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Several different restaurant/bar-type businesses have tried to make a go at the corner of Belgrade and Center streets in North
Read moreSeveral different restaurant/bar-type businesses have tried to make a go at the corner of Belgrade and Center streets in North
Read moreIn the 1700s the word entrepreneur entered our vocabulary, meaning adventurer. The meaning has been honed over the centuries and
Read moreBuilding Relationships, Exceeding Expectations Floor to ceiling windows let in ample natural light. Gleaming floors run throughout. A ping pong
Read moreMortgage Banker with Frandsen Bank & Trust in North Mankato There are self-help books, motivational blogs and leadership symposiums to
Read moreDr. Kristin Oliver was keeping busy with her Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Clinic in Missouri. But she started noticing a trend.
Read moreHelping people get out of their office is a specialty for Amber Pietan, owner of Amber Pietan Travel Agency in
Read moreLeft to right: Ellen Koenigs, Y Barbers; Lisa Phillips, Blue Skye Mercantile; Jeni Bobholz, Circle Inn; Julie Sabin, Rooftop Bar
Read moreOne of the latest additions to the landscape along Belgrade Avenue in lower North Mankato is Blue Skye Mercantile, formerly known as Arizona Olive Oil Co. “We changed the name in January. It is just an extension of our brand Blue Skye Farms and Blue Skye Shared Commercial Kitchen. We sell the produce we grow right in the store, as well as baked goods from our kitchen. You can still get the great oils and vinegars that AZOO sold,” explains Lisa Phillips, who owns the store with her husband Marty.
Read moreWith the opening of 2 Pins Bakery, Tony Friesen has come full circle in a career that has spanned three decades. “I’ve been in the baking industry for 30 years,” he explains. “Starting in my father’s shops, then at Hy-Vee and Friesen’s, and finally now my own shop: 2 Pins Bakery.” 2 Pins Bakery is a one-man show for Friesen. It opened in October on Belgrade Avenue in lower North Mankato.
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