awards

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Candace Renalls

The newcomer in the Duluth TV market won two regional Emmy Awards on Saturday night in Minneapolis. KQDS-TV Channel 21 took home mid-sized market awards for station excellence and evening newscast. The Duluth Fox affiliate’s 9 p.m. newscast has been … Continue reading →

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More positive mine signs

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Candace Renalls

Some more encouraging news from U.S. Steel Corp… For the first time since 2008, the Iron Range’s largest taconite facility returned to full production, when Minntac fired its fifth line back up last week. About 960 people are now back … Continue reading →

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No dice for Duluth auto group in Baxter

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Candace Renalls

Back in April, we reported that a Duluth auto group, Evergreen LLC, was exploring a possible purchase of a Toyota/Scion dealership belonging to the Denny Hecker group in the Baxter/Brainerd area. At the time, Brad Skytta of Evergreen confirmed that he’d been looking … Continue reading →

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Karl Spring lands part-time media gig

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Candace Renalls

After being let go by Fox 21News last week, meteorologist Karl Spring has found his next media outlet — the blogosphere. Spring will write a weather (and other hobbies) journal on Howie Hanson’s blog. In his first post, Spring wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Fuse Duluth launches college mentoring program

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Candace Renalls

Fuse Duluth kicked off its College Connection mentoring program Monday. The program connects students and local businesses in a relationship to help the soon-to-be graduates become find careers and guidance in the community. To learn more, contact Breann Defoe at … Continue reading →

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